Day-to-day life in the programme varies between preparation, project work, lectures and classroom instruction. Teaching is in English. The physical environment at the programme provides a good, inspiring setting for group work, which, like teaching and laboratory work, takes place in Aalborg's brand-new hospital complex with the new university hospital. You and your group will be right in the middle of an international research environment and develop ideas on, for example, rehabilitation technology or clinical information systems and decision support models. Your teachers have offices close to the group rooms, laboratories and seminar rooms, and can provide feedback, challenge and support you during your studies. 

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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Aalborg University is famous for its problem based learning which means that you work in a group on a written assignment each semester - possibly in collaboration with an industrial partner. This study method is also called “The Aalborg Model for Problem Based Learning”. The method is highly recognised internationally; including by UNESCO.
The problem based project work at Aalborg University gives you the opportunity to acquire new knowledge and competencies at a high academic level in an independent way. You get to apply theory to practice when you work to solve real-life problems, which will ensure that you are well prepared for your future career.
Learn more about PBL.

When doing project work, you work closely in groups with other students who have roughly the same academic interests and ambitions as yourself. This gives you the opportunity to cooperate, share knowledge and to explore larger and more complex academic problems than you would have been able to do on your own. Furthermore, the groups serve a social purpose and make it easier for you to get to know your fellow students.
Learn more about group work at AAU.

Aalborg University works closely with the business community, which means that during your studies you work with real issues from companies and organisations. Thus, you will already have the opportunity while studying to obtain practical experience with the theory you learn at the university.

At Aalborg University, we offer research-based teaching, which in short means that your lecturers conduct research in the same area they teach. You thus have access to the latest knowledge and dedicated teachers who are passionate about what they teach. The teaching material thus not only includes books but may also consist of current articles from journals. 

The laboratories at Aalborg University are of the highest standard, and they play an important role in the teaching. You will work under the best laboratory conditions with access to state-of-the-art technology, which is vital for your benefiting from the teaching.

As a university city, Aalborg has many advantages. The city is Denmark's fourth largest, and a good 20 percent of the municipality's inhabitants are students. The city has much to offer when it comes to culture, sports and leisure, but at the same time, has a manageable size and safe environment. Compared to other university cities in Denmark, it is easy to find good student accommodation in Aalborg.
Learn more about student life in Aalborg and what it means to study in Aalborg.