University Carlos III of Madrid
Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering (English)
Leganés, Spain
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 7,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for non-European students | for EU students: € 1,500/year
Key Summary
The Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering is aimed at training professionals in different areas, including developing and designing new technologies and medical instrumentation and imaging, including tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
It is an interdisciplinary degree in which techniques from different areas of engineering such as electronic, mechanical, chemical, IT, telecommunications, and materials, are applied to 21st-century analysis and problem-solving in medicine and biology. Students are taught how to develop and design new medical instrumentation and imaging technologies, biomaterials, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, implantable medical devices, numerical simulation, and mathematical analysis of biological and medical systems.
This degree is taught in English. Equipped with specialized laboratories, it has a strong practical component. Students can carry out rotations in the healthcare industry as well as professional internships in companies, hospitals, and research centers in biomedical engineering.
Studies in English only
This degree courses completely in English. No groups are available in Spanish in any subject. You must take into mind that:
- In groups in English, all work (classes, drills, exercises, tests, etc.) shall be conducted in English
- During the first year, it must establish an English B2 level, pass a test, and provide one of the supported official certificates or any way determined by the university
- After completing the studies, the DS mention of having carried out the studies in English will appear
Employability and professional internships
UC3M has agreements with over 3000 companies and institutions in which students can undertake internships and access job openings.
A total of 93.4 % of graduates from this University enter the job market the first year after finishing their studies, according to the 2019 XXIV Estudio de Inserción Profesional (Professional Placement Study).
Year 1 - Semester 1
- Calculus I (6 ECTS)
- Chemistry (6 ECTS)
- Introduction to Bioengineering (6 ECTS)
- Linear Algebra (6 ECTS)
- Programming (6 ECTS)
Year 1 - Semester 2
- Calculus II (6 ECTS)
- Cell and Molecular Biology (6 ECTS)
- Humanities (3 ECTS)
- Physics I (6 ECTS)
- Physics II (6 ECTS)
- Writing and Communication Skills (3 ECTS)
Year 2 - Semester 1
- Biochemistry (6 ECTS)
- Biomechanics of Continuum Media I (solids) (6 ECTS)
- Differential Equations (6 ECTS)
- Physics III (6 ECTS)
- Systems and Signals (6 ECTS)
Year 2 - Semester 2
- Biological Systems (6 ECTS)
- Biomechanics of Continuum Media II (Fluids) (6 ECTS)
- Electronic Technology in Biomedicine (6 ECTS)
- Materials Science and Engineering (6 ECTS)
- Numerical Methods in Biomedicine (6 ECTS)
Year 3 - Semester 1
- Advanced Knowledge of Spreadsheets (1.5 ECTS)
- Control Engineering (3 ECTS)
- Information Skills (1.5 ECTS)
- Measuring Instrumentation (6 ECTS)
- Medical Physiology I (6 ECTS)
- Statistics (6 ECTS)
- Transport Phenomena in Biomedical Engineering (6 ECTS)
Year 3 - Semester 2
- Fundamental of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (6 ECTS)
- Introduction to Biomaterials (6 ECTS)
- Introduction to the Design of Medical Instrumentation (6 ECTS)
- Medical Image Processing (6 ECTS)
- Medical Physiology II (6 ECTS)
Year 4 - Semester 1
- Computational Biology (6 ECTS)
- Humanities (3 ECTS)
- Robotics (3 ECTS)
Year 4 - Semester 2
- Bachelor Thesis (12 ECTS)
- Bioethics (3 ECTS)
- Soft Skills (3 ECTS)
Electives to choose in 4th year - First Semester
At the end of your studies, you must have obtained a total of 30 credits of selectivity
- Introduction to Biomedical Image (6 ECTS)
- Medical Instrumentation and Devices (6 ECTS)
- Tissue/Organ Regeneration and Bioengineering (6 ECTS)
- Biomedical Applications of Nanotechnology (6 ECTS)
- Biomedical Microdevices (6 ECTS)
- Professional Internships (12 ECTS)
Electives to choose in 4th year - Second Semester
At the end of your studies, you must have obtained a total of 30 credits of selectivity
- Advanced Biomaterials, 3D Bioprinting, and Micro/Nanofabrication (6 ECTS)
- Advanced Topics in Medical Imaging (6 ECTS)
- Instrumentation and Multimodality Imaging (6 ECTS)
- Synthetic and Systems Biology (6 ECTS)
- Professional Internships (12 ECTS)
Mobility
Exchange programs
The Erasmus program permits UC3M first-degree and post-graduate students to spend one or several terms at one of the European universities with which UC3M has special agreements or take up an Erasmus Placement, a work placement or internship at an EU company. These exchanges are funded with Erasmus Grants which the EU and the Spanish Ministry of Education provide.
The non-European mobility program enables UC3M degree students to study one or several terms in one of the international universities with which the university has special agreements. It also has funding from the Banco Santander and the UC3M.
These places are offered in a public competition and are awarded to students with the best academic record and who have passed the language threshold (English, French, German, etc..) requested by the university of destination.
- QS World University Rankings Top 50 Under 50
- 35th spot worldwide and ranked 10th in Europe, on QS Top 50 Under 50 Ranking
- QS World University Rankings
- 319th position on the QS World University Rankings 2024
- QS World University Rankings Subjects Rankings
- Among the world’s best universities in 13 academic fields, according to QS World University Rankings by Subject 2023
- QS Graduate Employability Rankings
- Among the 136 best universities in the world for employability, according to THE’s Global University Employability Ranking 2022.
The goal of training in Biomedical Engineering is to provide graduates with the knowledge, techniques, abilities, and attitudes necessary for this profession and is summarized in the following general objectives:
- Training provides the graduate with a solid scientific foundation to fully meet the professional challenges of the biomedical sector.
- Promoting the capabilities and competencies aimed at problem-solving, initiative, decision-making, creativity, analysis, and critical reasoning.
- Providing the necessary technological knowledge that will allow the graduate to tackle problems in the field of biology.
- Preparing graduates to carry out a unified scientific approach in matters related to biology, medicine, and technology.
- Training professionals who can apply the concepts of engineering to the fields of biology and health.
- Preparing graduates in a variety of social, interpersonal, emotional, and work competencies within a multidisciplinary and international environment.
- Providing graduates with technical skills and the sensitivity that will allow them to promote, organize, and carry out innovations in the area of biomedical engineering.
- Providing the know-how to use clinical and biomedical instruments to obtain, organize, and interpret scientific and health information.
- Giving the necessary foundation for independent learning, or further study of a postgraduate degree, enabling students to engage in in-depth academic pursuits and/or specialize in different fields of biomedical engineering.
- Fomenting personal development in all its facets: scientific, cultural, and human. etc., resulting in a greater critical capacity and deeper understanding of problems, leading to an exercise of freedom, with respect for legal pluralism and a spirit of solidarity, to create spaces of equality, coexistence, and friendship.
- Fostering the social values inherent in a peaceful society, contributing to democratic coexistence, respect for human rights, and basic principles such as fairness and equality.
It is noteworthy that this degree will provide students with capabilities that have an increasing demand in a national and international context, and require an attitude of constant updating, national and international collaboration, multidisciplinary communication, and ethical commitment to society.
Depending on the chosen path, the degree will also provide more specific skills related to the chosen intensification: Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, biomedical imaging, and biomedical instrumentation.
The profile of graduates enables them to work in very different fields, including the Biomedical Engineering and Biotechnology business world, the hospital system, public or private biomedical research centers, and public administration.
Professional outlets
Graduates are entering different companies in the biomedical engineering field, such as pharmaceutical companies, biotech companies, hospitals, and research centers as well as renowned European and American masters to continue their training. Moreover, some research projects are carried out at Carlos III University, by graduates in Biomedical Engineering, both with funded college scholarships, from national or international funds, as well as with private funds.
Within the areas of work associated with Biomedical Engineering, we find:
- Companies or companies in charge of the design of medical therapy equipment, diagnostics, and monitoring of medical instruments. Companies providing health services, evaluation, and transfer of biomedical technologies.
- Design and manufacture of new drugs or therapies in pharmaceutical companies.
- Work in hospitals as part of the clinical engineering service, improvement of treatments and instruments, study and analysis of image data.
- Consulting companies with projects in the bio-health field.
- Research centers as part of projects for the design of novel therapies or new diagnostic methods and instruments.