Biomedical Engineering

The Master of Engineering (ME) at University of Galway is part of an integrated (Bachelors + Masters) 4+1 programme of study, meeting the European Framework Standards for engineering accreditation. Successfully completing this (level 9) ME course, as part of an accredited 4+1 structure, will allow you to achieve the educational requirements for Chartered Engineer (CEng) status upon graduation.



The ME programme on its own is a 60ECTS one academic year course of study. Graduates with an honours degree in a cognate Engineering discipline may be eligible to take the ME. This will be of interest to graduates who wish to study more advanced topics in their core engineering discipline. Applicants wishing to use the ME programme as part of their CEng certification should be aware that professional accreditation is assessed by the Engineering Councils on the basis of the aggregate periods of study (Level 8 + Level 9), and not on the Masters year alone. Candidates need to satisfy themselves that their undergraduate (Level 8) degree meets the relevant standards.



The ME (Master of Engineering) programme in Biomedical Engineering is designed to give advanced technical, analytical, and transferrable knowledge and skills in biomedical engineering to graduates who already hold an undergraduate degree in engineering.

Year 1 (60 Credits)

Optional IE446: Project Management - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional BME5100: Advanced Computational Biomechanics - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional IE450: Lean Systems - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional ME4105: Safety Engineering - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional MP494: Partial Differential Equations - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional EE5121: UX Design for Medical Devices - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional EE502: Bioinstrumentation Design - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional BME5104: Finite Element Methods in Engineering II - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional CT4101: Machine Learning - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional CT5200: Fundamentals of Python Programming - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional EE4104: Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Engineering Applications - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional BME5111: Advanced Biomedical Thermodynamics - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Optional BME5101: Mechanobiology - 5 Credits - Semester 1

Required BME5112: Biomedical Engineering Individual Masters Project - 10 Credits -



Semester 1

Required BME5109: Biomedical Engineering BioInnovate project - 15 Credits - Semester 1

Optional ME516: Advanced Mechanics of Materials - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional MD507: Stem Cells & Gene Therapy II - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional BME501: Advanced Finite Element Methods - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional ME5106: Advanced Manufacturing - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional BME502: Advanced Tissue Engineering - 5 Credits - Semester 2

Optional REM502: Translational Medicine - 5 Credits - Semester 2

ME (60 ECTS), MSc (90 ECTS)

1 Year, full-time.

Next start date: September 2026

Our graduates are highly sought after by employers in the biomedical engineering field, and have gone on to successful careers in a variety of settings, including international medical device companies, innovative start-up companies, and research institutions.



Our campus is situated in Galway city; the centre of the biomedical industry in Ireland. The medical technology sector in Ireland is recognised as one of five global emerging hubs. Eight of the world’s top ten med-tech companies are based here, and devices designed and made in Galway are saving lives all over the world.



Graduates will also be ideally qualified to undertake PhD-level research, leading to employment in the academic and industrial research sectors.