HEALTHCARE SCIENCE (REHABILITATION ENGINEERING) SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS
HEALTH STUDIES (Complete University Guide 2022) IN THE UK 6 TH
This course will give you the expert training you need to begin a rewarding and highly skilled career in the healthcare profession as a rehabilitation engineer. The course combines in-depth academic work with practical, clinical applications in our state-of-the-art facilities and build your skills on work and technological skills in a range of specialised healthcare settings.
NOTUITIONFEES: UKstudents**
Apply for an enhanced support package through the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme. (**conditions apply)
Rehabilitation engineering is an exciting, challenging and continually evolving field requiring a high level of responsibility and technical skill. As a rehabilitation engineer, you will work as part of a rehabilitation team including prosthetics and orthotists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, as well as patients and clinics in acute and community services. You will learn about the application of engineering principles to develop technological solutions and devices to assist individuals with disabilities and long-term conditions. This includes the design, construction and testing of a range of assistive technologies, including wheelchairs, artificial limbs, robotic aids and specialist seating. You will learn to build standard and custom-made devices, as well as learning about their importance towards revolutionising patient care and independence. TYPICAL MODULES INCLUDE: Year 1 • Anatomy and Physiology • M athematics and Physics for Healthcare Science • Informatics and Statistics • Pathophysiology • Scientific Basis of Engineering
Year 2 • F luid Mechanics, Biomechanics and Materials • Innovation and Medical Devices • Instrumentation Signal Processing and Imaging • Medical Equipment Lifecycle • Research Methods and Statistics Year 3 • R esearch Project • Professional Practice of Medical Engineering • R ehabilitation Engineering in the Clinical Environment • S cience and Principles Supporting Rehabilitation Engineering
swansea.ac.uk/student-loans-and-grants/ nhs-funding/ Global Opportunities available † Work Placement or Internship Opportunities available Contextual Offers available
TYPICAL OFFER: BBB (to include one STEM subject (Biology, Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics or Engineering)
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 160) †
BSc Single Honours ▲ Healthcare Science
View our subject guide here:
(Rehabilitation Engineering)
FUTURE CAREERS: The NHS starting salary for Healthcare Scientists is around £25,654, rising to £45,838. Graduates can expect to go on to careers in: • Electronic assistive technology • Clinical movement analysis ▲ 3 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page
• Wheelchair and seating • Prosthetics and orthotics • Telehealth and telecare
Accreditations include:
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