University of Newcastle - Newcastle - Callaghan
Medical engineering is a new and exciting discipline of engineering spanning medicine, biomedical science and engineering. Medical engineers seek to improve human health through the development and design of equipment, devices, computer systems and software. A degree in medical engineering allows you to combine your interest in health and medicine with creativity and problem-solving to address health care challenges such as metabolic disorders, remote diagnostics and health care accessibility. We offer the only medical engineering degree in NSW, so our graduates are uniquely placed to improve lives both locally and around the world.
Major in medical biomechanics or medical devices.
You will also take courses in human pathophysiology, analog and digital communications, programming and computing, pharmacology, engineering design and neurobiology.
Elective pathways: All University of Newcastle Engineering (Honours) programs
facilitate the study of a wide range of elective pathways to customise our students' learning experience. These can deepen or broaden the knowledge base of the core program, depending on the student's desires and interests.
Depending on your area of specialisation, you could work with biomechanical devices, surgical equipment, nanotechnology drugs and tests, prosthetic limbs, artificial organs, electrical and computing systems for radiotherapy, respiration or dialysis, digital medical records, and app-based health detection and diagnostics tools.
The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.
ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds | ATAR (excluding adjustment factors) | Selection Rank (including adjustment factors) |
---|---|---|
Highest rank to receive an offer | <5 | <5 |
Median rank to receive an offer | <5 | <5 |
Lowest rank to receive an offer | <5 | <5 |
<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made
Please refer to the University of Newcastle website for admission criteria information.
This information is sourced from Course Seeker, a joint initiative between the Australian Government and the Tertiary Admission Centres. View more information on Course Seeker.
Open to students from all universities, Honours in Biomedical and Health Sciences builds on your bachelor’s degree in science or health and enables you to explore your interests in research. If you’re interested in pursuing a PhD or becoming a qualified health professional, then Honours is an ideal pathway.
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