FORWARD
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Health & Bioengineering
First accreditation wave

Bioengineering and Medical Devices

Design, test, maintain and regulate the devices African health systems depend on, and increasingly need to build locally.

BEng (Hons)Campus4 years (incl. co-op)Intake August 2027
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Employment thesis

What this programme is designed to produce

Forward publishes the destination of every programme before you enrol. If the thesis stops holding, the programme is reviewed and, where necessary, retired. Next review: 2031.

Roles

  • Biomedical engineer
  • Medical device design engineer
  • Clinical engineering lead
  • Regulatory and quality specialist

Employer types

  • Hospital groups and health systems
  • Device manufacturers and distributors
  • Regulators and standards bodies
  • Health-technology ventures

Target outcomes we hold ourselves to

  • 84% in a named role within 6 months
  • Every graduate takes one device through a design-control file
  • 100% completing 12 months paid co-op

Compulsory · The Forward Core

How the Core works →

Every Forward programme, including this one, carries the same five cross-cutting requirements. They are graded, not optional.

  • AI Fluency
  • Quantitative Reasoning
  • Ethics and African Context
  • Human-Advantage Skills
  • Enterprise

Includes 12 months paid work-integrated learning

Placement in a hospital biomedical unit or device manufacturer. Read the co-op commitment

Am I eligible?

Check yourself against the published requirements

7 questions written specifically for Bioengineering and Medical Devices. Every answer is checked against a requirement Forward has published, and the result tells you which page that requirement comes from. Indicative only, the admissions office decides on your full file.

Question 1 of 70%

What is the highest qualification you hold or are completing?

Requirement tested: A completed upper-secondary qualification (UACE, A-level, IB, high-school diploma or recognised equivalent), or a post-secondary award.

Structure

How the 4 years run

  1. 01

    Year 1

    Foundations and Forward Core

    • Human biology for engineers
    • Electronics and materials
    • Forward Core
  2. 02

    Year 2

    Device engineering

    • Instrumentation and signals
    • Design controls and standards
    • Sterilisation and safety
  3. 03

    Year 3

    Co-op

    • 12 months paid work-integrated learning
    • Clinical engineering rotation
    • Assessed employer review
  4. 04

    Year 4

    Capstone and enterprise

    • Device capstone with design file
    • Regulatory submission practice
    • Forward Core: enterprise