Biomedical Engineering including a Foundation Year
University of Kent
Biomedical Engineering including a Foundation Year
Course Summary
Study Biomedical Engineering at Kent to learn alongside academics with practical experience in developing medical-electronic systems and researchers with expertise in biological sciences.
Choose Biomedical Engineering at Kent because:
* our course is accredited by the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), which can fast-track your career as a professional engineer
* our graduates have gone on to work at organisations including BAE Systems, RAF and CISCO
* you study in our state-of the-art Jennison Design Hub with access to a virtual reality suite, production studio, engineering workshop and fabrication facilities, and dedicated makerspace
* our teaching is based on leading-edge research using case studies which incorporate hot topics within industry and emerging technologies.
The foundation year develops your understanding of mathematics and its applications, electromagnetics, programming and engineering principles. You also study university-level modules that prepare you for entry onto our full Biomedical Engineering degrees.
You study modules in biomedical engineering, including digital technologies, biochemistry, electronics, molecular and cellular biology, robotics and engineering mathematics. You also undertake laboratory-based practical work in electronics and biology.
In your second and final years, you gain a deeper understanding of biomechanics, human physiology, bioinformatics and genomics, medical physics, programming and product development. You also complete a design or development-based engineering project.
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How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
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H16F
Institution code:
K24
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Foundation
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
Applications are individually considered by the Admissions Officer
The University will not necessarily make conditional offers to all Access candidates but will continue to assess them on an individual basis.
If we make you an offer, you will need to obtain/pass the overall Access to Higher Education Diploma and may also be required to obtain a proportion of the total level 3 credits and/or credits in particular subjects at merit grade or above.
overall or 11 points from three HL subjects.
The University will consider applicants holding BTEC National Diploma and Extended National Diploma Qualifications (QCF; NQF; OCR) on a case-by-case basis. Please contact us for further advice on your individual circumstances.
A typical offer would be Merit, Merit, Pass.
Please click the following link to find out more about qualification requirements for this course
Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
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Applicants should have grade C or 4 in English Language GCSE or a suitable equivalent level qualification.
