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Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics

It is an area with excellent opportunities, which will certainly continue to contribute decisively to the enormous revolution that modern medicine is undergoing.
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Physics and Engineering applied to Health

Some of the most fascinating scientific problems of our time and the most important technological challenges for health lie at the frontier between engineering, physics, and medicine. It is an area with excellent opportunities, which will certainly continue to contribute decisively to the enormous revolution that modern medicine is undergoing. At Ciências, the Bachelor's Degree in Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics benefits from its strong connection to IBEB, the only research center in Portugal dedicated exclusively to Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics.

Useful Information

Start date

September

Language

Portuguese

Location

Ciências ULisboa Campus

Campo Grande, Cidade Universitária

Duration

3 years (6 semesters)

Annual Fee

697.00€

Payment in ten instalments

Number of Credits

180 ECTS

Schedules

Daytime

Vacancies 2026/2027

43

How To Join

Admission Exams

07 - Physics and Chemistry and 19 - Mathematics A

Minimum Admission Grade

120

In a 0-200 scale

Minimum Admission Grade in Admission Exams

100

In a 0-200 scale

Application grade of the last candidate in the first phase in 2025/2026

154,8

Why choose Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics at Ciências?

Why choose Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics at Ciências?

Attractive and Competitive Training

94% placed in one of their top three choices (2025 National Entrance Exam); 91% of graduates satisfied with the training received (2025 Employability Survey - 2022/2023 Graduates).

Top-level research

Leading research and development centers (90% rated as very good or excellent); €38.5 million investment in R&D in 2022; 1,166 scientific articles published in 2022.

Focus on Employability

90.4% employment rate among second cycle graduates and 91.4% of graduates satisfied with their career path (Employability Survey 2025 - Graduates 2022/2023).

Commitment to entrepreneurship and innovation

30+ companies incubated at Tec Labs - Innovation Center; Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Personal Development course units.

Distinctions for academic merit

Recognition of the best students: 65 awards and 154 honorable mentions awarded in 2025.

Learning across borders

200+ mobility agreements, 140 Erasmus+ agreements with 24 countries.

Promotion of academic life

The Student Association, Student Groups, and Vicentuna support integration into school life and organize activities throughout the year.

Sports, wellness, and healthy living

Proximity to the University Stadium for practicing various types of physical exercise;
Science in Harmony activities to promote well-being and individual and social skills.

Environmental responsibility, sustainable future

15,000 m² of green spaces; 1,788 solar panels (509,000 kWh produced); 290 recycling structures; 2 composting and vermicomposting plants; 1 field station (Grândola).
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Biomedical Engineering and Biophysics

The degree program curriculum aims to provide basic training in mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, programming, engineering, management, and health, enabling students to develop technological solutions for health promotion, diagnosis, therapy, and rehabilitation, along with skills in biomedical research and complex data analysis. The plan also includes an internship in a research, hospital, or business environment, in Portugal or abroad.

Study Plan

Study Plan

Semester

1

Study Unit
Credits
Linear Algebra and Analytic Geometry
6 ECTS
Human Anatomy
6 ECTS
Differential and Integral Calculus I
6 ECTS
Mechanics A
6 ECTS
Computer Programming
6 ECTS

Semester

2

Study Unit
Credits
Differential and Integral Calculus II
6 ECTS
Elements of Probability and Statistics
6 ECTS
Electromagnetism A
6 ECTS
Fundamentals of Chemistry and Biochemistry
6 ECTS
Introduction to Biomedical Engineering
6 ECTS

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