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Overview

  • Biomedical engineering is an exciting and progressive field that combines the principles of engineering with biological and medical sciences, to improve health and patient care.
  • Study with UniSQ and take advantage of Australia’s only university-offered associate degree in biomedical engineering.
  • Explore medical devices, computer systems and instrumentation while developing the stakeholder skills needed to succeed in industry.
  • Expand your knowledge of biomedical engineering, covering areas such as medical physics, surgical instruments, wearable technology, networking and automation.
  • You’ll learn about engineering subsystems and component design, including how to diagnose faults in and maintain medical equipment.
  • Benefit from a job-focussed and practical approach to learning, with 30 days of work experience incorporated into this degree. Your capstone project will put your knowledge into practice, preparing you to help shape the future of healthcare.

Career outcomes

Once you graduate, you will be able to apply for positions across a range of industries, hospitals or in a service field. Roles may include:

  • biomedical equipment technician
  • clinical engineering technician
  • customer technician
  • field service engineering associate (biomedical devices), or
  • positions within technical support, manufacturing, or control systems.

With experience, you can progress your career and move into supervisory roles, system integration, project coordination, or pursue further study.

Professional accreditation

The Associate Degree of Engineering is provisionally accredited by Engineers Australia and graduates are eligible to apply for Graduate membership at the Engineering Associate level.

What you'll study

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The following courses are recommended selective units for students completing the Biomedical Engineering major. Students have the flexibility to complete any courses from this list, or to select a package of courses organised by theme, if they wish to develop depth in a particular area. The themes are:

Students who are interested in further Biomedical Engineering courses can choose courses from this list. All courses in this list contribute to a student's progression in the BENH.
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Students who wish to study BIO3103 Applications in Human Tissue Engineering in the future can choose to complete any of the courses in this set, which are pre-requisites to BIO2107 Cell and Molecular Biology 1, which is a pre-requisite to BIO3103.
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Students who wish to study the UQ Doctor of Medicine, which is co-taught by UniSQ, in the future can choose to complete any of the courses in this set. Completion of all these courses in addition to BIO2118 Systems Physiology and Pharmacology, BIO2107 Cell and Molecular Biology 1, and BIO3207 Cell and Molecular Biology 2 satisfies the pre-requisite requirements: https://medicine.uq.edu.au/files/65310/MD-Prerequisite-Tables-Domestic.pdf
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Refer to the UniSQ Handbook for detailed recommended enrolment patterns and course availability.

Relevant degrees for this major

Associate Degree of Engineering

Become a qualified engineering associate and feel confident in any operational environment. You’ll be trained in project implementation, prototype development, problem-solving, and operations and maintenance activities. This associate degree will provide you with an industry-relevant qualification and a pathway to further study.

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