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Sub-heaProvidingding/explanat a betoryt ertex tlif if ree quirfore dhumankind. 2 The University of Sheffield Contact us Contents Bioengineering Welcome from the Director of Bioengineering 3 What is Bioengineering? 4 Faculty of Engineering University of Sheffield Studying Bioengineering at the University of Sheffield 6 Mappin Street Sheffield S1 3JD Bioengineering Degrees at Sheffield – Building on our Success 8 Tel: +44 (0) 114 222 7837 Student Support 10 Fax: +44 (0) 114 222 7836 Careers and Prospects 11 www.sheffield.ac.uk/bioengineering What our Students Think 11 [email protected] Living in Sheffield 12 Entry Requirements 13 How to Apply 13 Visit Us 14 Further Information 14 3 Welcome from the Director of Bioengineering Thank you for your interest in Bioengineering at the University of Sheffield. The University of Sheffield’s Faculty of Engineering is one of the finest places to study in the UK. We have an excellent reputation for the quality of our teaching and research, for the support we offer our students and for the employability of our graduates. Bioengineering at the University of Sheffield is an innovative and technology driven subject, backed up by our long tradition of engineering and medical excellence. Our courses produce multi-skilled graduates with technical command and great potential. Our Bioengineering degrees have been designed to provide flexibility and choice. We offer BEng and MEng degrees with a common first year followed by a wide range of options that enable you to specialize in an area of your choice. You can also spend a year in industry or study abroad as part of your course. Bioengineers are in demand worldwide. As a Bioengineering graduate you will be highly sought after not only in the healthcare and related fields but by many other sectors looking for high calibre, numerate, multi-skilled engineers. We work closely with our partners in industry and the healthcare profession to ensure that our students have the relevant practical and theoretical knowledge to position them as front runners in the job market. We look forward to showing you how we can help you to fulfill your potential and hope this brochure will encourage you to find out more. When you have done so, we hope to welcome you in Sheffield on one of our Open Days so we can help you to decide if this is the right course for you. Professor Sheila MacNeil Director of Bioengineering Bioengineering – The combination of engineering and medical science to improve healthcare 4 The University of Sheffield What is Bioengineering? Bioengineers use engineering expertise to analyse and solve It also encompasses powerful emerging technologies such problems in biology and medicine. They develop innovative as computational modelling which can design and test new medical devices, implants, biomaterials and cultured tissue- medical devices such as new heart valves and stents. based transplants, processes and informatics approaches for the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease, for Bioengineers who work with biomaterials and human cells patient rehabilitation, and for improving health. Their work are developing new approaches for replacing diseased or helps people to achieve a better quality of life. damaged body parts. Small biopsies from patients can be taken and grown within degradable scaffolds and then Bioengineering has led to many technological transplanted back to the patient. breakthroughs which include: Bioengineering when applied to understanding and Non-invasive medical imaging techniques such as CT manipulating processes that govern living cells has led to (Computed Tomography) and MRI (Magnetic Resonance bacteria which can be cultured on an industrial scale to Imaging) created by computer processing manufacture proteins such as insulin. The future challenge X-ray imaging with contrast agents and Optical is to do the same with human cells for more widespread Coherence Tomography therapeutic use. Surgical instrument development If you are fascinated by the challenges of how engineering Replacement joints for hips, knees and fingers can benefit human health and you wish to learn how engineering principles, knowledge and skills can be applied Clinical rehabilitation equipment in an innovative way, then please read on. The design of artificial limbs and devices to assist failing hearts Implantable pacemakers and coronary stents STAFF PROFILE… “I’m a great believer that students should combine theory with as much practical experience as possible for becoming highly skilled engineers.” Hello. My name is John Haycock and I’m a Reader in Bioengineering in the Department of Materials Science and Engineering. Before I came to Sheffield I worked at Albany Medical College in New York, and before that I was a PhD student at the Medical School in Newcastle. Since joining the University at Sheffield I have established courses in Cell Biology, Group Projects in Bioengineering, Practical Labs in Biomaterials and a course in Scientific Writing. I am very enthusiastic about combining engineering and biology for an understanding of medical problems. This highly integrated approach is the only way that major leaps can be made in treating many healthcare problems. Bioengineering is a very ‘hands on’ subject and I’m a great believer that students should combine theory with as much practical experience as possible for becoming highly skilled engineers. At Sheffield you’ll be able to do this and gain tremendous experience in your degree through projects in hospitals, companies or in our own research departments. When I’m not at work I like to spend time with my family. I also like to head out to the Peak District most weekends on my mountain bike - and with Sheffield being so nearby you can pedal straight out from the city! ~ John Haycock Reader in Bioengineering 5 Bioengineers are in demand worldwide. Cultured cells growing on complex surfaces Bioengineering helps people achieve a better quality of life. Fluorescently labelled cultured cells getting acquainted with each other Our degrees are flexible, so you can specialise in the area of your choice. Cultured skin being grown for treatment of patients with burns injuries 6 The University of Sheffield Studying Bioengineering at The University of Sheffield Why study Bioengineering at Sheffield? What and how will you study? The Bioengineering courses at Sheffield bring together the The structure of our courses and the modules we offer are expertise of nine departments in Engineering, Science and described in more detail in the sheets included at the back Medicine. We provide a forward-looking approach that will of this brochure. Our courses are delivered through a contribute to improving medical care and the quality of combination of lectures, tutorials, laboratory work and human life, as well as creating new opportunities for practical projects. industry. Whichever course you choose, in the first year you’ll receive A degree in Bioengineering opens the door to a wide range a broad introduction to the relevant fundamentals of of rewarding career opportunities within the healthcare engineering, delivered by world-leaders in their fields. We’ll industry and related fields. This is a new, fast-growing also introduce the basics of bioengineering and show you how engineering sector, and rapid technological advances in the these disciplines combine in the development and application field promote continuous change and innovation. As the of engineering principles to improve human health. world population ages, costs and demands for healthcare are becoming critical; so bioengineers are, and will Our Bioengineering courses are multidisciplinary and you’ll increasingly be, in great demand. be taught by lecturers who specialise in materials, mechanical, control, electrical, chemical, clinical and civil There are countless reasons to study at the University engineering, as well as computer science, anatomy and of Sheffield. For further information see: physiology, and the biology, physics and chemistry of the http://www.sheffield.ac.uk/undergraduate/why human body. What we can offer you This ensures that your knowledge will be totally up-to-date If you choose to study Bioengineering at Sheffield we can and extremely relevant for a multidisciplinary degree. Your offer you: skills will also be transferable to other disciplines. A degree that is nationally and internationally recognized as a first-rate qualification. GRADUATE PROFILE… An engineering course relevant to the healthcare industry which will also give you knowledge and skills that can be utilised in other employment sectors. “I really enjoyed the variety of A flexible degree that allows you to play to your strengths subject areas covered by the and follow a specialism of your choice. degree and integrating all these Work experience that will give you an edge when you different areas to solve medical apply for jobs and enter the workplace. problems.” The opportunity to study abroad. I loved living in Sheffield throughout my degree due to the great First-class facilities including brand-new purpose-built mix of city life and nearby countryside. I feel really lucky to have been able to get a job and continue living here. Since graduating study space for Bioengineering students. I have trained within the NHS and am now registered