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Welcome from the Director of Bioengineering 3

What is Bioengineering? 4

Studying Bioengineering at the University of Sheffield 6

Bioengineering Degrees at Sheffield – Building on our Success 8

Student Support 10

Careers and Prospects 11

What our Students Think 11

Living in Sheffield 12

Entry Requirements 13

How to Apply 13

Visit Us 14

Further Information 14

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Bioengineering

Faculty of EngineeringUniversity of SheffieldMappin StreetSheffield S1 3JD

Tel: +44 (0) 114 222 7837Fax: +44 (0) 114 222 7836

www.sheffield.ac.uk/bioengineeringbioengineering@sheffield.ac.uk

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Thank you for your interest in Bioengineering at theUniversity of Sheffield.

The University of Sheffield’s Faculty of Engineering is one ofthe finest places to study in the UK. We have an excellentreputation for the quality of our teaching and research, forthe support we offer our students and for the employabilityof our graduates.

Bioengineering at the University of Sheffield is an innovativeand technology driven subject, backed up by our longtradition of engineering and medical excellence. Our coursesproduce multi-skilled graduates with technical commandand great potential.

Our Bioengineering degrees have been designed to provideflexibility and choice. We offer BEng and MEng degrees witha common first year followed by a wide range of options thatenable you to specialize in an area of your choice. You canalso spend a year in industry or study abroad as part of yourcourse.

Bioengineers are in demand worldwide. As a Bioengineeringgraduate you will be highly sought after not only in thehealthcare and related fields but by many other sectorslooking for high calibre, numerate, multi-skilled engineers.We work closely with our partners in industry and thehealthcare profession to ensure that our students have therelevant practical and theoretical knowledge to positionthem as front runners in the job market.

We look forward to showing you how we can help you tofulfill your potential and hope this brochure will encourageyou to find out more. When you have done so, we hope towelcome you in Sheffield on one of our Open Days so wecan help you to decide if this is the right course for you.

Professor Sheila MacNeilDirector of Bioengineering

Welcome from the Director of Bioengineering

Bioengineering – The combination of engineering and medical science to improve healthcare

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What is Bioengineering?

Bioengineers use engineering expertise to analyse and solveproblems in biology and medicine. They develop innovativemedical devices, implants, biomaterials and cultured tissue-based transplants, processes and informatics approachesfor the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, forpatient rehabilitation, and for improving health. Their workhelps people to achieve a better quality of life.

Bioengineering has led to many technologicalbreakthroughs which include:

Non-invasive medical imaging techniques such as CT(Computed Tomography) and MRI (Magnetic ResonanceImaging) created by computer processing

X-ray imaging with contrast agents and OpticalCoherence Tomography

Surgical instrument development

Replacement joints for hips, knees and fingers

Clinical rehabilitation equipment

The design of artificial limbs and devices to assist failing hearts

Implantable pacemakers and coronary stents

It also encompasses powerful emerging technologies suchas computational modelling which can design and test newmedical devices such as new heart valves and stents.

Bioengineers who work with biomaterials and human cellsare developing new approaches for replacing diseased ordamaged body parts. Small biopsies from patients can betaken and grown within degradable scaffolds and thentransplanted back to the patient.

Bioengineering when applied to understanding andmanipulating processes that govern living cells has led tobacteria which can be cultured on an industrial scale tomanufacture proteins such as insulin. The future challengeis to do the same with human cells for more widespreadtherapeutic use.

If you are fascinated by the challenges of how engineeringcan benefit human health and you wish to learn howengineering principles, knowledge and skills can be appliedin an innovative way, then please read on.

Hello. My name is John Haycock and I’m a Reader in Bioengineeringin the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Before Icame to Sheffield I worked at Albany Medical College in New York,and before that I was a PhD student at the Medical School inNewcastle. Since joining the University at Sheffield I haveestablished courses in Cell Biology, Group Projects inBioengineering, Practical Labs in Biomaterials and a course inScientific Writing.

I am very enthusiastic about combining engineering and biology foran understanding of medical problems. This highly integratedapproach is the only way that major leaps can be made in treatingmany healthcare problems. Bioengineering is a very ‘hands on’subject and I’m a great believer that students should combinetheory with as much practical experience as possible for becominghighly skilled engineers. At Sheffield you’ll be able to do this and gaintremendous experience in your degree through projects inhospitals, companies or in our own research departments.

When I’m not at work I like to spend time with my family. I also liketo head out to the Peak District most weekends on my mountainbike - and with Sheffield being so nearby you can pedal straight outfrom the city!

~ John Haycock Reader in Bioengineering

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“I’m a great believer that students should combine theory with as muchpractical experience as possible for becoming highly skilled engineers.”

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Bioengineers are indemand worldwide.

Bioengineeringhelps people achievea better quality oflife.

Our degrees areflexible, so you canspecialise in thearea of your choice.

Cultured cells growing on complex surfaces

Fluorescently labelled cultured cells getting acquainted with each other

Cultured skin being grown for treatment of patients with burns injuries

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Why study Bioengineering at Sheffield?The Bioengineering courses at Sheffield bring together theexpertise of nine departments in Engineering, Science andMedicine. We provide a forward-looking approach that willcontribute to improving medical care and the quality ofhuman life, as well as creating new opportunities forindustry.

A degree in Bioengineering opens the door to a wide rangeof rewarding career opportunities within the healthcareindustry and related fields. This is a new, fast-growingengineering sector, and rapid technological advances in thefield promote continuous change and innovation. As theworld population ages, costs and demands for healthcareare becoming critical; so bioengineers are, and willincreasingly be, in great demand.

There are countless reasons to study at the University of Sheffield. For further information see:http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/why

What we can offer youIf you choose to study Bioengineering at Sheffield we canoffer you:

A degree that is nationally and internationally recognizedas a first-rate qualification.

An engineering course relevant to the healthcare industrywhich will also give you knowledge and skills that can beutilised in other employment sectors.

A flexible degree that allows you to play to your strengthsand follow a specialism of your choice.

Work experience that will give you an edge when youapply for jobs and enter the workplace.

The opportunity to study abroad.

First-class facilities including brand-new purpose-builtstudy space for Bioengineering students.

A personal tutor and a dedicated support teamthroughout your entire time in Sheffield.

The opportunity to work on a number of real-life finalyear research projects using up-to-the minute technology.

Comprehensive training from leaders in their fields.

What and how will you study?The structure of our courses and the modules we offer aredescribed in more detail in the sheets included at the backof this brochure. Our courses are delivered through acombination of lectures, tutorials, laboratory work andpractical projects.

Whichever course you choose, in the first year you’ll receive a broad introduction to the relevant fundamentals ofengineering, delivered by world-leaders in their fields. We’llalso introduce the basics of bioengineering and show you howthese disciplines combine in the development and applicationof engineering principles to improve human health.

Our Bioengineering courses are multidisciplinary and you’llbe taught by lecturers who specialise in materials,mechanical, control, electrical, chemical, clinical and civilengineering, as well as computer science, anatomy andphysiology, and the biology, physics and chemistry of thehuman body.

This ensures that your knowledge will be totally up-to-dateand extremely relevant for a multidisciplinary degree. Yourskills will also be transferable to other disciplines.

Studying Bioengineering atThe University of Sheffield

“I really enjoyed the variety ofsubject areas covered by thedegree and integrating all thesedifferent areas to solve medicalproblems.”I loved living in Sheffield throughout my degree due to the greatmix of city life and nearby countryside. I feel really lucky to havebeen able to get a job and continue living here. Since graduating I have trained within the NHS and am now registered as a ClinicalScientist with the Health Professions Council. My current roleinvolves treatment planning, quality assurance, and research anddevelopment in the field of stereotactic radiosurgery which is aform of radiation therapy. My undergraduatefinal year research project was directly linkedwith this department, which was a greatadvantage when applying for the job.

~ Katie HuntMEng, Biomedical Engineering, graduated 2005

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AccreditationOur current Bioengineering courses are accredited by theInstitution of Engineering and Technology (IET) and theInstitute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3). The newBioengineering degrees will also seek accreditation fromthe IET.

Which Course?Flexibility and choiceFlexibility is the central feature of the courses we offer. Youcan choose to structure your own degree as your interestsdevelop. All our courses are full-time.

BEng or MEng: What’s the difference?The BEng course provides the quickest route to graduation,enabling you to get a job or progress to graduate study oneyear earlier. You can acquire the industrial/researchexperience and undertake further study needed to gainChartered Engineer (CEng) status once you start work.

The MEng course provides faster progression towardsCEng status after graduation as you cover all the academicrequirements and some of the industrial trainingrequirements of the Engineering Council. You also have theopportunity to develop your management skills, toundertake industry-based problem-solving and to tacklegroup project exercises.

Although you’ll apply for a specific course (either MEng orBEng) through UCAS, you can defer making a choice aboutwhether to graduate with an MEng or a BEng until the endof your second year. If you initially register for the BEng,and do well in years one and two, you can then transfer toan MEng course. If you start your course as an MEngstudent, you can transfer to a BEng course at a later date.

Specialisms: Playing to your strengthsAll students take a common first year which covers a widerange of topics. In the second year you’ll begin to specialisein one of the following four areas and you’ll continue withthis specialism for the rest of your course.

Biomedical Engineering

The advancement of knowledge in engineering, biologyand medicine to enhance human health.

Biomedical engineers integrate engineering sciences andprinciples with biomedical sciences and clinical practice toanalyse and solve problems in biology, medicine, behaviourand health. They advance fundamental concepts, createknowledge and develop innovative solutions andapproaches e.g. new and better functioning implants,algorithms and processes for the prevention, diagnosis, andtreatment of disease, for patient rehabilitation and forimproving health.

Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering

The development of new approaches to improving andreplacing diseased and damaged body parts.

Biomaterials scientists and tissue engineers develop newways to repair or replace diseased and injured tissues inthe body. They look to integrate the use of novelbiomaterials (carrier materials or scaffolds) and culturedcells to form living tissues for implantation. As such theywork with a wide range of people including doctors,dentists, materials scientists, biomedical engineers,immunologists and clinical scientists.

Our courses draw on a highly successful ten year track record in providing Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials Scienceand Tissue Engineering degrees at Sheffield. What we offer is now being expanded and developed into a faculty-basedBioengineering course which draws on expertise across departments in Engineering, Science and Medicine.

Teaching is research led and the teaching staff are world class researchers in their own fields.

Undergraduate Degree CoursesQualification Course title Study period UCAS code

MEng Bioengineering 4 years H675

Bioengineering with a Year in Industry 5 years H67I

BEng Bioengineering 3 years H673

Bioengineering with a Year in Industry 4 years H67H

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Biological and Systems Bioprocessing

The application of engineering design principles toprocesses that involve genes, proteins and livingbiological cells.

Biological and bioprocess engineers are required to designnovel manufacturing approaches for new drugs and relatedproducts such as proteins, cell therapies, tissue engineeringand gene therapeutics. It is anticipated that within the nextfive to eight years up to 50 per cent of all drugs indevelopment will be biopharmaceuticals, a large proportionof which will be recombinant therapeutics.

Medical Devices and Systems

The development of novel medical devices and theimprovement of clinical engineering systems

New medical devices are in demand by medicalpractitioners and patients alike. These include hip jointsthat last longer, heart stents that work better anddiagnostic systems that operate faster and more accurately.A particularly important area is in medical imaging, wherehigher resolution machines (CT scanners and MRI) areconstantly needed for diagnosis and treatment.

Year in Industry and Work Experience Work experience will help you to make informed careerchoices and will enhance your employment prospects by:

Giving practical application to what you’ve learnt duringyour course

Improving your team-working, decision-making andproblem-solving abilities

Developing your communication, planning, and IT skills

Helping you to develop skills and get you to where youwant to go.

You can gain work experience through our Bioengineeringwith a Year in Industry degrees or through summervacation placements.

Biomedical Engineering with a Year in IndustryThese courses are the same as our standard BioengineeringMEng and BEng courses. In addition they offer you theopportunity to spend a year working in an engineering,medical or healthcare company. This industrial experiencewill put your academic studies into context and improveyour skills and employability, preparing you for yoursubsequent chosen career. Placement can be in a widerange of relevant areas.

Summer Vacation Projects and PlacementsFor students who don´t want to take a year out we adviseseeking experience by finding summer vacationstudentships or placements in an organisation that isrelevant to your future career choice. Many of our staffoffer summer vacation positions where students work foreight weeks in a research laboratory, typically in thesummer between the second and final years.

Study AbroadYou can apply to study abroad through a programmeoffered by the University in conjunction with universities inother countries. You can spend one or two semestersstudying at a university in Australia, the USA, Scandinavia orEastern Europe, for example, without paying any extra fees.This usually happens in the second year of the course.

Through the Erasmus programme, you could spend asemester (about 3 months) of the second or third year at aEuropean university in one of our partner institutions.

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At Sheffield you’ll be challenged academically, but alsosupported by the friendliness of our staff.

We organise our activities with you in mind, and our staff willhelp you to get the most out of your studies. In your first yearyou’ll be allocated a personal tutor who will help with yourtransition to University and will offer guidance and support.Your personal tutor will remain with you throughout yourcourse.

We also run a mentoring scheme that teams you up with astudent in a later year of the course. An elected committee ofstudents and staff meets regularly to ensure that our coursesare student-focused and being delivered to a high standard.

Bioengineering has a dedicated support team that will makesettling in much easier and will be there to help you duringthe whole of your course. The team has been a leading factorin another Faculty of Engineering course that they supportachieving the highest rating in the country for studentsatisfaction in the 2010 National Student Survey.

The engineering departments at Sheffield are all on the samecampus site and share library and IT facilities, offering you theopportunity to work closely with students and tutors fromacross the faculty.

Student Support

“The support we receivedthroughout our time doing amultidisciplinary degree in theFaculty of Engineering was secondto none.”It was good to see you all again at graduation. I think I'm going to miss university! I know I'vealready thanked you and the team for all yourhard work over the last 4 years but I'd like todo it again. It made academic life progressincredibly smoothly and provided studentswith the comforting knowledge that they willalways have a superb team to back them up. I hope you continue to do your amazing jobfor many years to come!”

~ Dave KitchenMEng student who graduated from the Faculty in 2010, onhelp received from the support team

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Careers and Prospects

A University of Sheffield degree in Engineering is aprestigious qualification, highly valued by employers andsociety. Employers appreciate the quality of our graduates,with 94% in employment within six months of graduating.

A wide range of graduate opportunities Our Bioengineering courses have been designed to allowyou to specialise in a particular area if you wish, but theyalso give you the freedom to prepare for broad basedcareers in a variety of sectors where you can expect to bein high demand:

Healthcare industry and related fields

Manufacturing

Finance, accountancy and commerce

Education, research and development

Management, consulting, design and technology

As a Bioengineering graduate, if you do opt for thehealthcare industry and related fields, you’ll go on to makea difference in your chosen field by meeting the challengesof producing a better quality of life for an increasinglyageing population. The specialisms you can follow inBioengineering at Sheffield could see you working in one ofthe following areas:

Biomedical Engineering will see you designinginstruments, devices, and software, bringing togetherknowledge from many technical sources to develop newprocedures, or inventing new equipment needed to solveclinical problems.

Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering willallow you to develop new ways to repair or replacediseased and injured tissue in the body. You couldtherefore be working with a wide range of peopleincluding materials scientists, polymer chemists, doctors,dentists, immunologists and clinical scientists.

Biological and Systems Bioprocessing will see youdesigning new manufacturing approaches for drugs andtherapeutic products such as proteins, cell therapies, andgene therapeutics.

Medical Devices and Systems will see you working inthe design of new instruments, devices and software,coordinating knowledge from various technical sources,developing new procedures and conducting research tosolve clinical problems.

Whichever route you choose, you’ll be well placed for anexciting career that involves working with living systems aswell as applying advanced technology to the complexities ofmodern day medical healthcare.

What our StudentsThink

Students rate the Faculty of Engineering at Sheffieldamongst the best in the UK

In the National Student Survey (NSS), students are asked torate teaching quality including: interest and enthusiasm ofstaff; assessment and feedback, academic support;organisation and management; learning resources and skillsdevelopment.

Our students consistently rate the Faculty of Engineering atthe University of Sheffield very highly with over 90%expressing satisfaction with their course in the 2010 NSS.

We listen to our students and when we review and updateour courses we take their views on board.

“The multidisciplinary nature ofBioengineering has enabled me tointeract with engineers from allbackgrounds in a groupenvironment, an important skillrequired in the work place. It hasalso provided me with a great dealof variety and new challengesevery semester which has allowedme to identify my strengths andimprove on my existing skills.”Completing your degree isn’t just about attending lectures andsitting exams; it’s also about exploring your academic interestsfurther. In the past two years I’ve spent my summer holidayscompleting research projects. Last year Iworked at Pennsylvania State University in theUSA and more recently in the Kroto ResearchInstitute at Sheffield University. Theseprojects brought the world of research to lifeand enabled me to apply the knowledge I hadgained in lectures to practical situations.

~ Hannah Askew MEng Biomedical Engineering

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Living in Sheffield

The city of SheffieldSheffield is an excellent place to be a student. It’s a realhome from home for the 50,000 strong student populationfrom the two universities and the many graduates thatchoose to stay on in Sheffield once their studies havefinished. Sheffield is one of the safest cities in the UK,according to recent crime statistics.

Sheffield is an hour away from Manchester, Leeds andNottingham and two hours away from London by train. Ithas all the facilities of a major city, but is small enough to becompact and friendly. Sheffield is also England’s greenestcity, with 150 woodlands and 50 public parks. One third ofSheffield is within the Peak District National Park(http://www.peakdistrict.org), one of the mostspectacular areas of natural beauty in the country and thesecond most visited National Park in the world.

Culturally, Sheffield offers a vibrant scene: award winningtheatres, cinemas, art spaces, nationally renowned clubs,live music and a fast growing creative industries quartercount amongst its amenities. A far-reaching cityregeneration scheme has enhanced the city centre byadding public spaces such as the Millennium Galleries andthe Winter Garden. The popular Devonshire quarter closeto the Faculty of Engineering offers a wealth of independentclothes and record shops, cafes, bars and restaurants.

Sheffield is vibrant and forward thinking and offers all theadvantages expected from England’s fourth largest city.

Sporting facilitiesSheffield has an international reputation for exceptionalsporting facilities. It’s home to Europe’s largest outdoorartificial ski resort – Sheffield Ski Village(http://www.sheffieldskivillage.co.uk) and the EnglishInstitute of Sport (http://www.eis-sheffield.co.uk) withstate-of-the-art ice rinks, plus numerous health and fitnesscentres and international sports venues such as Don ValleyStadium for athletics, Ponds Forge for swimming and diving,and Sheffield Arena for ice hockey.

The University’s sports facilities are conveniently locatedbetween the campus and the Student Villages. They includethree full-size floodlit synthetic turf pitches, a multi-purposesports hall, swimming pool, bouldering wall, four squashcourts, a floodlit tennis court and cricket nets. In the high-tech health and fitness centre, the fully-equippedactivity rooms host a range of classes from aerobics tomartial arts. For further information seehttp://www.shef.ac.uk/usport.

Student accommodationThe University of Sheffield has a fantastic range of highlyrated accommodation with everything you need to makethe most of your life here. It’s located in a desirable suburbthat’s attractive, safe, leafy and greatly sought after bySheffield residents. It’s also within easy walking distance ofthe University and on a frequent bus route.

The Endcliffe Village provides some great facilities andservices for our students, including two bars, a dining room,café, internet café, launderettes, study space, IT facilitiesand tennis courts. The Ranmoor Village offers an excellentmix of brand new en-suite apartments and studios.

To find out more see:http://www.shef.ac.uk/accommodation/

Union of StudentsVoted as the best Students' Union in Britain by the VirginAlternative Guide and winner of countless awards,members enjoy unparalleled facilities and services. You canfind live music, a 400-seat cinema, club nights, shops, anadvice centre, travel agent, banks and much more.

There are more than 150 different clubs and societies to getinvolved with, so you'll never be short of something to do.

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GCE/VCE A Levels: ABB (MEng) or BBC (BEng) from 3 GCE A Levels including GCE A Level Maths plus twoother Science subjects

Scottish Highers MEng: AAAB for SQA Highers (to include Maths and 2 Science subjects) or AB + AABB forSQA Advanced Highers + Highers (to include Maths and 2 Science subjects)

BEng: ABBB for SQA Highers (to include Maths and 2 Science subjects) or BC + BBBB forSQA Advanced Highers + Highers (to include Maths and 2 Science subjects)

Irish Leaving Certificate AABBB (MEng) or ABBBB (BEng) from 5 Highers, including Maths and two other Science subjects

BTEC Level N DDD in an appropriate subject area including Distinction in Further Maths, plus B in an A Level Science subject

International Baccalaureate 33 points (MEng) or 30 points (BEng) including 6/5 HL Maths and two Science subjects

Entry requirementsOur typical offers are shown below. If your qualifications are not listed and you would like to know whether or not theymeet our entry requirements, please contact us.

Applications for all our courses must be made through UCAS (University and Colleges Admissions Service) and submitted onlinevia the UCAS website http://www.ucas.com.

The deadline for applications to UCAS is normally around the middle of January of the year of entry. For precise dates for each yearplease see http://www.shef.ac.uk/undergraduate/apply/applying

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Visit Us

If you’d like to visit us before applying why not join one ofour University Undergraduate Open Days. Come and have alook round, talk to staff and students. You can take a tourof the campus, the Students' Union, and theaccommodation. There are talks about accommodation,studying abroad, student finance, and other things thatmatter to you. For further details, seehttp://www.sheffield.ac.uk/opendays/

Once you apply to us through UCAS, if you have thepotential to succeed on one of our courses we’ll invite youto one of our Bioengineering Visit Days which are heldbetween November and April. Don’t miss this chance. It’s agreat way to get a feel for the place, to talk to staff andstudents, to see the accommodation and to find out muchmore about our courses.

We look forward to welcoming you.

Further Information

For advice on entry please contact:

Mr Peter LomasBioengineeringFaculty of EngineeringUniversity of SheffieldMappin StreetSheffield S1 3JDTel: +44 (0) 114 222 7837Email: bioengineering@sheffield.ac.uk

For further information visit our websitehttp://www.sheffield.ac.uk/bioengineering

Another useful site which contains abundant informationand many helpful links, including an on-line Prospectus,details of University Open Days, fees and bursaries, is:http://www.shef.ac.uk/undergraduate

For international students, the following site containsinformation specific to your own country, as well as theSheffield International College, tuition fees and scholarships:http://www.shef.ac.uk/international

“The course has enabled me to doa PhD in tissue engineering at theUniversity of Sheffield - somethingI never thought I'd be able to do!”I chose Biomaterials Science and TissueEngineering and found it really interesting. Itgave me a strong bioengineering backgroundalong with an understanding of how thephysical properties of medical devices candramatically affect the immune responsewhen implanted.

I love Sheffield as there is always somethinggoing on, from walking in the Peak District,organised trips to different cities and variousclubs and classes.

~ Juliet BellMEng Biomaterials Science and Tissue Engineering,graduated 2008

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