Bioengineering is an extremely attractive profession to women since if offers the flexibility to be creative and the ability to work in a profession that strives to improve the quality of peoples’ lives making a direct impact. The clinical and medical component of bioengineering attracts women as it combines the more nurturing aspect of clinical practice along with the technical side. It is viewed as a more qualitative discipline, which offers people with an interest in science, a chance to work in the medical and biological fields, including the medical projects industry. Bioengineering offers welcome career opportunities to female engineers without a perceived glass ceiling.
Employment of bioengineers is expected to grow faster than average. With an aging population, there will be more focus on health issues and increased demand for better medical devices and equipment designed by bioengineers.
If you are interested in helping people lead higher quality lives, enjoy STEM subjects, are fascinated with how things work, can think creatively and use your imagination to develop new things, then the undergraduate course in Bioengineering offered by the School of Engineering and Digital Arts at the University of Kent is the choice for you.