MSc Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics at Technical University of Munich

The main focus of this interdisciplinary degree program is the application of new research-driven natural and engineering principles and findings in both medicine and life sciences in order to develop new methods for prevention, diagnosis and therapy. The areas of Biomedical Engineering and Medical Physics at TUM are focused on the improvement and development of novel imaging modalities for microscopy and biomedical imaging as well as on the development of biosensor technology for Lab-On-Chip technology. Taught at Garching.

Faculty: TUM School of Natural Sciences  |  Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)  |  Study mode: full-time; English-taught  |  Intake: Possible for both winter and summer semester  |  Location: München, Bayern, Germany

What you will study

The Master's program is divided in a course phase in the first two semesters and a research phase in the second year. The basis of the course phase of the first year is the module ‘Biomedical Physics 1 & 2’. During the course phase students chose modules from a catalog, which covers selected topics of Biomedical Engineering.

Career pathways

Typical fields of application for the graduates of this master's program are in experimental research activities, in the planning and documentation of research projects as well as in adjacent fields of activity of the biotech and medical technology industry, for example in patenting, development, project planning or in public institutions.

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