Biomedical engineering provides an opportunity for engineers and technologists to use their skills to address some of the biggest challenges facing human life, improving quality of life and curing pathologies. The Biomedical Engineering sector ranges from gene therapies to scanners for hospitals, through medical image analysis, among others.
There is a great demand to train professionals who can find a solution to these global health challenges, which is why the sector has grown exponentially in the last two decades, and there is a great demand for degrees related to the development of these skills.
The World Health Organization (“Human resources for medical devices: The role of biomedical engineers”. 2017), states that more biomedical engineering professionals are needed to design, test, regulate, maintain and manage medical devices and provide training on their safe use in healthcare systems around the world.
This program is taught in collaboration with various companies, institutions and medical centers, such as the Genetics Service of the Ramón y Cajal Hospital, and the Advanced Planning and 3D Manufacturing Unit (UPAM3D) of the Gregorio Marañón University Hospital. Some members of these services will give seminars, classes and direct student's final research projects, bringing clinical translation closer and allowing students to develop professional competences.
The Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering from Nebrija University came to be due to the need to create professionals who are capable of providing solutions focused on improving people's quality of life, combining engineering, biology and medicine.
All our degrees and curricula have been prepared in accordance with the new guidelines set by current legislation, having already been verified by the National Agency for Quality Assessment.
The student must complete 240 credits
Program whose objective is to promote the practical training of students, under the continuous supervision of the University's Department of Professional Careers, the academic department corresponding to the degree, and the collaborating company or institution where the internships are carried out. Counsel is given on the choice of internships, and monitoring and tutoring is provided, always taking into account the professional orientation of each student.
More information on Internships in CompaniesThis project involves the student carrying out research tasks in various subjects, under the advice of one or more professors from the Department and, occasionally, professionals from the business world. For this, the student has the possibility of choosing a project among those offered.
Nebrija University, which is committed to languages and quality, provides the student with added value with the Diploma in English Professional Communication, which will allow him/her to achieve with confidence the competence demanded to successfully join the labor market.
It corresponds to level C1.
More information hereProfesores Professors | Porcentaje de Doctores Percentage of PhD holders |
15 | 80% |
Official Degree:Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering
The admission profile in terms of skills, abilities and previous knowledge will be that of the student who has passed the baccalaureate in the technological field. More specifically, the following qualities are desirable within the student body:
• Basic knowledge of mathematics, physics, chemistry, graphic expression and computer science.
• Full ability for reading, reflection and oral and written communication.
• Knowledge of a foreign language (preferably English).
• Inquisitiveness, curiosity and their own initiative.
• Ability to work in a group.
240 ECTS credits.
Minimum 12 ECTS and maximum 90 ECTS per registration and academic period
Center responsible:School of Life and Nature Sciences
Branch of knowledge: Engineering and Architecture
Available places: 45
Type of Education: Classromm attendance
Academic year in which it was implemented: 2023 - 2024
Languages: Spanish / English
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Students who are in any of the following academic situations can apply for admission to the first year of studies:
Students who have started university studies at another Spanish or foreign university and, having not completed them, want to continue them at Nebrija University, or want to start other studies at this University, may apply for admission to years other than the first year.
In order to prepare this type of admission, we assume what Article 14 of RD 1393/2007, of October 29, which specifies admission to official Bachelor's Degree studies:
In addition, in any case, the provisions of Royal Decree 558/2010 of May 7 will be followed.
These systems and procedures must include, in the case of students with specific educational needs derived from disability, the appropriate support and counseling services, which will assess the need for possible curricular adaptations.
The admission process, in bachelor's degree programs, is divided into several phases, as detailed below:
1. Pre-registration
Students who wish to begin their university studies at Nebrija University must submit the admission application form along with the required documentation.
The submission of the application for admission together with the form for choosing the date for taking the admission test is done in person during a visit to the University, or is sent by postal mail to the University.
They can also start the admission procedure by filling out the online admission form. The Academic Information Department confirms receipt of the printed or online application for candidates and invites them to take the chosen admission test.
On the day of the admission test, candidates must submit, if they have not done so in advance, the following documentation:
2. Admission Test
Deadlines for pre-registration: February to July.
Enrollment period: Enrollment will take place annually from July 1 to September 30 for degrees that begin the academic year in September. Exceptionally, an extraordinary period will be opened for students who want to start their studies in the second semester. Enrollment must be done before the partial exams of the second semester.
Students easily find work in their first year as graduates, in research institutions or in companies and institutions in the sector. In addition, due to the strong technical nature of this degree and the skills developed, graduates could also work at the forefront of other areas of engineering, such as computer science, automation, etc.
The subject matter addressed by this bachelor's degree is aligned with the national Frameworks (such as the EECTI), European Frameworks (such as the Horizon Europe Strategic Plan), and the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The Strategic Lines and Priority Research to which they are related are Health, active ageing, the new digital Industry, and advanced materials.
The Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering has collaboration agreements with some of the best companies and institutions in the sector, where students can complete their professional internships and thus obtain a highly demanding first work experience.
The commitment of Nebrija University to the academic requirement, training in leading companies and institutions, innovation in multidisciplinary programs and international projection, places the University in the top positions of the most important rankings.
The International Ranking QS Stars awards Nebrija University the maximum score in the quality and satisfaction of students in teaching, employability of the graduates and the internationalization of the institution.
The national rankings also recognize Nebrija University as the first Spanish university in teaching and second in employability, highlighting its performance in research, knowledge transfer and internationalization.
The Bologna Declaration formalized the principles on which the European Higher Education Area should be based: quality, mobility, diversity, competitiveness and employment growth.
From this, Nebrija stands as an academic model of reference, educating students with excellent individual behavior, interaction with their environment and motivated by and for constant and continuous training. The Nebrija Institute of Professional Skills works every day to achieve the differentiation of our students through the development of attitudes and skills.
The main objective is for students to achieve the best of themselves through the development and empowerment of their personal skills and resources through personal self-knowledge.
In addition, some of the professional skills that are worked on within the three seminars are those related to interpersonal skills and active communication skills and negotiation, indispensable for our students to know how to transmit ideas, to argue them, to provide information and opinions in an adequate, clear and convincing way.
Within what will be their work performance, other aspects such as teamwork, conflict resolution and project management ability will be worked on.
In the third block, skills worked on are those aimed at increasing the student's employability. They will work with tools and techniques for job searching, and perform tasks that achieve in the student a greater use of their personal skills.
For all this we have currently active experts in selection of people, professionals dedicated to personal and professional training and professionals dedicated to the world of communication and the arts.
In this way, and in a complementary way to his/her specific training, we help the student create a differentiating pattern in the social and business environment in which he/she will be immersed when he/she finishes his/her studies.
Nebrija University has an International Mobility Office (IMO), which allows students to enjoy the experience of a mobility period in a country and environment other than their own, with the corresponding academic recognition. It is a fundamental part of the university's internationalization. We offer and manage the mobility of our Bachelor's degree students, as well as receive international students every Semester. To do this, we structure ourselves into 3 areas: Outgoing, Incoming and Erasmus.
In addition, to facilitate the international mobility of students, subjects that are a regular part of the curricula of foreign universities have been concentrated, within the Bologna plan. In the same way, the fourth year is considered as a possible year for students to carry out national or international internships (30 credits), while their final research project is supervised by the tutor using specific videoconference tools such as Blackboard Collaborate.
Specifically, the following existing agreements apply to students pursuing the Bachelor's in Biomedical Engineering:
In all of them, there are general agreements for the exchange of one student or for two semesters. Due to the great flexibility, more places can be established depending on student demand. Once the Bachelor's Degree is established, efforts will be made to internationalize it by signing new agreements with universities to promote cultural and academic exchanges.
Additionally, there are over 80 bilateral agreements with universities worldwide, applicable to any degree at the university, and more than 60 Erasmus agreements to facilitate student mobility.
At the same time, we manage scholarships from public and private organizations for both students and staff (PDI/PAS). [+info]
Note: The information published here is for guidance only and may be subject to modification.
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