Graduate Diploma in Biomedical Engineering

At UNSW, Biomedical Engineering students can specialise in a range of areas including bioinstrumentation and bionics, biomechanics, clinical engineering, rehabilitation engineering, systems physiology, cell and tissue engineering, medical imaging technologies, and soft robotics.

Biomedical engineering at UNSW applies engineering principles to the development of technologies and solutions in a range of healthcare-related fields, including implantable bionics, drug delivery systems, medical imaging, radiotherapy, orthopaedic devices, robotic surgery, cell and tissue engineering, and physical rehabilitation.

UNSW's School of Biomedical Engineering has long been involved in conducting research to improve the cochlear implant, particularly the interface between the electrodes and neurons. UNSW's biomedical engineers are also involved in a project to develop an implantable bionic eye, which could potentially restore sight to thousands of people with retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration.

Biomedical engineers work in varied areas across industry, hospitals, government, universities and research institutes. Their work can involve lab research, designing and building medical equipment, testing new systems and processes, or sales and marketing. They often work as part of a team that creates or maintains a procedure or system aiding in healthcare, including installing, repairing and monitoring biomedical equipment and evaluating and developing better ways of conducting surgery.

An aptitude for mathematics and physics will help your study of Biomedical Engineering. Biomedical engineers have an aptitude for design and a passion for healthcare. If you are a natural problem solver and enjoy explaining how things work in detail, that is considered a good sign. The ability to look at a medical problem, analyse it in engineering terms, and work to find a solution is central to the discipline.