What is it about?

Medical technology is currently a rapidly expanding industry. The digitalization and personalization of medicine require highly qualified specialists. The Biomedical Engineering master's degree program at KIT meets this demand. It combines a wide range of interdisciplinary courses in engineering, computer science and natural sciences. Graduates of various degree programs can thus build on their knowledge. Since both the bachelor's degree program and the master's degree program in Biomedical Engineering have the common profile "Informationalization and Digitalization in Medical Engineering", a sufficient foundation in mathematics and information technology is required for entry to the master's degree program.

Program structure

During your studies, you have various subjects, which consist of one or more modules. A module deals with a specific topic and consists of one or more courses. In the module handbook for your degree program, you will find a description of the modules and their subject assignment as well as a study plan. This gives you an orientation as to which courses you should attend in which semester in order to complete your studies within the standard period of study. It takes into account a balanced distribution of courses over the individual semesters. It also ensures that you are first taught the important basics before moving on to more advanced topics. Your individual course of study may differ from this.

You can largely determine the structure of the curriculum yourself. The basic structure consists of the following subjects (each in credit points):

• Profiling Modules (42 CP): The degree program offers the following focus areas for individual profiling:
  • Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing
  • Biomedical Robotics
  • Bioelectronics - Materials and Interfaces
  • Medical Product Development
  • Modeling and Simulations for Medicine
  Each focus area consists of three areas:
  • Engineering Modules (at least 18 CP)
  • Medical Technology and Clinical Modules (at least 14 LP)
  • exactly one laboratory/practical course
    
  You can find out which modules you can choose in the module handbook.
  
• Elective Modules (42 CP): In this area, you choose and take elective modules. You can find the available modules in the module handbook. You may take a maximum of one additional laboratory/practical course in this subject.
  
• Interdisciplinary Qualifications (6 CP): Here you can advance your personal development by choosing modules of your choice from the wide range offered by our House of Competence, the Sprachenzentrum or the FORUM. Whether it's a language course, presentation techniques or a better work-life balance, you decide what is important to you.
  
• Master's thesis (30 LP)

Master's thesis

The master's thesis is usually written at the end of the degree program. You must have already earned 75 CP to start it. An even earlier start is possible upon application to the examination board. It takes 6 months to complete. You choose a topic in which you would like to deepen your scientific knowledge. The institutes of the KIT-Department have numerous offers for this. However, you can also contribute your own topic ideas. The master's thesis is a more extensive paper in which you carry out and present your own research tasks. You can also apply to do your master's thesis at another department or university.

The master's degree program in Biomedical Engineering provides you with the essential skills in the professional field of medical engineering:

• engineering expertise
  
• medical application competence and
  
• methodological expertise in the development and approval of medical devices
  

The medical technology industry offers you the following prospects, for example:

• as a development engineer, you will realize innovative ideas and new processes
  
• as a specialist in regulatory affairs or quality management, you will ensure the safety of patients and facilitate the approval of new procedures
  
• in product management, you will understand the medical challenges of the future and derive the requirements for new products from them
  
• in project management, you will coordinate a team of specialists and ensure that innovation projects run smoothly.
  

If you see your future in research, you will find good opportunities at KIT to pave your way into science with a doctorate.

Characteristic features of Biomedical Engineering M.Sc. at KIT

• greatest possible freedom to design your personal study plan
  
• interdisciplinary and international orientation
  
• good networking with research and industry partners all over the world
  
• close cooperation with hospitals in the region
  
• good opportunities for a doctorate with an above-average master's degree
  

What KIT has to offer

• central campus close to the city forest and right next to the city center
  
• 24-hour library offering single and group working places
  
• wide range of inexpensive catering options (dining hall, cafeteria, Koeri and Pizzawerk)
  
• numerous interdisciplinary offers for personal and professional development, e.g. Lernlabor, Schreiblabor and Perspektivenlabor
  
• study abroad, e.g. via Erasmus
  
• excellent university sports facilities with a large selection of sports
  
• comprehensive cultural offerings with university orchestras, choirs and theater groups
  
• extensive support for career entry and self-employment
  
• internationally oriented degree programs and diverse exchange programs
  
• modern laboratories and practical teaching methods
  
• Lernraum app
  
• diverse student initiatives, clubs and opportunities to actively participate in campus life
  
• stay in touch after graduation via the alumni network
  

Admission requirements

The requirements for admission to the master's degree program in Biomedical Engineering are based on the current admission regulations:

• bachelor's degree
  a bachelor's degree (or at least an equivalent degree) in a bachelor's degree program in one of the following areas
  • Medical or Biomedical Engineering
    
  • Mechatronics
    
  • Mechanical Engineering
    
  • Computer Science
    
  • Physics
    
  • Chemistry
    
  • Biology
    
  • Mathematics
    
  at a university, university of applied sciences, university of cooperative education or at a foreign university. The program must have been completed within a standard period of study of at least three years and with a minimum number of 180 ECTS credits.
  
• minimum knowledge and minimum achievements in the following areas:
  • Mathematics: 12 CP
    
  • Information Technology: 12 CP
    

Language requirements and certificates

For the master's degree program in Biomedical Engineering, you need sufficient knowledge of the English language, which must correspond to at least level B2 of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR).

Proof of sufficient English language skills

The following is sufficient proof of your English language skills

• your Abitur certificate, if you have taken English for at least five years up to graduation and your final or average grade of the last two years of English lessons corresponds to at least the German grade 4 (sufficient) or at least 5 points or
• a degree from a university with English as the sole language of instruction and examination, whereby English must be the only and official language of the completed degree program noted in the diploma supplement, the transcript of records or the degree certificate
  

Otherwise, only the internationally recognized English tests listed in the KIT admission and enrollment regulations are accepted as proof. These are

• Test of English as Foreign Language (TOEFL) with at least 90 points in the internet-based test or

• IELTS with an overall score of at least 6.5 and no section below 5.5 or

• University of Cambridge Certificate in Advanced English (CAE) or

• University of Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) or

• UNIcert at least level II

In addition, proof other than that listed above may be accepted on request in individual cases. In particular, the following may be considered:

• a bachelor's thesis written in English

Please note:
Language certificates are extremely important application documents that can prevent your enrollment if you do not submit them on time. Therefore, check early on in the application process whether you have the necessary language certificates for your degree program and, if necessary, plan to take one of the language tests mentioned above. The deadline by which you must submit language certificates corresponds to the enrollment deadline stated in your admission offer. In justified cases, you can apply for an extension of this deadline. The extension can be granted until the start of the lecture period at the latest.

There are 25 places available per semester. These are allocated on the basis of a ranking list among those applicants who meet the admission requirements. The ranking list is based on a maximum of 147 achievable points.

In detail, you can achieve

• for the overall grade of the final academic examination: a maximum of 50 points
  
• for study and examination achievements to date: a maximum of 97 points (1 point per credit point)
  • Biomedical Engineering: up to 24 points
    
  • Mathematics: up to 28 points
    
  • Information Technology: up to 23 points
    
  • Electrical Engineering: up to 22 points
    

Study and examination achievements that are named differently but have the same content will be taken into account in the selection procedure if they are equivalent. The admission and selection commission decides on equivalence.

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