Program Overview
The Biomedical Engineering master's degree program at KIT offers you the opportunity to design your studies flexibly and individually - with a clear focus on research-oriented teaching and practice-oriented work. The standard period of study is 4 semesters and you will earn 120 ECTS credits.
Biomedical Engineering is currently a rapidly expanding industry. The digitalization and personalization of medicine require highly qualified specialists. The master's degree program in Biomedical Engineering 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 Biomedical Engineering", a sufficient foundation in mathematics and information technology is required for entry to the master's degree program.
You can largely determine the structure of the study plan yourself. The basic structure consists of the following subjects (each in credit points):
The master's thesis is usually written at the end of the degree program. You can write it earlier, but you must have already earned at least 75 CP. 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. Upon request, you can also write your master's thesis at another department or university.
Key Program Features
- • 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
Career Opportunities
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.
Program Curriculum
You can largely determine the structure of the study plan yourself. The basic structure consists of the following subjects (each in credit points):
• Profiling Modules (42 CP): first, you decide in which subject area you want to acquire your profiling. There are five available:Biomedical Imaging and Signal ProcessingBiomedical RoboticsBioelectronics - Materials and InterfacesMedical Product DevelopmentModeling and Simulations for Medicine Each profile is made up of three areas:Engineering Modules (at least 18 CP)Medical Technology and Clinical Modules (at least 14 CP)Laboratory/Practical Course You can find out which modules you can choose in the module handbook.
• Elective Modules (42 CP): here you can 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 selecting modules of your choice from the wide range of courses offered by our House of Competence, the Language Center 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 CP)
• Biomedical Imaging and Signal Processing
• Biomedical Robotics
• Bioelectronics - Materials and Interfaces
• Medical Product Development
• Modeling and Simulations for Medicine
• Engineering Modules (at least 18 CP)
• Medical Technology and Clinical Modules (at least 14 CP)
• Laboratory/Practical Course
Engineering Modules (at least 18 CP)
Medical Technology and Clinical Modules (at least 14 CP)
Laboratory/Practical Course
Admission Requirements
The requirements for admission to the master's program Biomedical Engineering are based on the current admission regulations:
• bachelor's degreea bachelor's degree (or at least an equivalent degree) in a bachelor's program in one of the following fieldsMedical or Biomedical EngineeringElectrical Engineering and Information TechnologyMechatronicsMechanical EngineeringComputer SciencePhysicsChemistryBiologyMathematics at a university, university of applied sciences or university of cooperative education or at a foreign university. The program must have been completed within a regular study period of at least three years and with a minimum number of 180 ECTS credit points.
• minimum knowledge and minimum achievements in the following areasMathematics (12 ECTS credit points)Information Technology (12 CP) with specific content (specified in the admission and selection regulations)
• Medical or Biomedical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering and Information Technology
• Mechatronics
• Mechanical Engineering
• Computer Science
• Physics
• Chemistry
• Biology
• Mathematics
• Mathematics (12 ECTS credit points)
• Information Technology (12 CP)
If you have completed your university degree in a country that is not a member of the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) and is not a signatory to the Lisbon Convention, you must also take a test, either the Graduate Aptitude Test in Engineering (GATE, Biomedical discipline) or the Graduate Examination Test (GRE). The following scores must be achieved in the GRE:
• Verbal Reasoning: at least 151 points
• Quantitative Reasoning: at least 164 points
• Analytical Writing: at least 4 points
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
No tuition fees (German public university — see fee_details)
Semester contribution ~€235 covers public transport (KVV) and student union services.
Financial Aid & Scholarships
No tuition fees at KIT (German public university). Semester contribution of approx. €235 covers public transport and student services. Funding available via DAAD, Deutschlandstipendium, Baden-Württemberg Stipendium, and KIT internal scholarships.
About Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology
Karlsruhe, Germany
The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) is one of Germany's leading public research universities and among Europe's most prestigious institutions for science, engineering, and technology....
University Profile- Application Deadline EU/German nationals: June 15 | Non-EU nationals: June 15
- Language English
- Duration 4 semesters
- Credits 120 ECTS
