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The BEng (Hons) Biomedical Engineering at King’s College London is a three-year, full-time degree that equips students with interdisciplinary knowledge at the intersection of medicine, biology, and engineering. Based across Guy’s, Waterloo, and St Thomas’ campuses in central London, the program provides hands-on access to advanced facilities, including diagnostic imaging technologies like MRI and PET at St Thomas’ Hospital.
The curriculum integrates mathematics, physics, biology, programming, and medical engineering, progressively developing students’ ability to design, evaluate, and implement health technologies
Course overview
Year 1: Core modules in mathematics, physics, biology, programming, and engineering fundamentals
Year 2: Electromagnetism, Signals & Systems, Computational Methods, Object-Oriented Programming
Year 3: BEng Research Project, Medical Imaging, Modelling Flow & Transport
Final-Year Project: Engineering-based research project with clinical and real-world relevance
Laboratory Work: Practical sessions across all years in physiology, instrumentation, and imaging
Clinical Exposure: Access to St Thomas’ Hospital and teaching from clinical experts
Research Integration: Exposure to cutting-edge research in medical physics and imaging
Pursue a career in medical device development, clinical engineering, biomechanics, biomaterials, rehabilitation engineering, or pharmaceutical technology.
Opportunities in industries such as healthcare, medical imaging, diagnostics, prosthetics, and wearable health technologies.
Further academic study through taught master's degrees (e.g., MSc Biomedical Engineering, MSc Medical Physics), research degrees (MPhil/PhD), or medical school entry for qualified candidates.
Potential to register as a Chartered Engineer (CEng) with an accredited MEng or appropriate combination of BEng and MSc, enhancing professional standing.
Entrepreneurial opportunities in health-tech startups or innovation hubs focused on biomedical solutions.
A-level: grade A in Mathematics and grade B in one from Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Further Mathematics or Physics. Biology, Chemistry or Physics are prefered subjects. General Studies, Critical Thinking, Thinking Skills and Global Perspectives are not accepted. Must include grade A in Mathematics and grade B in one from Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Further Mathematics or Physics.IB: 35 points overall or an aggregate score of 17 from three Higher Levels. Must include grade 6 in Higher Level Mathematics and grade 5 in Higher Level in one from Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science or Physics.SAT: 1350 in the SAT (post March 2016) with a minimum of 600 in Maths and 640 in Evidence-Based Reading and WritingIELTS: 6.5 overall with a minimum of 6.0 in each skillTOEFL: 92 overall with 23 in writing and 20 in the other skills. TOEFL Paper-delivered Test not acceptedThe course is CEng accredited and fulfils the educational requirements for Chartered Engineer when presented with an accredited MScYour personal details, academic qualifications (predicted works too), a personal statement, evidence of your English language skills (with relevant qualifications), a reference and employment history are required for applications.Biomedical EngineerMedical Device Design EngineerClinical EngineerRehabilitation EngineerBioinstrumentation EngineerBiomechanics SpecialistTissue EngineerMedical Imaging SpecialistProsthetics EngineerProduct Development Engineer (Medical Devices)
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