Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering

⁽¹⁾ Ord: ordinary call, Ext: extraordinary call. Cut-off mark for the 2026/2027 academic year
⁽²⁾ Tuition fees for the ECTS credits of the first year. Other fees not included
⁽³⁾ Discount equivalent to 99% of the tuition fees for first-time enrolment, under a decree of the Xunta de Galicia

Description

Biomedical Engineering is a new branch of engineering centred on applying the principles, techniques and methods of engineering to the field of medicine. It is therefore a relatively new interdisciplinary degree in which the techniques of industrial engineering (mechanical engineering, electronics and automation engineering, chemical engineering, organisation engineering…), computer engineering and telecommunications engineering are applied to analyse and solve problems related to 21st-century medicine.

Applicant profile

• Basic knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, technical drawing and computing
• Full capacity for reading, reflection and oral and written communication
• Knowledge of a foreign language (preferably English)
• Inquisitiveness, curiosity and initiative
• Ability to work in a group
• Interest in the degree and in the profession for which it qualifies

Access and admission

• Baccalaureate with the university entrance exam (PAU) passed
• Higher vocational training qualifications
• Entrance exam for people over 25 or over 45
• Previous university degree

Career opportunities

• Manufacture, marketing and evaluation of medical devices and equipment (for prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation), special materials, implant devices, prostheses and robotic systems for biomedical applications
• Strategies related to the application and commissioning of biomedical equipment and systems
• Clinical engineering services in public and private health centres, and in the world of sport and leisure
• Telemedicine and telematic applications in the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses
• Medical informatics, such as software and health information systems for processing biomedical and bioimaging data
• Biotechnology and cell engineering
• The pharmaceutical industry and the food industry, in order to analyse and quantify the interaction between medicines/substances and biological parameters
• Manufacturing industry in general: ergonomics of products and processes and the impact of technologies on human health