Biomedical engineering

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Trinity College Dublin

Ireland , Dublin

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake Deadlines25-Sep-2023

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Duration 5 year(s)

Tuition Fee

EUR 27,610 / year

Next Intake 25-Sep-2023

Biomedical engineering

About

Overview

Students who wish to study biomedical engineering apply to the engineering degree (TR032). The first two years are common to all engineering students and at the end of the second year students select biomedical engineering as their specialist area.

What is Biomedical Engineering?

Biomedical engineering is at the intersection of engineering, the life sciences and healthcare. Biomedical engineers take principles from applied science (including mechanical, electrical, chemical and computer engineering) and physical sciences (including physics, chemistry and mathematics) and apply them to biology and medicine. Although the human body is a more complex system than even the most sophisticated machine, many of the same concepts that go into building and programming a machine can be applied to biological structures and systems leading to new diagnostic and therapeutic tools. The goal is to better understand, replace or fix a target system to ultimately improve the quality of healthcare.

Biomedical engineers become involved in research and development, spanning a broad array of subfields: biofabrication, bioprinting, biomechanics, biomaterials, tissue engineering, neural engineering, medical devices, clinical engineering, medical imaging. Prominent biomedical engineering applications include the development of biocompatible prostheses, various diagnostic and therapeutic medical devices ranging from clinical equipment to micro-implants, advanced imaging methods such as MRIs and EEGs as well as development of regenerative materials, engineered tissues and artificial organs.

Biomedical engineering is a challenging professional discipline, requiring knowledge of biology and medicine, as well as understanding of a range of engineering subjects. It is also a very exciting field in which new methods and products are constantly being developed, using the latest technology in materials, mechanics, electronics, mathematical analytical methods and manufacturing processes.

Do you enjoyâ€¦

Finding out how living things work?
Analysing problems and formulating solutions?
Working with mathematics and numbers?

Graduate skills and career opportunities

Biomedical engineering is the fastest-growing career and this trend is expected to continue over the next decade. Irelandâ€™s medical technology sector has evolved into a global leader for medical device and diagnostic products, with exports annually exceeding â‚¬12bn. Ireland has over 450 companies involved in developing, manufacturing and marketing medical devices. These include Abbott, Bayer, Becton Dickinson, Boston Scientific, Johnson & Johnson, Guidant, Medtronic and Stryker. These companies have a strong demand for high quality graduates at the masterâ€™s and Ph.D. level because of the high technical level of their products.

Biomedical engineers also find employment in clinics and hospitals where they work as clinical engineers, responsible for complex, expensive diagnostic equipment and laboratories.

Your degree and what youâ€™ll study

Course topics include areas of mechanical, manufacturing, and electronic engineering, specialised topics in biomedical engineering and courses in basic medical and biological sciences. Example biomedical courses include:

Biomechanics, Biomaterials, Anatomy and Physiology, Cell and Molecular Biology, Medical Device Design, Tissue Engineering, Neural Engineering, Medical Imaging

In the third year you will study technical courses in both mechanical/manufacturing engineering and electronic engineering, along with courses in anatomy and physiology. In the fourth year and (optional) masterâ€™s (fifth) year you will study a range of technical subjects, including the specialised subject of biomedical engineering (see above).

Project work is an important aspect of this degree and there is an extensive research facility available to students. You will carry out several projects, including a major Capstone research project in your final year. Examples of final-year projects include:

Design of a branch stent for abdominal aortic aneurysm
Finite Element Modelling of 3D Printed Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering
Next Generation Hearing Prostheses: Improved decoding of attentional selection in a cocktail party environment
Determination of the effect of freezing on the mechanical properties of decellularised arteries
Head kinematics in contact sports

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Trinity is delighted to accept students from Jordan who have completed one of the international qualifications recognised by Trinity which are detailed below.

Accepted qualifications for direct applications include:

GCE A Levels

Click here for a quick guide to Trinity requirements for GCE A Levels
International Baccalaureate

Click here for a quick guide to Trinity requirements for International Baccalaureate
US High School Diploma with SAT or ACT

Click here for a quick guide to Trinity requirements for US High School Diploma

If you do not have any of these qualifications, you may join Trinity through our International Foundation Programme.

In addition, to qualify for admission to a degree course at the University you must:

Meet the minimum matriculation requirements (pass grades in English, Mathematics, a language other than English, and a full set of valid subjects for your examination system)
Display a high level of competence in the English language in one of the examination systems recognised by Trinity College Dublin.

Details on accepted English proficiencies are available on our Admission Requirements page
Satisfy course specific requirements. Some courses will have additional requirements and restrictions for admission.

They are detailed on the relevant course page and on our Admission Requirements page
Meet competitive standards for admission to the course.

Please note that posted scores are minimum entrance requirements only and do not guarantee admission. Where places are competitive, a student must have excellent examination results to qualify for a place on their preferred course.

These standards are indicative only and final assessment will be made by Trinity's Academic Registry.

Important note on your application

Applicants from your country will normally be defined by Trinity as Non-EU applicants; this is based on residency rather than nationality.

Your EU/Non-EU status is an important part of your application and it is your responsibility to determine your correct status before making an application, as the method of application and requirements will differ.

Determining EU/Non-EU status (Undergraduate)

Making an Application

For detailed information on how to make an application to study at Trinity College Dublin, please see our How to Apply Guide.

There are many different ways to come to University and Trinity encourages applicants from all backgrounds and circumstances to apply. For more information on alternative paths to Trinity, such as advanced entry transfers, please see our guide to non-standard applications here

English Program Requirements

Applicants for the Trinity International Foundation Programme require IELTS 5.0 overall, with 5.0 in Writing and no band below 4.5.

Applicants for all Undergraduate and Postgraduate programmes must present one of the following English language qualifications.

	QUALIFICATIONS	REQUIREMENTS
1	Irish Leaving Certificate	A grade D3 or better in Ordinary Level English
2	GCSE	A grade C or better in English Language
3	European Baccalaureate	English: 6 in your 1st language, or in 1st or 2nd Foreign Language
4	French Baccalaureate	Students presenting the OIB or International Option of the French Baccalaureate may satisfy the English language requirement by achieving a minimum of 12 (where the coefficient is greater than 5) in English Language and Literature. In cases where the coefficient is less than 5, a minimum result of 14 will be required.
5	International Baccalaureate	English A1, A2 or B: 5 at Higher Level (4 at Standard Level if presenting IB through English)
6	US High School Curriculum	A grade C in English taken in final year
7	TOEFL	Paper based 570 (with a TWE score of 4.5) / Computer based 233 (with a score of 4.5 in essay) / Internet based 90 (with a written score of 21) PG: 88 internet-based, 570 paper-based, 230 computer-based
8	University of Cambridge	180+ on Cambridge English scale with no less than 175 in each skill and use of English i.e., Proficiency Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2), Advanced Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2) PG: Proficiency Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2) Advanced Certificate, Grade C or better (CEFR Level C1 or C2)
9	IELTS	(Academic version) 6.5 (no individual band below 6). For Dental courses: IELTS (academic version) 7 (no individual band below 7) For Clinical speech and language studies: IELTS (academic version) 7 (no individual band below 7)
10	Pearson Test of English	(Academic) - PTE Academic: a minimum score of 63 (with no section score below 59).
11	Duolingo English Test	Minimum overall score of 110/160

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

EUR 27,610

How to Apply

You are here How to Apply > Making an Application > Undergraduate

Do you know if you should be making an application to Trinity directly or through the Central Applications Office? This is determined by your EU/Non-EU status with the University. You can assess your status, and your application route, on our Fees and Finances page.

CAO Applications

Applicants from EU/EEA countries would normally be defined as EU applicants and apply via CAO; this is based on residency rather than nationality.

Your EU/Non-EU status is an important part of your application and it is your responsibility to determine your correct status before making an application, as the method of application and requirements will differ.

Determining EU/Non-EU status (Undergraduate)

Determining EU/Non-EU Status (Postgraduate)

Overview

Standard applications for admission should be made online to the Central Applications Office (CAO) at www.cao.ie.

The CAO is independent of the University and administrates the application process for Trinity before an application is formally reviewed. If you have any queries on the online application process itself, please contact the CAO directly.

Normal application deadline

1 February

Late application deadline

1 May

Change of mind deadline

1 July

Note that applications to restricted entry courses, and by mature students must be made by 1 February.

For further information: View the CAO presentation

Application deadlines for 2022

20 January

Closing date for registration for the HPAT-Ireland test for entry to Medicine.

Final date for CAO online discounted application fee.

1 February

Normal closing date for CAO

Applications to restricted entry courses and applications from mature students must be made to the CAO by this date.

Closing date for submission of mature-students supplementary application forms (for all full-time courses except Nursing or Midwifery).

DARE and HEAR applicants must have applied to CAO

18 - 21 February

Date of HPAT-Ireland test for entry to Medicine

1 March

Closing date for applications to sit the University matriculation examination.

DARE applicants must have disclosed their disabilities and/or specific learning difficulties in their CAO applications, and fully and correctly complete Section A of the Supplementary Information Form.

HEAR applicants must have applied to HEAR and finalised all elements of their HEAR online application.

Applications from EU and non-EU students wishing to study as a visiting student for up to one academic year should be submitted online.

15 March

DARE applicants must have completed and returned sections B and C of the Supplementary Information Form

HEAR applicants must have submitted relevant evidence in support of their application to CAO.

19 March

Provisional date for Music Education entrance examination.

1 May

Late Closing Date for CAO

(Note: Late applications to restricted entry courses, and late applications from mature students will not be considered)

1 July

Closing date for submission of a 'Change of Mind' (i.e. changes to the order of preference of the courses on your application) to CAO.

2 October

Closing date for receipt of applications for the Reid Entrance Exhibition

Accepting an Offer

Accepting an offer (all applicants)

Applicants who wish to accept an offer of a place must submit a formal acceptance on-line , within the specified time period. If an acceptance is not submitted in time the offer will lapse. Please note that if an applicant does not follow the instructions in full, the right is reserved to cancel the offer.

School leavers & standard applicants

Offers to all successful EU applicants (school leavers) are made through the CAO in August following the publication of Leaving Certificate and GCE A-Level results.

The University does not make conditional offers prior to the publication of examination results. However, the level at which entry was granted in the previous year may give an indication of the level of achievement required.

Applicants are advised that the competitive entry level may fluctuate from year to year.

Mature Students

Offers to successful mature student applicants and to candidates who have deferred entry from the previous year will be issued by CAO in early July.

DARE and HEAR students

DARE students: a condition of acceptance of a DARE place is that students must register with the Disability Service. Failure to register or attend scheduled meetings with the Disability Service without prior permission could result in the reduced points DARE place being withdrawn.

HEAR students: a condition of acceptance of a HEAR place is that students must attend the HEAR Orientation Programme. Failure to attend without prior permission from the TAP office could result in the HEAR place being withdrawn or in the withdrawal of other potential post-entry supports (e.g. financial supports).

Direct Application (my.tcd.ie portal)

Applicants from non-EU/EEA countries would normally be defined as non-EU applicants and apply directly to Trinity via the my.tcd.ie portal; this is based on residency rather than nationality.

Your EU/Non-EU status is an important part of your application and it is your responsibility to determine your correct status before making an application, as the method of application and requirements will differ.

Determining EU/Non-EU status (Undergraduate)

Determining EU/Non-EU Status (Postgraduate)

So you've decided that Trinity College Dublin is right for your undergraduate career. How do you apply? An application can be created in Trinity's my.tcd.ie portal in a few simple steps.

Check out our undergraduate pathways infographic for a handy guide

Go to the Courses website and find the course you love.
Read the user guide for non-EU applicants.
Apply by selecting the 'Non-EU Application' link under the course description. You can save your application and return to it, but remember to submit it when you're finished!

An application fee of €55 is applicable for all direct applications to Trinity College Dublin. This payment must be made online following the instructions on the application form. The online application processing fee is non-refundable. The course application will not be submitted to Trinity until the application fee is paid in full.

Closing Dates

1 February for admissions decision by 1 April

1 February for Music Education Drama, Dental Science and Medicine

30 June for Advanced Entry (1 February for courses listed above)

30 June for rolling decisions

As part of the online application, applicants will also need to submit original or certified true* copies of:

Final second level qualification results
IELTS, Cambridge Advanced/Proficiency, TOEFL scores, for applicants whose first language is not English
Academic transcripts for each year of third level study and all third level qualifications awarded
SAT, AP or ACT scores (US and Canadian applicants only)
Two letters of recommendation
Passport
Application fee (non-refundable) and application fee payment form

Please note that where the statement of examination results is in a language other than English, applicants should submit a certified true translation of the statement along with a certified true copy of their original results with the application.

*A certified true copy is a photocopy of an original document that has been signed and stamped by a school principal or other official.

Managing Your Application

Once you have submitted an online application, you will be sent an acknowledgement email to the email address you provided when setting up your user account on the my.tcd.ie applicant portal. The applicant portal will allow you to send and receive communications regarding your application to Trinity.

You will be able to track the progress of your application at every stage of the admissions process, update your personal information, view decisions made on your application(s) and accept any offers you may receive. The application form provides a space to name an agent (usually a parent) who may communicate with the Applications and Admissions Team in Trinity's Academic Registry on your behalf.

You must nominate an agent if you wish anyone other than yourself to be permitted to exchange information about your application with the office.

Deferred Entry

Students who have received an offer may apply to defer their entry to Trinity for one year. Applicants should note that there is a limit on the number of deferrals that can be granted and therefore deferrals cannot be guaranteed. The procedures for deferral applications are set out below.

How to Apply to Defer a CAO Offer

Do NOT accept the offer.
Send an email, IMMEDIATELY to the Admissions Officer at [email protected], setting out the reason(s) for the request. Please enter CAO Deferral Request as the subject of the email.
The email must arrive in the Academic Registry at least two days before the shown on the Offer Notice. Trinity will notify the applicant of the decision in writing. If the deferral is not granted, you may then accept the offer for the current year.
In order to take up the deferred place, the applicant must reapply through the CAO by 1 February of the following year and the deferred course must appear as the first and only choice on this application.
After reapplying, the applicant must send their new CAO application number to Applications and Admissions Team, ([email protected]).

How to Apply to Defer a Direct Application Offer

Direct undergraduate applicants must request by email to defer their unconditional offer as soon as possible, by contacting the Admissions Officer, [email protected], setting out the reason(s) for the request. Please enter Deferral Request as the subject of the email.

If granted, applicants must notify Academic Registry by 1 February in the following year if they wish to take up the place. The deposit paid will transfer to the deferred year and applicants do not need to re-complete the application form in full.

Conditions

Applicants who have been given permission to defer entry must not in the intervening year:

Attend a third-level institution, or
Repeat the second level examinations (e.g. the Leaving Certificate) with the intention of applying for a different third-level programme.

If you do so, the deferral will lapse and you will then compete for a place in the normal way.

A place may be deferred for one academic year only.

CAO students who were permitted to defer their place will receive an offer of a place on the course in July of the following year.

Applying for Re-admission to Trinity College Dublin

Download the standard re-admission application form

Download the re-admission on medical grounds application form

EU Junior Fresh students who withdraw from Trinity before 1 February must re-apply through the CAO for admission in a subsequent year.

Non-EU Junior Fresh students withdrawing before 1 February must re-apply through the Academic Registry.
EU or non-EU students who withdraw from Trinity after 1 February should apply for re-admission through the Academic Registry by 1 August of the proposed year of re-entry. EU students who submit an application to CAO should not also apply for re-admission. Only one application will be assessed.

Students who are off the books without permission may be re-admitted to Trinity only at the discretion of the Senior Lecturer. They will be required to pay a fee of 358 euro.

In cases of ill-health the fee may be waived by the Senior Lecturer, but students will be required to send a certificate of fitness to return to studies to the Senior Lecturer, through their tutor.

Students who have completed a course of study or who have been off the books for a number of years may be re-admitted to Trinity subject to the student satisfying the general admission requirements and agreement of the relevant School/Department (where applicable)

Students who are off-books for medical reasons need to submit a certificate of fitness to return to studying to the Senior Lecturer, via their tutor, before 1st August.

Students who are off-books with permission for personal or academic reasons are not required to apply for re-admission and should register in the normal way.

Applying for a Transfer (Internal and Advanced Entry)

Applying for an internal transfer within Trinity College Dublin

Internal Transfer Form

Students may apply, through their tutor, for permission to transfer to another course. Transfer application forms , should be submitted to the Applications and Admissions Team via email to [email protected] who will process the applications on behalf of the Senior Lecturer

While every effort will be made to allow adequately qualified students to change course, it will not be possible to permit a transfer into a course which already has a full complement of students. In the case of Junior Fresh transfers students will not be permitted to transfer if they do not have sufficient points for the course into which they are seeking to transfer.

All students who are being considered for a transfer to the first year of another course should register for the course to which they were admitted

Under no circumstances should students register or attend lectures for a course that they have applied to transfer to until their application to transfer has been formally approved by the Senior Lecturer.

Categories of transfer applicants

1.1. Continuing Junior Fresh students and non Junior Fresh students seeking to transfer into the Junior Fresh year of a different course.

Important Note: Drama, Medicine and Music Education all have special entry procedures and require application before 1st February so that they can be included in these procedures.

Further details below.

1.2. Newly entered Junior Fresh students who in their first term are seeking to transfer into the Junior Fresh year of a different course.

Closing Date: 14th October 2022.
Further details below.

1.3. Continuing Junior Fresh students and non Junior Fresh students seeking to transfer into a year other than the Junior Fresh year of a different course.

Closing Date: 14th October 2022.
Further details below.

1.1. Continuing Junior Fresh students and non Junior Fresh students seeking to transfer into the Junior Fresh year of a different course.

Closing Date: 1 August

Note: Students who miss this cut-off date may apply in the same way as newly entered Junior Fresh students i.e. by 14th October 2022.

These applications will be assessed solely on the basis of their original entry qualifications. Therefore no consultation with academic units takes place regarding requests in this category. Decisions in this category are made at the same time as the publication of the CAO Round One Offers.

With the sole exception of mature students, Trinity examination results will not be taken into consideration. Applications from mature students will be sent to the academic unit for decision.

Note: Students who have re-applied for courses in Trinity via the CAO should not submit an internal transfer form as well.

Decisions

All students are notified in writing of the result of their application. Where the request has been turned down a copy of the email is also sent to the student's tutor.

Where the transfer is being permitted the student is informed, in writing, and requested to confirm acceptance by a particular date. Once a student has confirmed their acceptance, via email, to the Admissions Team a copy of their email will be circulated to their tutor and all relevant academic and administrative offices. Only at this point will the Student Record File be updated

Note: Students in this category should be aware that if their transfer is successful, they will be liable for tuition fees as they are repeating a year.

1.2. Newly entered Junior Fresh students who in their first term are seeking to transfer into the Junior Fresh year of a different course.

Closing Date:14th October 2022

All applications will be held until the closing date (with the exception of applications from students failing to satisfy the requirements or who do not have the points required for the course into which entry is sought. These will be notified immediately that they are ineligible).

Decisions on applications received by the closing date will be made on the basis of the following criteria:

availability of places
entry qualifications
timetabling constraints

Applicants are ranked on the basis of the entry qualification and places allocated according to the number of places available.

The names of unsuccessful applicants are retained in the event of a place(s) becoming available e.g. if a student withdraws from College.

Consultation with academic units does not normally take place when this category of applications is being assessed.

Schools and departments must not enter into individual arrangements with transfer applicants. Transfers will not be permitted at a level lower than the published cut-off point at which offers were made.

In no case can acceptance of a transfer be cited by students as grounds for poor performance at examinations.

Decisions
All students are notified in writing of the result of their application as soon as possible. Where the request has been turned down a copy of the letter is also sent to the student's tutor.

Where the transfer is being permitted the student is informed, in writing, and requested to confirm acceptance by a particular date. Once a student has confirmed their acceptance, via email, to the Admissions Team a copy of their letter will be circulated to their tutor and all relevant academic and administrative offices. Only at this point will the Student Record File be updated

1.3. Continuing Junior Fresh students and non Junior Fresh students seeking to transfer into a year other than the Junior Fresh year of a different course.

Closing Date: 14th October 2022

Applicants in this category will be assessed in consultation with the school(s) or department(s) concerned, on the basis of the total qualifications presented.

Original entry qualifications and
College examination results.

All academic requirements of a student's current course must be satisfied unless specified otherwise in the College Calendar under individual course regulations, i.e. to transfer into the SF year of a course JF students must be eligible to rise with their year.

Decisions

All students are notified in writing of the result of their application. Where the request has been turned down a copy of the letter is also sent to the student's tutor.

Where the transfer is being permitted the student is informed, in writing, and requested to confirm acceptance by a particular date. Once a student has confirmed their acceptance, via email, to the Admissions Team a copy of their letter will be circulated to their tutor and all relevant academic and administrative offices. Only at this point will the Student Record File be updated.

Applying to transfer to Trinity College Dublin from another institution (Advanced Entry)

2.1 .Transfer from another third-level institution to the first year of a course at Trinity

If you are currently an undergraduate student in any year in any one of the Higher Education Institutions (and entered that HEI through the CAO system), you may apply to transfer to the first year of a course at Trinity by applying to CAO by 1 February of the intended year of entry to the University.

However, there is also a late application facility, which allows applications (in paper form only) to arrive in CAO not later than 5:15 pm on 22nd July of the intended year of entry to the University.

See in the CAO handbook for further details.

2.2 Advanced Entry

Advanced entry is admission to the second or a subsequent year of a full-time undergraduate degree course.

Students who have successfully completed one or more years in a similar, full-time, course at degree level or who have completed a recognised diploma or an ordinary degree in a related discipline to a sufficiently high standard may apply for advanced entry to Trinity.

2.2.1 Students in the first year of a full-time degree course at another institution seeking to apply for entry to the second year of a similar course at Trinity

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An applicant may appeal a decision on one of the following grounds:
1. Where the applicant is of the view that their application has not be processed in line with the published criteria.
2. Where the applicant is of the view that the decision is based on misinterpretation of information and/or data submitted as part of the application process.
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