Prosthetics and Biomechanics Courses in UK

Several UK academic institutions are preferred by international students for obtaining advanced qualifications in the medical science programmes such as Prosthetics, Orthotics, Biomedicine, Biomedical Materials and Biomechanics.

Prosthetics and Biomechanics Courses offered by the University of Sheffield, University of Manchester, Lancaster University, University of Strathclyde, Loughborough University, Imperial College London, Liverpool John Moores University, University of Salford and Writtle College have a high reputation worldwide and every year large numbers of overseas candidates are traveling to these universities to obtain a global standard qualification in their chosen field.

Imperial College London is preferred by the students who want to do a M.Phil in Biomechanics and Robotics or PhD in Biomechanics and Robotics while Liverpool John Moores University is preferred for programmes such as Biomechanics of Gait and Posture MSc, MSc in Sports Biomechanics, PG Diploma in Sports Biomechanics and PG Certificate in Sports Biomechanics.

Biomechanics MSc, Biomedical Materials M.Phil, Biomedical Materials MSc by Research and Biomedical Materials PhD courses are available at the University of Manchester and courses such as BSc in Prosthetics and Orthotics, MSc in Prosthetics and Orthotics and M.Phil in Prosthetics and Orthotics are offered at the University of Strathclyde.

Other courses available in various fields of Prosthetics, Biomedicine and Biomechanics  are Computational Biomechanics MSc offered by the University of Sheffield, Biomedicine MSc conducted at the Lancaster University, Biomechanics MSc available at the Loughborough University and Prosthetics and Orthotics BSc offered at the University of Salford.

Short term certificate courses in Biomechanics are also available at various colleges and universities in the United Kingdom. Writtle College is very popular for Biomechanics certificate courses and course duration of these programmes varies from three months to one year.

More information about these study programmes can be availed either from the respective university websites or from the official website of the British library.