Partner Details

International College of Business and Technology

Awards

Target Award

Award Description:Higher Diploma - HD
Alternative Exit

Programme Offerings

Full-Time

F2F-ICB-MAR
F2F-ICB-SEP

Educational Aims of the Course

Our unique Biomedical Engineering programme aims to provide the learner with theoretical and practical understanding of Biomedical Engineering up to higher diploma level. Upon successful completion of the programme, the candidate will be able to qualify to enter the final year of the Biomedical Engineering degree of Birmingham City University. The programme will also provide the learner with the skills and expertise needed to work in specialist areas such as assistive technology, rehabilitation, medical imaging and robotics, physiology monitoring, cardiopulmonary engineering, e-health, orthopaedic implants, regenerative medicine and tissue engineering. Biomedical Engineering is a discipline of engineering that interacts with the human body. The learner will be developing and applying innovative skills in the design, manufacturing and maintenance of medical equipment and devices covering all spectrums, from the new born to assistive living for the elderly. Industrial-led practical workshops and labs will help enhance technical skills. This will enable the learner to relate ‘real-life’ commercial innovations to the underpinning academic theory learnt in the lectures. Along with these technical skills, as an engineer the learner will also gain a diverse range of transferable skills, including effective communication, leadership, the ability to critically assess gaps in target healthcare markets, and the tools required to provide solutions to bridge those gaps.

Learning Outcomes

1.
Understand the scientific principles of biomedical science and engineering which associates with biomedical engineering.
2.
Adapt to new technologies and their implementation in the hospital/clinical environment.
3.
Be able to conduct experiments using a variety of scientific equipment with minimum guidance.
4.
Be able to use software packages to solve biomedical engineering problems (Example – MATLAB, ORCAD, MULTISM etc.).
5.
Understand current practice and limitations in the field of biomedical engineering, and appreciate new developments likely to occur.
6.
Understand the contexts in which engineering knowledge can be applied (e.g. management, technology, development, etc.).
7.
Appreciate, adopt and apply the use of technical literature and other information sources.
8.
Gain awareness of the nature of regulatory and contractual issues governing health care / medical technologies.
9.
Understand the appropriate codes of practice and medical industry standards.
10.
Develop an awareness of quality control issues.
11.
Undertake evaluations of risks through some understanding of the basis of such risks pertaining to health care / medical technology.
12.
Understand the mathematical models relevant to biology, medicine and related engineering disciplines.
13.
Develop knowledge and understanding of management and business practices, their limitations, and how these may be applied appropriately to strategic and tactical issues.
14.
Understand the requirement for relevant engineering activities to promote sustainable technological development in the field of biomedical engineering.
15.
Work professionally within the framework of relevant legal requirements governing biomedical engineering activities, including health, safety, and risk (including environmental risk), issues in the clinical context for patient use, and management of medical equipment.
16.
Understand the need for professional and ethical conduct in the field of biomedical engineering.
17.
Understand and identify problems in the medical field and apply effective solutions to those problems using biomedical engineering applications.
18.
Develop an awareness of emerging Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) and apply.
19.
Apply a systems approach to biomedical engineering problems.
20.
Use essential knowledge to investigate new and emerging health care or medical technologies.
21.
Understand the capabilities of computer based models for solving problems in biomedical engineering, and assess the limitations of specific scenarios.
22.
Lead and manage the technical design team, the development process and evaluate the essential outcomes.
23.
Widen knowledge and comprehensive understanding of health care / medical technology design processes and methodologies and apply and adapt them in unfamiliar situations.

Teaching, Learning and Assessment

Lectures, tutorials, problem solving sessions, seminars, workshops, computer sessions, participation in projects. Examinations, assignments, preparation of reports, essays, technological reports, oral presentations, workshops, peer review, computer-based exercises.

Opportunities for work related learning

Work-related learning is included within this programme, so students will have the opportunity to engage in real world projects and activities. The programme has active links with industry and involves employers in the industrial projects at each level of the programme. Real world case studies are used wherever possible.

Entry Requirements

Alternative qualifications considered
Other international requirements