OVERVIEW
About this course
Learn about the design and manufacture of the latest innovations in implantable medical devices, such as cochlear implants, pacemakers, MRI scanners, hip and knee replacement and bionic organs. Contribute to innovative discoveries in the fields of tissue engineering and bioelectronics.
Who is it for?
Our Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Biomedical) is for students interested in working in medical research or for organisations that design medical devices to solve the health challenges of the future. Combine an aptitude for engineering with a passion to help people with illness or disability.
Career paths
As a graduate, you will have the knowledge and skills to pursue a career in such areas as:
- Biomedical engineer in hospitals, government bodies, industry or academic areas
- Clinical support specialist
- Instrumentation engineer
- Medical device assessor
- Patent examiner and field service engineer
- Biomedical device designer
- Test engineer
- Quality or regulatory engineer
- Prosthetist
- Tissue engineer
- Forensic engineer
- Health technology organisations
- Research institutes
- Medical device companies
What you’ll study
The Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Biomedical Engineering) is an undergraduate coursework degree that will help you develop a comprehensive knowledge of all aspects of biomedical engineering. 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.
Additionally, you will complete elective units as needed to make up the requirements of the course from either the Engineering disciplinary pool or the shared pool. 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.
- Biocomputation
- Biomedical Modelling and Design
- Bionics and Bioelectronics
- Computer Systems
- Engineering Data Science
- Humanitarian Engineering
- Innovation and Entrepreneurship
- Nanoscale Biotechnology
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.
