Master's Degree Programme in Biomedical Imaging
Turku, Finland
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 12,000 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* application period: 7-21 Jan 2026
** for non EU EEA students
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Key Summary
With an ever-increasing dependency on technological processes in science, biomedical imaging has become a popular choice for those with a background in subjects ranging from biosciences to engineering. New imaging technologies are developed constantly, and imaging has become an essential tool for cutting-edge discoveries in the biotech industry, as well as in areas such as biomedical research. In the Master’s Degree Programme in Biomedical Imaging, students will gain an understanding of the theoretical and practical processes of a wide range of biomedical imaging technologies, with a heavy focus on the interdisciplinary nature of the field.
The mandatory courses in the biomedical imaging programme cover a range of subjects from microscopic applications to cell biology, anatomy and physiology, nanomedicine or biophysics. In addition, students are allowed to specialize in targeted areas of biomedical imaging through their choice of selectable major subject studies. Courses cover techniques like light microscopy, advanced fluorescence techniques, super-resolution imaging techniques, PET, electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy and digital image analysis. Students will also gain practical experience in working in a research group while doing an internship and writing their master’s thesis. All of these components will provide students with a strong basis for further studies in an academic and professional context.
The courses are given by two universities in Turku (Åbo Akademi University and University of Turku), with well-equipped laboratories and state-of-the-art facilities. Lecturers and experts from a broad international network of top-ranking experts in imaging will be invited to participate in ongoing workshops, laboratory courses, seminars and symposia.
Bridging studies
- Introduction to Cell Biology
- Laboratory Basics
- Introduction to Biophysics
Mandatory major subject studies in Biomedical Imaging, 37 ECTS
- Physical Basis of Medical Imaging (UTU)
- Biomedical Instrumentation (UTU)
- Fluorescence in Bioanalytical Research (UTU)
- Bioimage Informatics 1 (UTU)
- Data Visualization and Data Storytelling (TUAS)
- Bioimaging and Microscopy
- Biomedical Ethics (UTU)
- Bionanoscience (UTU)
- Electron Microscopy in Biomedical Sciences (UTU)
- Scientific Seminar Diary
Selectable major subject studies in Biomedical Imaging, 17-25 ECTS
- Bioimage Informatics 2 (UTU)
- Histology and Histopathology
- Advanced microscopy
- Practical Training in In Vivo Imaging Techniques (UTU)
- Laboratory internship to learn basic research methods on biology and/or physics
- Visuality and Visualization of Information
- Cell Signaling
- Laboratory Animal Science Course (UTU)
- Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology
- Introduction to Programming (UTU)
- Statistics in Biomedical Sciences (UTU)
- Medical Imaging Project Work (UTU)
- Artificial Intelligence Applications in Healthcare and Biomedicine (UTU)
- Principles of Drug Discovery and Development (UTU)
- Neuropharmacology (UTU)
- Structure and Function of the Cytoskeleton
- Biomedical Imaging Portfolio
Master's thesis in Biomedical Imaging, 40 ECTS
- Biomedical Imaging: Master's thesis plan, seminar and practical laboratory work
- Master’s thesis in Biomedical Imaging - written thesis
Language Studies
- Academic Writing Skills in English for Master's Students (in English)
Elective Studies
- Laboratory Internship in Biomedical Imaging
- Practical Work Experience in Bioscience
- Biomedical Imaging Portfolio (in English)
- Bioinnovation (in English)
- Visuality and Visualization of Information
- Swedish as a Foreign Language Level 1
Upon successful completion of this programme, our students have gone on to work in several diverse roles within the biomedical and scientific sectors. Many of our students have continued to study at PhD level with success in a wide variety of fields ranging from biosciences to dentistry. Additionally, our students have obtained roles as imaging core facility personnel and lab technicians. A small sample of the titles obtained by our students include Multimedia Producer at the Institute of Biomedicine, Euro-BioImaging Node Technician, and Coordinator at Turku BioImaging.
Åbo Akademi University grants an early commitment offer for students liable to pay tuition fees and who are admitted for studies starting in the autumn of 2026. The early commitment offer is a discount of 4000 €, i.e. the remaining annual tuition fee is 8000 €. Admitted students can claim the offer by accepting their study place and paying the tuition fee within a deadline specified in their admissions letter. Admitted students who do not accept their study place and do not pay the tuition fee within the deadline for the early commitment offer need to pay the full amount of 12000 €.
For the second year, all admitted students are awarded a tuition fee waiver of 4000 €, leaving the remaining annual tuition fee at 8000 €.
Applicants do not need to apply separately for this scholarship.