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Faculty of Science and Engineering

Mechanical and Medical Engineering

UndergraduateBEng

Year of entry:
UCAS code: HB38
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What you'll study

First year

* Modules are subject to availability

Core modules

  • Mathematical Tools and Concepts

  • Fundamentals of Medical Engineering

  • Introduction to Design and Mechanical Engineering Practice

  • Mathematics and Engineering Thermodynamics

  • Mechanical Engineering Science

  • Engineering Global Challenge 1

Second year

* Modules are subject to availability

Core modules

  • Physiological Measurement and Maths

  • Mechanical Engineering Design

  • NHS Medical Engineering in Practice and Stress Analysis

  • Mathematics and Fluid Mechanics for Mechanical Engineers

  • Materials and Manufacture

  • Engineering Global Challenge 2

Final year

* Modules are subject to availability

Your final year allows you to put your knowledge into practice, undertaking a major medical engineering project. This involves working at a professional level, often in conjunction with clinicians from local hospitals or medical companies.

Core modules

  • Individual Project (Medical Engineering)

  • Stress Analysis and Applications of Finite Element Analysis

  • Prosthetics, Orthotics and Assistive Technologies

  • Biomaterials and Orthopaedic Devices

  • Artificial Organs and CADCAM for Medical Engineering

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"The course content looked interesting, especially having the opportunity to do actual work in the mechanical engineering workshop, and visiting NHS departments was the cherry on top"

Imogen Falconer

More about this course

This degree offers excellent prospects to follow a range of careers within the medical engineering industry, which is currently valued at approximately £150 billion worldwide. Our medical engineering students are taught not only by professional and practising engineers but also by clinicians from local hospitals. You will learn from experts who teach advanced ideas on the application of mechanical engineering for a wide range of medical purposes, encompassing industry-standard computer-based methods and experimental techniques.

Combine this with the opportunity to boost your employability by spending your penultimate year either applying the theory learned in previous years to real life projects on industrial placement, or by studying at one of our partner institutions in Europe, Asia, North America or Australia. The option of a Masters year allows you to take your medical engineering studies to the highest level as an undergraduate. A Foundation year is ideal if you do not have the qualifications and experience to enter the degree course directly.

All BEng and MEng Mechanical and Medical Engineering programmes are accredited by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE), the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine (IPEM). BEng programmes fully meet the academic requirements for registration as an Incorporated Engineer and partly meet the academic requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer. MEng programmes fully meet the academic requirements for registration as a Chartered Engineer.

Teaching and Learning
Scheduled
Placement
Independent

First year

37%

63%

Second year

50%

50%

Final year

22%

78%

Assessment
Written
Practical
Coursework

First year

38%

15%

47%

Second year

34%

12%

54%

Final year

42%

4%

54%

Our teaching staff

Where you'll study

Hull Campus

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Related courses

Ranked among the top 10 universities in the country for medical technology degrees by the 2017 Complete University Guide.

Experienced engineers and NHS clinicians from local hospitals teach on our programmes.

Our accredited courses give you the skills to succeed in a £150-billion global industry.

Boost your employability by spending a year applying what you’ve learned to real-life projects on an industrial placement.

Entry requirements

2019 Tariff points: 112 points. Points can be from any qualification on the UCAS tariff, but must include at least 80 points from 

  • A levels
  • BTEC Subsidiary Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma
  • OCR Cambridge Technical Introductory Diploma, Diploma or Extended Diploma
  • CACHE Diploma or Extended Diploma
  • Irish Leaving Certificate
  • Scottish Highers
  • Welsh Baccalaureate Advanced Diploma
  • or a combination of appropriate Level 3 qualifications
  • Applicants should have an A level in Maths at Grade C or above, or alternative Level 3 qualification.

UCAS has changed the way that qualifications earn points under the Tariff system. Please click here to work out your estimated points and to find out more about how the University of Hull considers qualifications.

Alternative qualifications

  • IB Diploma: 28 including 5 in HL Maths
  • Access to HE Diploma: Pass Science or Engineering based HE Diploma with minimum of 45 credits at merit or higher, including 18 credits at merit in Maths.
  • BTEC L3 Extended Diploma: Engineering including merit in core and optional maths units.

We welcome applicants with a range of qualifications from the UK and worldwide which may not exactly match the combinations shown above. Please contact the University’s Admissions Service for individual guidance.

At a glance

For this course, you'll need...

112 UCAS points

Points can be made up of a variety of qualifications. Calculate your points here.

We welcome a range of qualifications from the UK and worldwide which may not be listed.

Many of our courses offer a Foundation Year for applicants without the qualifications for direct entry on to the degree.

If you have any questions about our entry requirements or the tariff, please contact admissions or call 01482 466100.

International students

If you require a Tier 4 student visa to study or if your first language is not English you will be required to provide acceptable evidence of your English language proficiency level.

This course requires academic IELTS 6.0 overall, with no less than 5.5 in each skill. For other English language proficiency qualifications acceptable by this University, please click here.

If your English currently does not reach the University's required standard for this programme, you may be interested in one of our English language courses.

Visit your country page to find out more about our entry requirements.

Fees and funding

  • Home/EU: £9,250
  • International: £16,600

Fees may be subject to permitted inflationary increases in future years. 

UK and EU students can take out a tuition fee loan to cover the cost of their course, and UK students can take out a maintenance loan of up to £8,700 to cover living costs.

Substantial discounts are available for International students.  

More information on fees can be found in the Money section of the website.

Scholarships

If you have a low household income, we may be able to offer you a studenstship of

£1,000

Get 120 UCAS points from three A levels or equivalent, and you could receive a reward of

£2,000 - £4,000

Visit our Scholarships page to find out more.

Future Prospects

Prospects for our graduates continue to be excellent, and many receive several firm offers of employment even before graduating. The medical engineering industry is currently valued at approximately £150 billion worldwide but is still expanding rapidly, with many exciting and rewarding opportunities for suitably qualified engineers.

As an engineering graduate, your mathematical and problem-solving skills, ability to understand innovative concepts and experience of working in teams – gained through group projects – will be in demand in all areas of engineering, which is reflected in attractive starting salaries (salaries for engineering graduates are second only to those for medicine and dentistry graduates).

Medical engineers are typically employed in companies working on the design, development and manufacture of medical devices; in company sales departments or as technical advisors for marketing departments; in hospitals working with clinical colleagues and providing non-clinical services; at academic or government research facilities; at government regulatory agencies; in patent offices; or as a Professional Engineer – not constrained by a single discipline.

Engineering graduates are particularly sought after by leading companies and many of our graduates find employment throughout Europe and in the USA, where financial reward and professional recognition for engineers is even higher than the UK. Many students continue to study for higher degrees at Masters or PhD level.