Study location	Austria, Linz
Type	Master courses, full-time
Nominal duration	2 years
Study language	English
Awards	Msc

Entry qualification

Undergraduate diploma (or higher) Graduates of technical-scientific bachelor’s degree programmes in engineering with 180 ECTS points or more are entitled to apply. Applicants should prove at least 120 ECTS points in engineering courses of medical engineering/medical device technology. Graduates with degrees in other areas than Medical Engineering have to acquire additional credits in Medical Engineering: > Bachelor mechatronics: up to 15 ECTS > Bachelor automation or physics: up to 30 ECTS > Bachelor computer science: up to 45 ECTS To obtain these additional credits the student has to > acquire knowledge by guided self-study > write papers/thesis on given topics > take oral or written examinations The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / German. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. Attention: if given preliminary admission, international applicants MUST provide legalised documents translated to German or English for the following documents: - Bachelor Degree - Transcript of Records for Bachelor Degree Legalisation confirms the authenticity of documents, signatures and authorities that issued the document. Three scenarios are possible depending on the issuing country: - no legalisation is required, - legalisation in the form of the Apostille - full diplomatic legalisation To see if and what legalisation you would need for your diploma, please refer to this Legalization of Foreign Documents in Higher Education document

Language requirements	English Accepted proof of proficiency: FCE or CAE, IELTS 6+, TOEFL 79+ or CAE result B2 IELTS 6.0 overall TOEFL iBT min. 78 points* *If you take a TOEFL test, you can use our university’s TOEFL code (9775) to have the results sent to our institution directly.

Other requirements

Please also provide: CV Birth Certificate Photo Interview The invitation to the admission interview will be sent in written form via email or post. Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Please be aware that the visa process can take up to 3 months, therefore you should send your application as early as possible! For more details on the visa application please visit the following webpage: www.oead.at

More information	fh-ooe.at/..nge/master/medical-engineering

Overview

Interested? To learn more about this study programme, entry requirements and application process, please contact one of our consultants in a country nearest to you.

Programme structure

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 company, research institute or hospital in consideration of Regulatory Affairs [31,25 ECTS]

Master’s Thesis: students 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 further 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 employers 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