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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

Draft Edition - Due to be published Thursday 9th April 2026

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Degree Programme Table: Biomedical Engineering (MSc) (non-UoE lead with Heriot-Watt) - 1 Year (Full-time) (PTMSCBMENG1F)

Jump to: Year 1

Year 1 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
75 credits of compulsory courses are taken at Heriot-Watt University.

Students then select either:

the Biomedical manufacturing stream taught at Heriot-Watt

or

the Bioelectronics stream taught at The University of Edinburgh.

The project component of this degree is undertaken at either Heriot-Watt University or the University of Edinburgh.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Technology Entrepreneurship (MSc)

Must be taken during Semester 2

PGEE11197 10 credits

Course options

Group A

Select between 40 and 45 credits in this group.

MSc BIomedical Engineering - Biomedical manufacturing stream - Heriot-Watt University

Select exactly 45 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Biomedical manufacturing stream courses are taught at Heriot-Watt University

Students select either the Biomedical manufacturing stream (taught at Heriot-Watt) or the Bioelectronics stream (taught at The University of Edinburgh).
OR

MSc Biomedical Engineering - Bioelectronics stream - University of Edinburgh

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Notes:
Bioelectronics stream courses are taught at the University of Edinburgh

Students select either the Biomanufacure stream (taught at Heriot-Watt) or the Bioelectronics stream (taught at The University of Edinburgh).
Lab-on-Chip Technologies
PGEE11042 10 credits
Sensors and Instrumentation (MSc)
PGEE11219 10 credits
Introduction to Bioelectronics (MSc)
PGEE11220 20 credits
AND

Group B

Select exactly credits in this group.

Dissertation (MSc in Biomedical Engineering)

Select between 0 and 60 credits of the following courses
Notes:
The project for this degree programme is undertaken at the Heriot-Watt University or the University of Edinburgh.
Selected courses must be taken during Block 5 (Sem 2) and beyond
Dissertation (MSc in Biomedical Engineering)
PGEE11279 60 credits
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