OVERVIEW
About this course
The Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Biomedical) and Bachelor of Science (Health) combined degree will develop your engineering expertise alongside the critical insights and research skills offered by the health sciences.
Who is it for?
This course is ideal for students who want to become leading researchers in medicine and biology and innovate healthcare using their ability to navigate the complexity of health in different sociocultural, political, and economic contexts.
Career paths
As a graduate, you will have the knowledge and skills to pursue a career in such areas as:
- Corporate health
- Disability and ageing management
- Global health research and policy analyst
- Hospital management
- Information services management
- Mental health and safety
- Software engineer
- Web development and management
- Medical software developer
- Health promotion
- Hospital administration
- Health insurance
- Medicinal chemists
Professional accreditation
This course is accredited by Engineers Australia. Our graduates are recognised internationally through the Washington Accord of the International Engineering Alliance.
Depending upon the major/s undertaken within the Bachelor of Science, the degree also offers professional recognition by a range of government and non-government organisations. See the information on each of the majors available for further details.
The Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Biomedical)/Bachelor of Science (Health) is a combined undergraduate coursework degree that will develop your engineering expertise alongside the critical insights and research skills offered by the health sciences. This course is accredited by Engineers Australia and other major professional engineering institutions.
You will complete degree foundational core units in mathematics and computing, along with a suite of multidisciplinary project units. You will also complete stream core and specialist elective units in biomedical engineering, and can choose to complete an optional specialisation.
In your final year, you will complete an honours thesis in biomedical engineering. Throughout your degree, you will undertake professional engagement activities as part of the Professional Engagement Program, including engineering work experience in the final year.
Concurrently with the Bachelor of Engineering, you will complete Science degree core units, along with the Health stream comprising core and project units within an embedded program and major. You will also complete units from the Open Learning Environment and any elective units as needed to make up the requirements of the course.
Why study with us?
- One-year exchange programs available with partner universities in Europe, Asia and North America.
- We’re ranked 29th globally for engineering and computer science (2022 Shanghai Ranking of Academic Subjects).
- We are a top 20 university globally (2024 QS World University Rankings)
- We’ve invested over $200m into our new engineering and technology precinct to support leading research and student learning.
- Access to more than 1200 industry, not-for-profits and government partners to gain real-world work experience before you graduate.
