Specialist Diploma in Medical Device Science

What Type of Course is it?
This one-year, part-time Diploma course aims to develop specialist knowledge of the medical devices sector and to develop relevant technical and soft skills.
 
Delivered via blended learning the course will equip participants with state-of-the-art reference materials to support module topics. Participants will gain knowledge of the form and function of the human body and of various human diseases, the science of materials and the body’s response to them and the technology behind the design and manufacture of various medical devices. A focused project module and the practical and applied nature of programme delivery will require participants to apply their knowledge to real-world scenarios and engage in discussions with fellow students and module tutors which explore the key concepts in the design, development and use of medical devices.
 
How Will I Benefit?
This course will be of particular benefit to people who require medium-term up-skilling for career advancement within the medical devices sector, or for those looking for focused re-skilling with a view to a career change. If will be of benefit to those with a biology background to gain an appreciation of the technology and engineering aspects of the sector, and equally engineers will benefit from exposure to the science behind the devices.
 
On completion of the course participants will have highly marketable, up-to-date and confidence-building knowledge and skills relevant to the medical devices sector. They will have practiced and been assessed on a range of technical and transferable skills which will be beneficial at both the personal and enterprise levels.
 
If graduates so wish they can progress to the B.Sc. in Science & Technology Studies (NQF level 8) with credit for their studies. In this case they will be exempt from one elective stream in the Degree cycle.
 
Learning Objectives
On completion of the course students should have:

• An holistic appreciation of the science and engineering behind various medical devices
• Specialised knowledge of human anatomy, physiology and biochemistry and disease states which can be improved by the use of medical devices
• Technical knowledge of the chemistry and physics of materials and an appreciation of which materials can be used to best effect in medical devices
• Technical knowledge and skills in the design, development and manufacture of medical devices
• An appreciation of best practice, industry standards, policies and regulations within the medical devices sector