The Master's programme in Biomedical Engineering and Informatics unites engineering, technology, data and health. You should choose the Master's programme in Biomedical Engineering and Informatics if you are curious about how to measure and interpret signals from the body, and how to influence the body with different instruments. You will have the opportunity to work on the electrical stimulation of muscles to alleviate movement disabilities or incontinence, and on the interpretation of signals from the body, motor control – for example, how the nervous system controls muscles, and how brain signals can be used to communicate or control different equipment. You can also delve into pain research and investigate how the body reacts to, for example, muscle pain. Another option is to work on the collecting and processing of clinical information in the healthcare sector – for example, how data pipelines can be developed for IT in the healthcare sector to support data-based processes in diagnosis and treatment, how artificial intelligence can be used in decision support for diagnosis and therapy in lung diseases and diabetes, or how medical image analysis can assist in diagnosing Alzheimer's.    

As a graduate, you have an MSc Engineering (Biomedical Engineering and Informatics) degree. The Master's programme gives you the Danish title Cand.polyt. i sundhedsteknologi and the English title Master of Science (MSc) Engineering (Biomedical Engineering and Informatics). You will be equipped to analyze and solve problems at the intersection of health and technology. The Master's programme provides you with an in-depth understanding of the healthcare domain, combined with knowledge on the opportunities and limitations of organizations and technology. You will gain analytical skills in areas such as statistics and data models, equipping you with good tools in your future job. You can also solve tasks involving signal processing and image analysis, pattern recognition and decision support, clinical information systems, sensory-motor control and rehabilitation technology as well as physiological modelling. 

Biomedical Engineering and Informatics gives you a job profile with good project management and communication skills. And with an English-language education, you will be strong in the international job market.  In addition, the international research and teaching environment will provide you with the opportunity to network during and after the programme. 

With an MSc Engineering (Biomedical Engineering and Informatics) degree you can be employed by companies that collaborate with and deliver equipment to, for example, the health and care sectors. Your employment opportunities also include medical device companies, hospitals, regions or research institutions and become an implementation consultant or developer of sustainable devices and IT, or you can work as a consultant responsible for implementing health technology and health IT in the health sector. A research and development position at research institutions or companies could be another career path. You can also become an entrepreneur.  

In the first semester, you take a course on scientific methods and communication. In addition, you have the choice of two groups of electives. One allows you to take modules and do a project on advanced signal processing and stochastic processes, and the other is modules on interoperability in clinical information systems and decision support.  

In the second semester, you work on machine learning and physiological modelling, and you can choose electives on either image analysis or rehabilitation technology. The theme of the project is either biomedical signal processing and analysis or clinical information systems and models.  

The theme in the third semester is biomedical research collaboration. You can choose to go abroad to collaborate with an international research group, or you can stay in Denmark and collaborate with a partner in the industry or with a national research group.   

In the final fourth semester, you write your Master’s thesis. 

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