Overview

The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Professional) is designed to equip you with skills, knowledge and industry connections in your engineering field of choice. Choose from a host of majors and undertake industry-linked projects in your chosen field every semester. Plus, gain full-time insight into engineering in a real-world setting with a 12-month paid work placement.

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Your major

Biomedical

Learn to improve health care and quality of life through the application of electrical, electronics and systems engineering in medicine and biology. You’ll develop and use the newest technologies and round out your knowledge with real-world learning experiences. Featuring an array of industry-linked project opportunities, a Swinburne biomedical major gets you ready for the real world. Graduates are eligible to apply for graduate membership of Engineers Australia.

Your industry experience

Build up your CV with real industry experience through Work Integrated Learning, guaranteed for all our bachelor degrees. This Professional Degree includes a 12-month paid work placement, eight industry-linked projects, and guaranteed industry-based projects every semester starting from year 1. Benefit from Swinburne’s industry partnerships, gain invaluable work experience, and earn credit towards your degree.

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Skills you’ll learn

  • Applying engineering principles to health
  • Fundamental physiology principles
  • Medical and prosthetic device creation
  • Design and manufacturing processes
  • Medical imaging principles
  • AI and machine learning techniques

Your career opportunities

  • Biomedical engineer
  • Clinical engineer
  • Medical device designer
  • Medical electronics engineer

Key codes

CRICOS course code
107338G
VTAC Code (IFP)
3400210753
VTAC Code (CSP)
3400210751
International student visa

International students in Australia who hold student visas are required to study full-time and on campus. Courses that are taught entirely online are only available to international students studying outside Australia or those in Australia who are not on a student visa. Online courses are not available to international students in Australia who hold a student visa.

Professional accreditations

Why Swinburne?

86.1% of graduates found employment within 4 months of completing their course

#45 for Automation and Control

Top 100 for Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Ranked Top 175 in Engineering and Technology

Times Higher Education World University Ranking by Subject 2023

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