Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Medical)
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Medical)
Highlights Integrate engineering principles with human physiology to design systems and equipment that improve health outcomes. Develop your skills in our advanced engineering labs, guided by Australia’s leading biomedical engineers. Benefit from our strong links with hospitals and industry partners to access exclusive work placements and research opportunities. Take advantage…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Highlights
- Integrate engineering principles with human physiology to design systems and equipment that improve health outcomes.
- Develop your skills in our advanced engineering labs, guided by Australia’s leading biomedical engineers.
- Benefit from our strong links with hospitals and industry partners to access exclusive work placements and research opportunities.
- Take advantage of Brisbane’s vibrant and growing health and medical tech industry, or explore opportunities in diverse roles overseas.
- Choose a second major or a double degree and expand your employment opportunities.
Medical engineers work with doctors and medical scientists to design, manufacture and maintain medical equipment to improve health care and medical services. The discipline applies engineering and scientific methods to find solutions to problems in medicine and the life sciences.
Medical engineering integrates engineering principles with human physiology to design, manufacture, install, monitor and maintain medical and surgical equipment. Medical engineers are responsible for the safe and effective operation of equipment such as monitoring, diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment ranging from CT scanners to kidney dialysis machines.
Explore your options
Your engineering degree features common units in the first year that combine broad foundation principles with a wide range of major choices, giving you flexibility and options before you choose your career specialisation.
Why choose this course?
With a medical engineering degree from QUT, you’ll join a dynamic and growing industry that’s changing the future of healthcare.
From ensuring the safe operation of medical equipment, to designing and developing innovative medical devices, you’ll apply your engineering expertise to improve global health outcomes.
QUT is Australia’s leading university in biomedical engineering, and our staff, students and alumni are leaders in the field. Some of our graduates who have gone on to achieve amazing things include Daniel Timms, founder of the world’s first artificial heart, and Chris Jeffries, founder and CEO of medical device company Field Orthopaedics.
You’ll develop your skills in our dedicated Biomedical Engineering Lab, where you’ll be taught by Australia’s leading biomedical engineers who’ll share their latest research and innovations as they’re being developed.
Careers and outcomes
Medical engineers design, manufacture and maintain medical equipment that empowers doctors and medical scientists to improve health outcomes and save lives.
As a medical engineer, you may design innovative medical devices such as artificial limbs and bionic implants, or develop improved monitoring and diagnostic equipment that will help diagnose illnesses faster.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
Study at The University of Queensland. Learn with leading academics in world-class facilities and join the most employable graduates in the state. At UQ you’ll benefit from flexible study options, field trips, lab work, industry placements, research experience, and online study in Brisbane, Australia.
