MEng Medical Engineering with Industrial Placement Year

This advanced integrated master's programme pushes you into the heart of medical technology innovation. Over five years, you’ll combine engineering fundamentals with healthcare-focused design—enhanced by an immersive, real-world industrial placement that elevates both experience and employability.

Experiential Learning Includes:

• Integrated Master’s Structure with Industrial Placement
  Students spend four years building a foundation in engineering and medical device principles, followed by a dedicated, paid, one-year industrial placement. This immersion includes support from a placement tutor, tuition fee reduction during the placement year, placement acknowledged on the degree certificate, and regular progress reviews.

• Design-Build-Test Progression
  The first two years center around design–build–test projects, sharpening your hands-on engineering ability. Year 3 features an individual project, and Year 4 culminates in a team-based design challenge, preparing you for collaborative innovation.

• Access to Cutting-Edge Facilities
  You'll use top-tier labs spanning mechanical engineering, electronics, biomechanics, bioengineering, and human factors, equipping you with real-world technical experience.

• Applied Medical Engineering Focus
  You’ll work on designing assistive devices, diagnostic tools, patient monitoring systems, and treatment technologies, all while learning crucial clinical, safety, ethical, and commercial aspects of medical engineering.

• Industry-Ready Tools & Systems
  Students gain hands-on experience with specialist modelling software and modern measurement/testing equipment, ensuring you’re ready for professional environments upon graduation.

Why This Programme Stands Out

This MEng programme doesn’t just teach you medical engineering—it makes you a practitioner. From structured design projects to industry placement, it’s built to transition you into professional roles with confidence, technical competence, and sector-specific insight.

Graduates emerge with specialized skills in medical device engineering, healthcare systems development, biomedical research, and clinical innovation management. Common roles include Medical Device Engineer, Clinical Systems Developer, Biomedical R&D Specialist, and Healthcare Technology Consultant.

• University Services That Support Your Career
  • Support from a placement tutor throughout the industrial year, with progress reviews and recognition of the placement on the degree certificate.
  • Hands-on learning includes design-build-test projects, individual research, group design challenges, and access to biomechanics, electronics, and human factors labs at high-spec facilities.
• Employment Stats & Salary Figures
  • Around 85% of mechanical/medical engineering graduates are employed or pursuing further study within 15 months.
  • Median starting salary: approximately £29,200 in year one, rising to £34,700 in year three and £42,000 by year five.
• University–Industry Partnerships
  • The placement year provides direct experience in health-tech firms, NHS innovation projects, and engineering design enterprises.
  • Students gain exposure to real-world prototyping, technology development, and applied problem-solving.
• Accreditation & Long-Term Value
  • The MEng route meets the educational requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) status, supporting professional engineering career paths.
  • Industry exposure, high-level lab training, and accredited qualification enhance long-term employability.
• Graduation Outcomes
  • Graduates typically work in medical device companies, healthcare technology consultancies, clinical engineering teams, and innovation/project management roles.
  • Many proceed to advanced study—MSc, PhD—or professional recognition as chartered engineers.

Further Academic Progression

• MSc Programs in Medical Engineering, Healthcare Innovation, or Biomedical Systems
• PhD Research in biomedical design, clinical systems engineering, or human factors technology
• Chartered Engineer (CEng) Status through recognized professional development routes after graduation