Master in Biomedical Technologies

Curriculum/Field of study

The interprofessional and interdisciplinary master’s degree program in Biomedical Technologies is characterized by practice orientation and internationality.

The master program at the University of Tübingen is an excellent choice for students seeking advanced academic and application-oriented research training in emerging fields of Biomedical Technologies integrating the excellent focus areas of Implantology, Bioimaging, and Nanoanalytics/Interfaces. The training is offered by experts in basic as well as clinical sciences and provides a comprehensive overview of the area.

The program provides:

• Lectures and modules embedded in a modern technological and medical environment and supported by an interdisciplinary team of internationally well-known and distinguished scientists.
• Excellent study conditions in small training groups with individual contact with researchers and clinicians.
• Close cooperation with more than 40 universities all over the world, which offers the option to complete a practical work experience or to write a master thesis abroad.
• Furthermore, close interaction with companies and research institutes in Medical Technologies and Biomedical Technologies secures a competence-based study program, practical experiences, and the enclosure of researchers from industry in lectures.

Our central goal is to prepare our students for various professional challenges to successfully start a career in future-oriented branches of Biomedical Technologies.

In the first year, students can choose two out of three specialization modules (Implantology, Bioimaging, Nanoanalytics/Interfaces) allowing the students to tailor the program to their individual interests. The second year of the master's program is flexibly organized to allow students to gain practical experience in research institutes, industry, or abroad.

Characteristics

The interprofessional and interdisciplinary Master’s program in Biomedical Technologies is characterized by practice orientation and internationality with the ambition to qualify future excellent scientists for research in Biomedical Technologies.

A particular strength of the Master’s program in Biomedical Technologies at the University of Tübingen is its location within the thriving research culture of the Faculty of Medicine with its focus areas of implantology and bioimaging and of the Faculty of Sciences with its focus area of nano analytics/interfaces, all of which have been deemed excellent by the Training in these focus areas is offered by experts who are predominantly active researchers or clinical scientists. As expert teachers, they provide a comprehensive and thoroughly up-to-date overview of the area. The choice for students seeking advanced academic and application-oriented research training in emerging fields of Biomedical Technologies.

Tübingen’s consecutive Master’s program lasts two academic years (4 semesters) and encompasses a total of 120 ECTS credit points. It is run by the Faculty of Medicine in close collaboration with the Faculty of Sciences.

Our curriculum complies with the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS) to ensure compatibility with other international programs.

Program coordination/Administration

The Master’s program lasts two academic years (4 semesters) and encompasses a total of 120 ECTS credit points. In the first year, students can choose two out of three specialization modules allowing the students to tailor the program to their individual interests. The second year of the Master’s program is flexibly organized to allow students to gain practical experience in research institutes, industry, or abroad.

The Master’s thesis Research Project (30 ECTS) in the fourth semester forms a major component of the course and entails six months’ full-time practical work at university or in the industry on a novel piece of research. This element gives students experience in independently solving an experimental problem within the field of modern Biomedical Technologies and writing an extended report. Students gain experience in laboratory work, knowledge of modern scientific methods, and practice in researching scientific literature.

Exchange programs

The Faculty of Medicine at the University of Tübingen maintains close cooperation with more than 40 universities all over the world, which offers our students the option to complete practical work experiences or to write their Master’s thesis in research departments abroad. The research placement is planned by the student in cooperation with our international coordinator and the chosen host institution.

Optional time abroad

You may choose to spend some time abroad as part of any study program. You should start planning it 12 to 18 months before your departure.