Overview
The Master Degree course Medical Engineering ensures a profound interdisciplinary education for developing solutions in the field of medical engineering.
You acquire knowledge in trends and advances
- of guided surgery,
- of biocompatibility,
- of Tissue Engineering,
- of resorbability and sterilizability of new materials to print implants with a 3D printer,
- of systems and exoskeletons for rehabilitation or physical support of nursing staff and old people as well as
- to promote, further develop and apply regulatory requirements.
Which further expertise and skills will I acquire?
- Understanding the equipment functions and knowing the basic programming algorithms, they are capable of utilizing the equipment in a targeted manner.
- Besides developing solutions in the arena of plastics technology, they can critically assess issues of materials science as well as the pertinent approval conditions and legal requirements applying to the production of medical products.
- Apart from learning how to use kinematic geometry methods for designing and analyzing gearboxes and robots.
- Resorting to Matlab math libraries and Catia design procedures, they carry out software-assisted ratings of kinematic processes for gearings and robots.
- In addition they are able to analyze and evaluate stresses affecting humans, for instance, during work or at their workplace (e.g. climate, noise, manual labor, workplace design).
- Finally, our graduates are in a position to independently approve of medical products or at least to consult appropriate bodies.
Which professional opportunities can I take up with this qualification?
Opportunities arise for graduates in the research and development departments of medical equipment companies.
Structure
The Master Degree Course allows you to create your own individual study course plan. The Program is structured as follows:
- Master Modules, divided into main subject areas mechatronics and equipment technology, materials and implants, musculoskeletal assistance systems, regulations and design of studies, kinematics and robotics, electronics and control, information technology and engineering science flexibilization
- Practical courses
- Supplementary Subjects
- Research Internship (term project, team project, practical research course)
- Key Competences (language courses, soft skills workshops, …)
- Master’s Thesis
Costs
Funding
Admissions
Selection takes place through an aptitude assessment procedure. Aptitude assessment is a two-part procedure after the submission of an official application to a program. In this procedure, the TUM school determines whether you meet the specific requirements for its master’s degree program.
In the initial stages, the grades you obtained during your bachelor's program, as well as your written documents, will be evaluated using a point system. Depending on the amount of points accumulated, applicants are either immediately admitted, rejected or invited to an admissions test.