The course is intended for those who wish to deepen their knowledge of the human body out of personal interest or for career advancement or change. It will allow medical device operatives and technicians to advance their biomedical knowledge. It will be beneficial to those from a science or engineering background who wish to transfer existing skills and develop specialist knowledge in order to move into the medical devices sector. It will also be of benefit to current Medical Device Engineers by providing insight into the ultimate environment of their products.