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MSc Medical Engineering at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU)

Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), Germany

Programme overview

"Medical Image and Data Processing", "Health & Medical Data Analytics and Entrepreneurship" or "Medical Robotics" Study and research with the best – welcome to the Master’s degree program in Medical Engineering in Germany’s Medical Valley! Our in-depth Master’s degree program enables you to develop software and hardware-based solutions to support medical experts and patients. Our researchers work on the healthcare technologies of the future, the companies based in Medical Valley implement them.

Faculty: Faculty of Engineering  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; German- and English-taught (german or english); part-time option  |  Intake: Summer semester, Winter semester  |  Location: Erlangen, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

The Master’s degree program in Medical Engineering provides an interesting range of specializations and due to the flexible nature of the curriculum, it enables graduates to develop an individual profile in medical engineering. In this specialization, you will be taught in-depth specialist and methodological skills about software systems in medical technology. These range from algorithms for image enhancement, image reconstruction and image registration and computer-aided diagnostic methods to hospital information systems.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission: Master: Qualification assessment. Application deadline: Winter semester: 31.05.; Summer semester: 15.01.. Requirements: As a prospective student for the master’s degree program, you apply for our qualification assessment process (QFV) via our online portal Campo. During the two-stage assessment procedure, our admission board examines whether you have a first academic degree that is subject-related and meets the requirements for the overall grade (2.5 or better according to the German grading system, in which 1.0 is the best grade and 4.0 is the worst passing grade). The QFV is a two-stage process: The first stage involves a review of your submitted documents: Bachelor’s degrees which are (potentially) suitable for application (list is not complete): Medical Technology/(Bio)Medical Engineering Computer Science Computational Engineering Electrical Engineering-Electronics-Information Technology Mechanical Engineering Mechatronics Industrial Engineering In the second stage, suitable applicants are invited to Language: The degree program can be studied either in German or English, depending on the specialization. An official German language certificate is required for non-native speakers for the German-language courses: DSH 2, TestDAF 4 or equivalent For the specializations taught in English, an official English certificate equivalent to level B2 is required for non-native speakers: Internet Based TOEFL Score min. 80 Paper Based TOEFL Score min. 547 Computer Based TOEFL Score min. 210 IELTS Score min. 5.5 Cambridge Certificate First Certificate in English (FCE) Cambridge Business English Certificate (BEC) Va Please consult our study program website (section „Prospective Students“) to inform yourself about the start dates of our application periods and potential changes.

Intake: Summer semester, Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

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