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BEng (Hons) Intelligent Digital Health Engineering

Combine engineering, AI and healthcare to design the future of digital health technologies

Year of entry: 2027/28

UCAS code
H116
Institution code
Y50
Start date
September 2027
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Length
3 years full-time
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Why study Intelligent Digital Health Engineering at York?

Shape the future of healthcare through engineering and AI. Combine engineering, artificial intelligence and digital technologies to develop innovative solutions for modern healthcare. You'll gain the technical knowledge and practical skills to help improve patient care and support the digital transformation of medicine.

Build expertise across engineering, computing and healthcare. Develop a strong foundation in intelligent digital technologies, machine learning and healthcare systems through a truly interdisciplinary curriculum. As your studies progress, you'll have the opportunity to tailor your degree with specialist modules that match your interests and career ambitions.

Learn through hands-on projects. Apply your knowledge to real healthcare engineering challenges through individual and team-based projects embedded throughout the programme. You'll strengthen your technical, organisational and professional skills while gaining experience of designing and evaluating digital health solutions.

Prepare for a career in a rapidly growing sector. Learn from a programme informed by industry engagement and emerging developments in digital healthcare. You'll graduate ready for careers in digital health, medical technologies and AI-enabled healthcare, with a strong foundation for postgraduate study and research.

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97% of our research rated the highest 3* and 4* in the Times Higher Education's ranking of the latest REF results (2021).
Get a taste of university-level study on one of York's free short courses, including our subject course, 'Engineering the future'.

Course content

Year 1 - six core modules
Year 2 - six core modules
Year 3 - three core modules and two option modules

Year 1

Core modules

Academic integrity module

In addition to the above you will also need to complete our online Academic Integrity module.

This module covers some of the essential skills and knowledge which will help you to study independently and produce work of a high academic standard which is vital for success at York.

This module will:

  • define academic integrity and academic misconduct
  • explain why and when you should reference source material and other people's work
  • provide interactive exercises to help you to assess whether you've understood the concepts
  • provide answers to FAQs and links to useful resources.

Year 2

Core modules

Year 3

Core modules

  • Individual Final Project
  • Digital Health Systems and Infrastructure
  • Digital Health Innovation, Evaluation and Regulation 

Option modules

Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.

Learning outcomes

Every course at York has been designed to provide clear and ambitious learning outcomes. These learning outcomes give you an understanding of what you will be able to do at the end of the course. We develop each course by designing modules that grow your abilities towards the learning outcomes and help you to explain what you can offer to employers. Find out more about our approach to teaching and learning.

Learning outcomes for this course
  • Subject knowledge: Assess digital health and engineering systems by applying core principles of programming, quantitative reasoning, and digital electronics to modern healthcare environments.
  • Engineering analysis: Evaluate the clinical translation, safety, and effectiveness of different designs of digital health solutions from initial concept to deployment against international regulatory pathways, compliance frameworks, and safety standards.
  • Practical Skills: Graduates will be able to solve complex technical problems by applying programming, data analytics, system architecture, and measurement skills to design, evaluate, and implement effective solutions, while considering ethical, legal, and societal implications in professional contexts.
  • Engineering design: Create innovative design solutions to address real-world healthcare problems within systems like the NHS by analysing datasets, executing risk modelling under uncertainty, and explicitly mitigating data quality, bias, and ethical challenges.
  • Technical Communication: Clearly communicate and explain information in a succinct and technically accurate manner. Produce and interpret technical documentation for different audiences and collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams in real-word scenarios.
  • Project management and professional reflection: Coordinate, execute, and critically evaluate a substantial, independent final-year capstone project, applying appropriate technical methodologies to solve a complex problem while demonstrating effective time management and structured professional reflection.

Fees and funding

The fees and funding information here is for students starting in the 2026/27 academic year.

If you take a year abroad or year in industry you'll pay a reduced rate of fees for that year.

The UK government has announced its intention to increase tuition fees from £9,790 to £10,050 for the 2027/8 academic year. We expect this to apply to new UK (home) undergraduate students starting their studies in September 2027.

UK (home) or international fees?

The level of fee that you will be asked to pay depends on whether you're classed as a UK (home) or international student. Check your fee status.

Fees for subsequent years

  • UK (home) fees may increase within the government fee cap in subsequent academic years. We will notify you of any increase as soon as we can.
  • International fees are subject to increase in subsequent years in line with the prevailing Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation rate (up to a maximum of 10%).

More information

For more information about tuition fees, any reduced fees for study abroad and work placement years, scholarships, tuition fee loans, maintenance loans and living costs see undergraduate fees and funding.

Funding

We'll confirm more funding opportunities for students joining us in 2026/27 throughout the year.

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* Awarded joint 10th in the Times Higher Education ranking of the Research Excellence Framework 2021.

Teaching and assessment

Teaching format

Our courses are highly intensive. Your timetabled activities each week will include:

  • Lectures
  • Practical work
  • Group project work
  • Workshops
  • Computer laboratories
  • Supervisions

Throughout your degree, you'll work together with other students to create usable devices. This extensive project work is a key component of your degree and will give you the opportunity to not only develop a solid knowledge of engineering design and construction principles, but also key project management, teamwork and leadership skills that are indispensable to employers.

You'll also be expected to spend time studying independently. As you progress through the course you'll take on more independent study, guiding your own learning and developing your project management skills.

Your individual project in your final year will be supervised by an academic member of staff who will guide you through your project.

In the UK, full-time students are expected to spend 1,200 hours a year learning. That's about 40 hours of classes and independent study each week during semesters. Everyone learns at a different rate, so the number of hours you spend on independent study will be different to other students on your course.

Facilities

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We have built new labs and workshops for our engineering students. Our range of facilities includes laboratory space, recording studios, digital media suite and computing classrooms.

Teaching location

You will be based in the School of Physics, Engineering and Technology, on Campus West.

Most of your contact hours will be in the School of Physics, Engineering & Technology, with some additional teaching on Campus West.

About our campus

Our beautiful green campus offers a student-friendly setting in which to live and study, within easy reach of the action in the city centre. It's easy to get around - everything is within walking or pedalling distance, or you can use the fast and frequent bus service. Take a campus tour.

Assessment and feedback

Your assignments will be designed not just to test your knowledge but also to challenge you to creatively apply what you've learned. We use a variety of assessment styles, including a practical portfolio. You'll encounter all of them during your course, but the exact balance will depend on the modules you choose:

  • Closed-book and open-book exams
  • Short technical reports
  • Electronic portfolios, including programming exercises, video reports or blogs
  • Presentations and demonstrations
  • Major technical reports

You'll receive written feedback on work you hand in to help you understand your grade and develop your skills. For your individual project you'll produce a written report, have a viva (a presentation and question/answer session) and also show your project on our demo day, which our external advisory board attend.

Careers and skills

We design our courses with your future in mind. Throughout your time with us, you'll build a range of transferable skills that are valuable to a wide variety of employers, and our students enter a wide range of careers.

Career opportunities

  • Biomedical Engineer
  • R&D engineer (medical technology)
  • Clinical engineer
  • Regulatory affairs specialists
  • Rehabilitation engineer
  • Medical imaging specialist
  • Quality assurance engineer
  • Healthcare technology consultant
  • Software developer (medical applications)
  • Medical researcher

Transferable skills

  • Time management
  • Teamworking
  • Project management
  • Communication
  • Critical and analytical thinking
  • Problem solving through design
  • Research skills

Entry requirements

If you haven't met our English language requirements

You may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English language courses. These courses will provide you with the level of English needed to meet the conditions of your offer.

The length of course you need to take depends on your current English language test scores and how much you need to improve to reach our English language requirements.

After you've accepted your offer to study at York, we'll confirm which pre-sessional course you should apply to via You@York.

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