都柏林大学

Why is this course for me?

Biomedical Engineering involves the application of traditional engineering principles to healthcare and medicine. We can think of the brain and nervous system as a large communication system which co-ordinates and transmits signals around the body, and the organs and limbs as sophisticated engineering systems that control functions such as movement, respiration and blood flow.

UCD biomedical engineers are educated with a strong foundation in electrical/ electronic and mechanical engineering, which is complemented by an understanding of physiology and anatomy. This foundation is applied to problems in medicine and healthcare in specialised modules such as Biomechanics, Medical Device Design, Neural Engineering, Rehabilitation Engineering and Cell Culture & Tissue Engineering. If you are interested in developing new medical techniques, systems and devices, and you want to be involved in the breakthroughs that are improving the healthcare system for doctors and patients every day, then this is the course for you.

What Will I Study

First Year

Engineering students follow a common first year. Modules include:

• Chemistry
• Creativity in Design
• Electrical/Electronic Engineering
• Energy Engineering
• Engineering Computing
• Mathematics
• Mechanics
• Physics.

Second to Fifth Year

Sample modules for Biomedical Engineering students include:

• Bioinstrumentation
• Biomechanics
• Biomaterials
• Neural Engineering
• Nanomaterials
• Cell Culture & Tissue Engineering
• Biosignal Processing
• Medical Device Design
• Rehabilitation Engineering
• Medical Sciences for Engineers
• Introduction to Physiology
• Electrical & Electronic Circuits
• Computer Engineering
• Electromagnetics
• Control Theory
• Mechanics of Fluids
• Mechanics of Solids
• Applied Physics
• Applied Dynamics
• Functional Anatomy & Kinesiology.

International Study Opportunities

Opportunities have included:

• Beijing University of Technology, China
• University of New South Wales, Australia
• University of Illinois, USA
• University of British Columbia, Canada

Professional Work Experience

Professional Work Experience (PWE) is incorporated in the ME Biomedical Engineering course. Six to eight month internships (the majority of which are paid), have included the following companies: Boston Scientific, Stryker, Bio-Medical Research, BD Medical, DePuy Synthes, ResMed, Abbott and Crospon.

Career & Graduate Study Opportunities

Graduates can find employment in:

• The Medical Technologies Industries
• Pharmaceutical Industries
• Medical Device Design
• Rehabilitation Engineering
• Device Manufacturing
• Regulation
• Engineering Consultancy

You can study for a PhD and work with some of the world’s leading experts on ground-breaking research.