Biomedical Engineering

Study mode:Blended Study type:Customized Languages: English
Foreign:$ 15.1 k / Year(s) Deadline: Apr 1, 2024
187 place StudyQA ranking:2713 Duration:2 years

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The Biomedical Engineering programme focuses on the design of future diagnostic and treatment methods at hospitals and in the field.

The interaction between the human organism, technical equipment, and methods is essential to biomedical engineering.

We are becoming increasingly dependent on advanced equipment for patient diagnosis and treatment—e.g. large CT scanners, PET scanners for studying molecular processes in cancer, as well as pacemakers and DNA chips for studying the genome. 

Biomedical Engineering is an interdisciplinary programme offered by DTU in collaboration with the Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences at the University of Copenhagen.

Study programme focus

The study programme aims to provide MSc students with proper knowledge of the clinical problems facing the modern healthcare sector, enabling them to develop new technological solutions. Therefore, the study programme covers both engineering and human physiology courses, ranging from the functions of the organs at cell level to modelling physiological processes in the locomotive apparatus.

Focus areas

The Biomedical Engineering programme offers research-based teaching and the opportunity to specialize in one of the five focus areas:

  • Medical Imaging & Radiation Physics
  • Biomedical Signal Processing
  • Bioinstrumentation
  • Biomodelling, Cellular Signalling & Transport Phenomena
  • Biomechanics & Biomaterials

The scientific environment includes many internationally reputed research groups within Ultrasound Imaging, Magnetic Resonance (MR), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Biomechanics, Hearing aids, Image interpretation, Biomedical Signal Processing (BSP), Brain Computer Interface (BCI), Cellular Signalling (CS) etc.

The open and informal environment makes it easy to find an interesting subject/topic for the MSc thesis and a chance to participate in world class research.

However, the choice of courses in the students’ individual study plan offers a certain degree of flexibility. Therefore, you have every opportunity to design your own study programme and career by choosing from the wide range of courses offered at DTU and the University of Copenhagen. 

Career

Biomedical Engineering is a highly specialized study programme. Programme graduates work on finding high-tech solutions to problems, particularly in the healthcare sector. 
 

The MSc is a two-year graduate programme with a workload of 120 ECTS credit points.

Focus areas

The students have the opportunity to specialize in five attractive and challenging focus areas:

* Medical Imaging & Radiation Physics
* Biomedical Signal Processing
* Bioinstrumentation
* Biomodelling, Cellular Signalling & Transport Phenomena
* Biomechanics & Biomaterials

The scientific environment includes many internationally reputed research groups within Ultrasound Imaging, Magnetic Resonance (MR), Positron Emission Tomography (PET), Biomechanics, Hearing aids, Image interpretation, Biomedical Signal Processing (BSP), Brain Computer Interface (BCI), Cellular Signalling (CS) etc.

The open and informal environment makes it easy to find an interesting subject/topic for the MSc thesis and a chance to participate in world class research.

Only applicants holding either a Bachelor of Science in Engineering, a Bachelor in Engineering or a Bachelor of Natural Science degree can be admitted to a Master of Science in Engineering programme. From September 2017 the bachelor degree must be less than 10 years old.

The individual MSc Eng programme states in detail which bachelor programmes qualify and whether applicants have to complete supplementary educational activities.

Requirements for supplementary educational activities can equate to up to 30 ECTS credits and are specified in the form of a list of courses under the individual MSc Eng programmes.

The specific requirements must be met before graduating from the bachelor programme or in connection with conditional admission to a particular MSc Eng programme. The courses must be passed prior to the commencement of studies within one year from the conditional admission.

Supplementary educational activities in connection with conditional admission to an MSc Eng programme do not form part of the MSc Eng programme, and partial tuition fees are charged. If the supplementary courses have not been passed within the deadlines specified, the conditional admission to the programme is withdrawn.

The Master of Science in Engineering programmes are offered in English. Therefore applicants must demonstrate proficiency in English (B-level, IELTS, TOEFL- or Pearson test).

Academic requirements for this programme

1. Bachelor of Science in engineering from DTU

The following BSc Eng programme from DTU entitles students to admission to the MSc Eng Programme in Medicine and Technology: 

  • Medicine and Technology

Students from the following BSc Eng programmes from DTU

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Physics and Nanotechnology
  • Mathematical and Technology
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Chemistry and Technology

have access to be admitted based on an individual assessment and subject to having completed the following courses:

02402 Introduction to Statistics 5 point E3A (Tues 8-12), F4A (Tues 13-17)
24001 Human Physiology 5 point E2B (Thurs 8-12)
27002 Life Science 5 point E1B (Thurs 13-17)

 

Course 24001 and 27002 may be replaced by:

ku002 Human Biology 10 point E3 (Tues 8-12, Fri 13-17) and E4 (Tues 13-17, Fri 8-12)
ku003 Human Diseases for Non-Clinicians 10 point F3 (Tues 8-12, Fri 13-17) and F4 (Tues 13-17, Fri 8-12)

 

For most students, it will be an advantage to take KU002 and KU003 instead of 24001 and 27002.

Please also read “Additional requirements for all applicants” below!

2. Bachelors of science in engineering from other universities

BSc in engineering from other universities than DTU may qualify based on an individual assessment and provided that the applicant holds credit in the following areas:

  • 10 ECTS Mathematics for technical sciences
  • 10 ECTS Physics for technical sciences
  • 5 ECTS Chemistry
  • 10 ECTS Human physiology, anatomy, cell biology
  • 5 ECTS Programming
  • 5 ECTS Statistics

2.1 Specific programs

Below, a number of specific programmes are listed. Please also read “Additional requirements for all applicants” below!

2.1.1 BSc in Welfare Technology from University of Southern Denmark

Qualify when the course requirements (the list of six courses) above are met.

2.1.2 BSc in Healthcare Technology from Aalborg University

Qualify when the course requirements above (the list of six courses) are met.

2.1.3 Bachelor of engineering from Aarhus University

Qualify when the course requirements above (the list of six courses) are met.

2.1.4 Bachelor of engineering (Healthcare Technology) from DTU (diplomingeniør)

Qualify, when the course requirements above (the list of six courses) are met as follows:

  • 01035 Advanced Engineering Mathematics 2 (5 ECTS) and
  • 01006 Upgrading to 01005 Mathematics 1 (0 ECTS)
     
  • 62745 Electrophysics and Materials (10 ECTS) OR
  • 10916 Physics 1 (5 ECTS) and 10044 Physics 2 (5 ECTS)
     
  • 26027 Fundamental Chemistry (5 ECTS) or
  • 26000 General Chemistry (5 ECTS) or
  • 26050 Introductury chemistry for life sciences (5 ECTS) or
  • 26171 General Chemistry (5 ECTS) or
  • 62565 Applied Electrochemistry

3. Additional requirements for all applicants (except BSc in Medicine & Technology)

The MSc Eng programme in Medicine and Technology requires a sound knowledge of mathematics, physics, human biology and diseases as well as a range of specialization areas within biomedical engineering.

Applicants are therefore expected to review the contents of the mandatory courses and the desired technological specialization courses in the MSc Eng programme and make sure that the necessary requirements are met, or will be, in good time before starting the program.

The applicants are expected to be able to understand and learn new programming languages without teaching assistance.

Applicants are also recommended to have passed a bachelor project within the biomedical engineering field.

When applying, the applicants should

  • include a motivational letter of maximally one A4 sheet and
  • specify how the course requirements listed in this document are met and
  • specify their planned area of specialization and give an account of how their bachelor exam may qualify them for this area of specialization.

All document must be in pdf-format.

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