NUI Galway - Biomedical Engineering - MA

Course Overview/Contact:

This is a one-academic year Master of Engineering (ME) programme in Biomedical Engineering, based at NUI Galway’s new, award-winning Engineering Building. The programme is designed to give an advanced educational experience in biomedical engineering to bachelors graduates, focusing on developing advanced technical knowledge and skills and real-world implementation of these in terms of innovation, commercialization and business development.

The programme is specifically designed to satisfy the educational criteria of Engineers Ireland for Chartered Engineer professional accreditation, and achieved full accreditation in 2015.

It is interdisciplinary in nature, based around a sound engineering educational core, enhanced by direct linkages with science and medicine. The programme is delivered by staff members who are world leaders in terms of research and interactions with industry.

The development of this 60 ECTS programme has been driven by the needs of the medical technology industry and of cutting-edge biomedical engineering research at NUI Galway, ensuring the relevance of the delivered content.  It combines instruction through taught modules and a significant project-based learning component. The programme is designed around the core areas of biomechanics, biomaterials, and medical devices.  Students take 25 ECTS in biomedical engineering specific modules and 15 ECTS in transferrable skills modules. A substantial group project of 20 ECTS on clinically driven medical device innovation and design is performed.

Career Opportunities:

The programme aims to generate the future leaders of the medical technology industry, and of academic research and teaching in biomedical engineering.  Graduates will be employable in medical technology and high-tech industries (e.g., micro-electronics, pharmaceuticals). Employment roles will include research and development (R&D), design assurance, manufacturing and production, quality assurance and regulatory affairs. Graduates will also be ideally qualified to undertake PhD-level research, leading to employment in the academic and industrial research sectors.

Entry Requirements:

Applications are made online via The Postgraduate Applications Centre(PAC). Entry to the programme is open to individuals who have a Second Class Honours Grade 2, Level 8 degree (or equivalent) in Biomedical Engineering or in a related discipline.

Find out more:

Ms Jane Bowman
T: +353 91 492 723
E: jane.bowman@nuigalway.ie