Overview
About this course
The Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Biomedical) and Bachelor of Science (Health) combined degree will develop your engineering expertise alongside the critical insights and research skills offered by the health sciences.
Who is it for?
This course is ideal for students who want to become leading researchers in medicine and biology and innovate healthcare using their ability to navigate the complexity of health in different sociocultural, political, and economic contexts.
Structure
What you’ll study
The Bachelor of Engineering Honours (Biomedical) and Bachelor of Science (Health) is a combined undergraduate coursework degree that will develop your engineering expertise alongside the critical insights and research skills offered by the health sciences. This course is accredited by Engineers Australia and other major professional engineering institutions.
You will complete degree foundational core units in mathematics and computing, along with a suite of multidisciplinary project units. You will also complete stream core and specialist elective units in biomedical engineering, and can choose to complete an optional specialisation.
In your final year, you will complete an honours thesis in biomedical engineering. Throughout your degree, you will undertake professional engagement activities as part of the Professional Engagement Program, including engineering work experience in the final year.
Concurrently with the Bachelor of Engineering, you will complete Science degree core units, along with the Health stream comprising core and project units within an embedded program and major. You will also complete units from the Open Learning Environment and any elective units as needed to make up the requirements of the course.
Costs
Funding
Admissions
Secondary or tertiary qualification
A secondary education qualification such as the NSW Higher School Certificate (including national and international equivalents), OR approved higher education study, including approved preparation courses.
A minimum result of 6.5 overall and a minimum result of 6.0 in each band
A minimum result of 85 overall including a minimum result of 17 in Reading, Listening and Speaking and 19 in Writing
A minimum result of 61 overall and a minimum result of 54 in each band