INTRA Programme BEng Biomedical Engineering
Overview
The BEng Biomedical Engineering degree is primarily focussed on producing engineers to work on research, design, development and manufacturing of medical devices, however, both interns and graduates work in a wide variety of roles across the broader engineering sector.
Programme Outline
In the first three years of study (ie prior to their INTRA work placement) all Biomedical Engineering students complete two significant team projects; one in their first year (a multidisciplinary Mobile Robotics project) and one in their third year (a mechanical designand-build project). They complete modules in Design and CADD (using SolidWorks), Lean and 6 Sigma Manufacturing, Data Analytics for Engineers (including Statistical Quality Control), Measurement and Signal Processing, and Project Development and Regulatory Compliance (including relevant regulatory requirements of the medical device industry).
Work Areas
They have the ability to work in the following areas:
- Product / process design
- Medical device design / development /manufacturing
- Project engineering
- Manufacturing system design and implementation
- Quality assurance/management
- Research and development
- Operations management
- Test engineering
- Technical documentation
INTRA Internship
Students are required to complete a six-month INTRA placement at the end of third year, from April to September inclusive.
Course Modules
- Fundamentals of Professional Development
- Project and Technical Drawing
- Numerical Problem Solving for Engineers
- Software Development for Engineers
- Materials Engineering
- Engineering Mechanics Statics
- Introduction to Electronics
- Engineering Mathematics I
- Engineering Mathematics II
- Basic Sciences for Engineering
- How Life Works 1
- Circuits
- Engineering Mathematics III
- Energy – An Introduction to Thermodynamics
- Strength of Materials I
- Design and CADD
- Engineering Mathematics IV
- Mechanics of Machines 1
- Strength of Materials II
- Thermofluid Mechanics
- Biomechanics of Human Movement
- Understanding the Body 2
- Product Design
- Immunology and Cell Biology for Engineers
- Mechanics of Machines 2
- Measurement and Signal Processing
- Lean and 6 Sigma Manufacturing
- Data Analytics for Engineers
- Fundamentals of Control
- Product Development and Regulatory Compliance
INTRA (Compulsory)
- Fourth Year Project
- Image Processing and Analysis
- Advanced Biomaterials and Processing Technology
- Finite Element Analysis
- Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics
- Operations Research Methods
- Rehabilitation Engineering
- Surgical Device Technology
If you would be interested in hiring from this programme, please get in touch.
INTRA Coordinator | Email Address | Contact Number |
Sarah Fleming | sarah.fleming@dcu.ie | 01-7006375 |