Biomedical Materials (with placement year) at Loughborough University
Biomedical Materials (with placement year) (MEng (Hon), J5BX) at Loughborough University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Main course page on lboro.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check lboro.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsSubject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
15% of entrants have no UCAS points recorded. The middle entrant with points had 128–143 points.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 78%, no formal qualifications 15%, a baccalaureate 7%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Engineering (with Honours)
- Code
- J5BX · J5 materials technology
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- built in
- Year abroad
- optional
Accredited by the Institute of Materials, Minerals and Mining (IOM3) on behalf of the Engineering Council for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
90%
still studying
UK 93%
15%
left higher education
UK 7%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
30 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course84%88%
Learning opportunities83%88%
Assessment and feedback80%78%
Academic support90%90%
Organisation and management76%86%
Learning resources89%89%
Student voice79%82%
30 final-year students · 85% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£32k3 years£34k5 years£42.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
70% working5% working and studying15% studying5% unemployed
UK, same subject: 93% in work or study
75%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 75%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 85%
65%
use what they learned
UK 65%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Figures are for the main course; this variant is listed with it. Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Loughborough, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE11 3TU
Subjects
materials engineering engineering and technology
Campus
- Campus
- Loughborough University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Materials technology at other universities
One course at each of 8 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Imperial College London | Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering MEng (Hon) | 144 - 156 points | 224–239 |
| Bangor University | Engineering (Mechanical) MEng (Hon) | 128 - 144 points | — |
| Queen Mary University of London | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hon) | 131 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| University of Birmingham | Materials Science and Engineering BEng (Hon) | 136 points | 144–159 |
| University of Leeds | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hon) | AAB | 128–143 |
| University of Sheffield | Materials Science and Engineering MEng (Hons) | AAB | 160–175 |
| Swansea University | Materials Science and Engineering BEng (Hon) | 104 - 128 points | under 96 |
| City College Plymouth | Civil Engineering FdSc | 56 points | — |
| Loughborough University | Biomedical Materials (with placement year) this course | — | 128–143 |
See all 50 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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