Master's degree in Medical Engineering
Linz, Austria
DURATION
4 Semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
30 Jun 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 363 / per semester *
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* for EU / EEA citizens
Introduction
Engineers for qualified Medical Device Development and Placement
Technical Innovations for Medicine
The master’s degree program is an extension and a deepening of the bachelor’s degree program “Medical Device Technology”. It is, however, suitable for graduates of other technical-scientific courses of studies. It enables students to acquire profound knowledge of medical engineering that is primarily focused on medical device and rehabilitation technology and oriented towards the practical needs of professional and qualified persons.
Key Facts
It is the solid professional and scientific knowledge paired with applied engineering skills which prepares graduates for leadership functions in larger projects, in product development or, alternatively, for an academic career as a researcher. Medical engineers are employed in research, engineering, production and fields of regulatory affairs, for quality control, as product managers and also as qualified
advisors for technical sales. Graduates can apply their knowledge immediately
- Mode of Study: Full Time
- Degree: Dipl.-Ing. (The academic degree ‘Dipl.-Ing.’ corresponds to the international degree MSc.)
- Application: By interview
- Language of Tuition: English
- Duration: 4 semesters
- ECTS: 120
Admissions
Curriculum
The curriculum is structured as follows and qualifies students to work as responsible medical engineers within international markets:
- Deepening Scientific Fundamentals in Mathematics, Statistics and Selected Topics in Medicine [11,25 ECTS]
- Medical Engineering Methods in Electronics, Biomechanics, Medical Device Software and Materials Technology (3 out of 4 elective modules) [30 ECTS]
- Medical Technology Areas: Advanced Medical Imaging and Diagnosis Systems, Clinical Treatment Systems, Prosthetics and Rehabilitation Technology [17,5 ECTS]
- Medical Systems Engineering and Project Work: Scientific fundamentals are applied in practise within a professional or scientific project work in close cooperation with a comany, research insitute or hospital in consideration of Regulatory Affairs [31,25 ECTS]
- Master's Thesis: sutdents show their ability to work independently on a scientific based medical engineering topic and present their conclusions and own rationale [30 ECTS]
Career Opportunities
Graduates are prepared for national and international leadership functions in medical product development and placing them into markets as well as for a furhter scientific career, for example for doctoral studies. Therefor, medical engineers are working - for example - in development and applied research, engineering production, in the fields of regulatory affairs, quality and product management. They also serve as qualified advisors and as experts for technical sales and marketing. The health care system needs medical engineers for the acquisition, care and maintenance of medical products. Further empoyers are the certification authorities and research facilities.
Companies
- Applied Research and Medical Technology Development
- Simulation and Optimization of Products and Components
- Production Engineering and Quality Management
- National and International Product Management
- Application Specialists
- Medical Device Consultants
- Regulatory Affairs Manager
Health Delivery Organizations
- Integration and Installation and Maintenance of Medical Devices and Systems
- Acquisition and Procurement of Medical Products
- Leadership functions in Project Management
Planning and Consultancy Offices, Certification Authorities
- Specialists for technical safety and quality
- Planning equipment and facilities
- Application engineers
- Consultants
- Auditors
Research and Development
- Engineers in developing prototypes and products
- Project Engineers in the fields of Medical Engineering
- Simulation
- Health Technology Assessment
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.