Chalmers University of Technology
MSc in Biomedical Engineering
Gothenburg, Sweden
MSc
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
SEK 160,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* tuition fees for non-EU/EEA students
Key Summary
With global life expectancy rising rapidly, healthcare systems urgently need to improve. By bridging the gaps between the design and problem-solving skills of traditional engineering and the medical and biological sciences, biomedical engineering can play a vital role in that journey. And when combined with progress and developments in the field of IT, a new world of possibilities in how health care can be improved and delivered is emerging.
This master's program will provide you with an internationally competitive education, giving you the knowledge and know-how necessary to prepare for a hugely rewarding career in the field. The program will prepare you to use engineering skills to improve health care delivery and medical practice. The focus is on biomedical engineering, but you will also have a good platform for working in other related engineering disciplines.
The future of health care will demand technical expertise. Examples, of where biomedical engineering skills are needed, are numerous, from microwave technologies used in stroke detection and brain monitoring, to microwave tomography for 3D breast tumour detection and visualization. Another application is textile-based sensors, which can record electrical activity from the body for monitoring in-home care and other remote settings. Health informatics is another area with a real need for biomedical engineers.
On this programme, you will receive instruction from internationally recognised researchers and guest lecturers, work on projects in close collaboration with industry and form part of a highly prominent research environment.
In this program, you will receive instruction from internationally recognized researchers and guest lecturers, work on projects in close collaboration with industry and form part of a highly prominent research environment. The compulsory elements of this program serve as a common foundation within biomedical engineering, while the broad range of elective courses available, covering topics such as medical imaging technology, electronics, and signal processing, will allow you to specialize and achieve the proficiency and depth required for a Master's degree.
In general, education places a specific emphasis on building and refining problem-solving and presentation skills, and teamwork. The Master’s thesis gives you training in individual research, project planning, documentation, and presentation. You will also have excellent opportunities to meet and learn from experts and professionals active in the healthcare industry, through guest lectures and study visits.
Scholarships are a great source of funding for Master's students who are liable to pay tuition fees. Some of these are administrated by Chalmers and others by external institutions. Additional scholarships may be appended to the list and applicants are therefore encouraged to check this webpage regularly.
Please visit the university website for more information.
Compulsory courses
The following four compulsory courses form a foundation in the Biomedical engineering master's programme and each course is 7.5 credits.
- Applied signal processing
- Deep machine learning
- Health economics
- Modeling and simulation in Biomedical engineering
In the second year, you must complete a master's thesis to graduate. The thesis may be worth 30 credits or 60 credits depending on your choice.
- Master's thesis
The career possibilities for biomedical engineers are both bright and broad. Biomedical engineering is a globally growing future industry and the demand for biomedical engineers will only continually increase.
As a Master of Science (MSc) in biomedical engineering, you can work as a leading specialist and developer and be involved in developing new medical products and services in business or the public sector. You can also work as a product owner, meeting end users to discuss their requirements and wishes for products and systems. You can work as a consultant, where you, for example, help others with the testing and verification of medical products and services including software. You can work as a medical technical engineer in healthcare with risk assessment, deviation management, and training based on medical technology regulations. Skilled AI engineers are in high demand everywhere. With good knowledge and skills in machine learning, you will have a wide range of career opportunities.
The program also qualifies you for postgraduate studies. If you are interested in a future in research and development, you have the possibility of completing an extended master’s thesis project of 60 ECTS credits within the program.