- Degree
- Master of Science
- Course location
- Aachen
- In cooperation with
- The programme offers close cooperation with clinics, research institutes and industry, for example, the Helmholtz Institute or DWI Leibniz Institute or the companies Abiomed and Philips.
- Teaching language
- • English
- Languages
- All courses are held in English including the internship and the Master's thesis.
- Full-time / part-time
- • full-time
- Programme duration
- 4 semesters
- Beginning
- Winter semester
- Additional information on beginning, duration and mode of study
- After you received an acceptance from RWTH Aachen University for this BME programme, you are able to enrol online at RWTH Aachen University. The best time to enrol online at RWTH Aachen is:
• at the beginning of May for the non-EU students and
• at the beginning of September for EU students.
• The deadline for enrolment for all students is end of October.
The winter semester starts on 1 October. At this time, all students have to be in Aachen.
This BME programme is offered only in full-time study and only single study is allowed – no double study is permitted.
The study programme is offered almost exclusively in presence. Therefore, all students must arrive at the university on time. Attendance at lectures is voluntary at RWTH Aachen. However, attendance is compulsory for seminars, exercises and practical parts. At the end of each semester, written or oral exams are offered almost exclusively face-to-face.
Some courses are recorded and also stored digitally on RWTHOnline. Lecture content is mainly made available to students digitally via RWTH Moodle.
- Application deadline
- Please ensure that all required documents are uploaded as soon as possible on RWTHonline.
Deadline for non-EU students: We recommend submitting applications by January, but not later than the deadline of 1 March. The International Office is responsible for processing applications and assessment for the fulfilment of the formal requirements. Admission/rejection letters will be sent out by the beginning of May at the earliest.
Deadline for EU students: We recommend submitting applications by May, but not later than the deadline 15 July. The Registrar's Office is responsible for processing applications, assessment for the fulfilment of the formal requirements. Admission/rejection letters will be sent out by the beginning of August at the earliest.
- Tuition fees per semester in EUR
- None
- Combined Master's degree / PhD programme
- No
- Joint degree / double degree programme
- No
- Description/content
- Biomedical Engineering is a dynamic multidisciplinary scientific field that combines Medicine and Engineering with Natural Sciences like Biology, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry.
At RWTH Aachen University, this Master's programme is the only programme that ends with an independent degree in Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering (BME) and is much more than just a field of specialisation.
The aim of this research-based Master’s programme is to develop theoretical and practical methods and continuous acquisition of knowledge, competences and qualifications. Another major goal is to apply engineering principles and design concepts to medicine to solve human health problems through early detection, diagnosis, therapy as well as prevention of diseases.
The curriculum is designed to provide not only a general background in Biomedical Engineering but also a specific Aachen profile with regard to the current research in the Biomedical Engineering department.
Focal points of this profile are:
• Medical Imaging Techniques
Including the modules Medical Imaging, Image Guided Therapy and Theranostics and Image Processing and Handling
• Tissue Engineering
Including the module Cell Culture and Tissue Engineering
• Materials Science
Including the modules Materials Science and Processing, Advanced Biomaterials – Hard Tissue Implants and Prostheses & 3D Bioprinting
• Artificial Organs
Including the module on Artificial Organs with focus on Heart, Kidney, Lung and Liver
An absolutely unique selling point of the Master's programme Biomedical Engineering at RWTH Aachen University is the parallel teaching of all four focus areas which offers students a broad spectrum of engineering and medical technology – thereby improving their technical skills.
Our international academic environment enables students to get hands-on international, intercultural academic work experience, giving them the opportunity to further develop their soft skills.
All these skills enable the graduates to work in medical technology research or development and provides the foundation for a later PhD.
The graduates will have a broad in-depth theoretical and practical knowledge of Natural Sciences, Medicine and Engineering.
Typical research areas include physiology of molecular and cellular systems, physiology of organ systems, medical imaging techniques, robotics and artificial organs, tissue engineering and materials science.
Graduates are not only able to analyse and solve technical and scientific problems, but also to critically question the conception thereof and to handle and document complex problems in research and development independently. They are able to report the results appropriately using current technical language and terminology.
The Master's programme is interdisciplinary and involves the following departments: Medicine, Computer and Natural Sciences, Mechanical Engineering, and Electrical Engineering and Information Technology.