A four-year MEng, BJ95
Delivered by the Department of Materials; Imperial describes a professionally accredited degree that specialises in biomaterials and tissue engineering.
Undergraduate · Imperial Biomaterials
Imperial Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering: materials science aimed at medicine
Imperial's Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering MEng is a four-year, professionally accredited Master's degree in the Department of Materials. It follows materials science and engineering for two years, specialises in biomaterials in the third and reaches tissue engineering and a research project in the fourth. It asks for Mathematics with Physics or Chemistry, and uses an applicant day rather than a test.
Official information · last verified for 2027 entry
What Imperial asks for in Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering
Taken from Imperial's Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering MEng course page and read on 31 October 2026. For a normal 2028-entry application, made in 2027, every requirement below is last verified for the previous cycle and may change; Imperial's 2028-entry requirements and dates are awaiting publication.
AAA with Mathematics
The A-level standard is AAA including A in Mathematics, A in Chemistry or Physics and A in a useful subject. The typical offer is A*AA. The IB standard is 38 points.
No test; an applicant day
Imperial says the department does not use a test. Applicants likely to satisfy the requirements are invited to an applicant day.
Biomaterials from year three
The third year starts the specialisation in biomaterials, with a choice of modules.
Tissue engineering and a research project
The fourth year reaches Master's level, advancing tissue engineering and an extensive research project.
Official sources
Read on 31 October 2026 on Imperial's Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering MEng course page, which describes 2027 entry. Imperial's Department of Materials pages, the module descriptions, fees and the 2028-entry values were not read and are not stated.
The degree
Materials fundamentals, then a medical specialism
Imperial says students learn the scientific and engineering aspects of materials, including processing, structure and performance, design their own experiments and use techniques such as electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction, and analyse how materials innovations address problems in healthcare and medical devices. Specialisation in biomaterials begins in the third year; the fourth year reaches tissue engineering and an extensive research project.
Biomaterials or general Materials?
A specialism in a materials department
The Department of Materials also teaches general Materials Science and Engineering.
Choose Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering if
you want your materials degree aimed at medicine from the third year.
Choose Materials Science and Engineering if
you want to keep the whole field open. Avandy's Imperial Materials Science and Engineering guide covers it.
Choose Biomedical Engineering if
you want a bioengineering degree. Avandy's Imperial Biomedical Engineering guide covers it.
Entry rules
Mathematics plus Physics or Chemistry, no test and an applicant day
A-level applicants need AAA including A in Mathematics, A in Chemistry or Physics and A in a useful subject; the typical offer is A*AA. IB applicants need 38 points with 6 in Mathematics and 6 in Physics or Chemistry at Higher Level. There is no test. Applicants likely to meet the requirements are invited to an applicant day on a Wednesday between November and March. This page states no scores.
A decision framework
Three questions before you commit
This is Avandy's own framework, not Imperial's.
Is medicine the context you want for materials?
The specialism starts in the third year.
Do you like laboratory characterisation?
Electron microscopy and X-ray diffraction are named in the course.
Can you attend an applicant day?
It is the selection event the department describes.
Planning for 2028 entry
Planning for 2028 entry: what carries over and what is awaiting publication
Applying for 2028 entry means applying in 2027, under rules Imperial has not yet published for that cycle. Each item below carries one of two labels. Last verified for 2027 entry means Imperial published it for the previous cycle and it may change. Awaiting publication for 2028 entry means Imperial has not yet published it.
Grades, subject requirements, the test position and the interview arrangements: last verified for 2027 entry
These are the best guide to what to prepare. Imperial has not confirmed them for 2028 entry.
The UCAS deadline, test windows and interview dates: awaiting publication for 2028 entry
Check Imperial's course page for the 2028-entry values when they appear.
What to do now
Confirm Mathematics plus Physics or Chemistry, and read the Materials course page beside this one.
Support
Independent support with course choice and preparation
Avandy provides independent academic and admissions support. It is not affiliated with Imperial College London or any of its colleges or departments. Preparation sits within the Avandy Trinity Advisory Model: a Strategic Admissions Consultant, a PhD-level Academic Mentor and a Subject-specific Tutor, working to the actual requirements of each course. Support here means course-fit advice, subject mentoring and ethical preparation; Avandy gives no scores or probabilities and does not supply interview or test questions. No outcome is promised.
Questions
Questions applicants ask
What does Imperial Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering require?
AAA including A in Mathematics and A in Chemistry or Physics, or IB 38 with 6 in Mathematics and Physics or Chemistry at Higher Level, in Imperial's wording for 2027 entry.
Is there an admissions test?
No. Imperial says the department does not use a test.
What replaces an interview?
Applicants likely to satisfy the requirements are invited to an applicant day held on a Wednesday between November and March.
Is it accredited?
Imperial describes it as a professionally accredited Master's degree.
When does the specialism begin?
In the third year.
Are these the rules for 2028 entry?
No. They are Imperial's wording for the 2027 application cycle. Check the course page again when Imperial publishes its 2028-entry requirements.
Students and families
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