Why choose Bioengineering at Imperial?

Of all the engineering disciplines, none has the power to transform our health quite so dramatically as bioengineering. 

Our reputation for innovation in this field is well deserved. Our neurotechnology researchers combine robotics with neuroscience to create pioneering prosthetics that repair pathways in the human brain. Our biomaterials researchers are using nanomaterials and biosensors to transform the way we make diagnoses for viruses like HIV. Our Centre for Blast Injury Studies is improving treatments and recovery for people who’ve been injured in explosions. 

Working with state-of-the-art facilities alongside world leaders in their field, you’ll learn about a huge range of topics including mechanics, nanotechnology, biomaterials, programming and design.

You’ll also contribute to real-world projects – like the second year student project that helped British swimmer Andrew Mullen to bag a silver medal at the Rio Paralympics in 2016 by designing innovative straps that let him launch into his formidable backstroke more efficiently. 

Where could your degree take you?

Our degrees not only prepare you for a career in the rapidly growing field of bioengineering, they also provide a technical foundation for careers in other engineering disciplines.

Many graduates enter PhD programmes, while others launch their own startup companies or enter graduate medical programmes. Industry, consultancy and finance are also common career destinations for our graduates.

Recent graduates have become...

• Graduate Engineer, Orthopaedic and neurosurgery company
• GSK Future Leaders Programme, GSK
• Biomedical Imaging Scientist, Medtech company
• Trainee Clinical Bioinformatician, NHS
• PhD student, Francis Crick Institute

Explore our courses

Four-year courses (240 ECTS):

• MEng Biomedical Engineering (BH9C)
• MEng Biomedical Engineering with a Year Abroad (apply to MEng Biomedical Engineering)
• MEng Molecular Bioengineering (H160)
• MEng Molecular Bioengineering with a Year Abroad (apply to MEng Molecular Bioengineering)

Five-year course (300 ECTS):

• MEng Biomedical Engineering with a Year in Industry (apply to MEng Biomedical Engineering)
• MEng Molecular Bioengineering with a Year in Industry (apply to MEng Molecular Bioengineering)

If you are an international student, transferring to a different course could have an impact on your student visa. Please visit our International Student Support webpage for further information.