Medical Engineering

The Medical Engineering degree programme is the industry of the future. Are you passionate about technology that helps people live better lives? Are you looking for a varied role in an international environment? Do you want to learn something new every day and enjoy working in an interdisciplinary team?

Then this is the right place for you!

With us, you will learn everything you need to work at the interface between people and technology, medicine and engineering. The programme includes technical and medical modules as well as interdisciplinary components. This will qualify you as a sought-after engineering talent in the life science industry.

In the technical environment, you will learn the basics of mathematics and physics as well as advanced topics such as medical device technology and product development. Anatomy, physiology and biophysics teach you the fundamentals of medicine. Interdisciplinary modules include language courses as well as computer science, project management, agile methods and intercultural communication.

From the sixth semester onwards, you can choose your modules from a wide range of options and thus determine your own focus. Whether you want to delve deeper into management or become a development professional, the choice is yours!

The English-language Bachelor's programme in Medical Engineering is aimed at those who want to improve or maintain human health with the help of technical solutions and enjoy working in interdisciplinary teams. The programme teaches technical and medical fundamentals and offers the opportunity to specialise in different fields.

Medical Engineering offers an international orientation and flexibility through many options. These can be used either to acquire language skills or to expand professional or personal competencies. The programme is aimed on the one hand at applicants who have basic knowledge of the German language (level A2) and wish to improve it, and on the other hand at those who already have German language skills at level B2 or better or are native speakers.

The global healthcare industry is the industry of the future par excellence, internationally positioned and always on the lookout for qualified engineers to work in companies, medical institutions or public authorities.

Possible areas of work are

• Research and development - in companies or research institutions you lay the foundations for new medical products
• Product management - you plan new products and put together the product portfolio for a company
• Production - you are responsible for the manufacture and assembly of sophisticated products
• Quality management - supplying the market with safe and functional products is your job
• Medical devices approvals - you know the requirements and the route of a medical device to the patient
• Project management - many activities have to be coordinated, that's your job
• Sales - you ensure that innovative medical products reach patients

and much more.

The lectures have a strong practical focus and utilise interactive formats. The theory is supplemented by practical exercises in our laboratories and project work. You will have access to a teaching and research operating theatre, learn about large medical devices for imaging and radiotherapy in the X-Ray & Molecular Imaging laboratory and can expand your anatomical knowledge in the Medical Training Centre using ultrasound equipment. In the technical area, you will programme computers, learn how to work with robots and use various 3D printers. You will also have contact with industry and medical facilities through excursions, listen to guest lectures from experts in the medicine and industry and do industry-related project work from the get-go of your studies with us.

The English-language Bachelor's degree programme in Medical Engineering is aimed at those interested in improving or maintaining people's health with the help of technical solutions and who enjoy working in interdisciplinary teams. The degree programme provides basic technical and medical knowledge and offers the opportunity to specialise in various fields.

Medical Engineering has an international focus and presents flexibility through a wide range of options. These can be used either for language acquisition or for developing professional or personal skills. The degree programme is aimed at applicants who have a basic knowledge of German (level A2) and wish to improve this, as well as those who already have a knowledge of German at level B2 or better or are native speakers.