Medical Physics and Biomedical Instrumentation, Biomedical Sciences and Engineering Tampere University

Overview

The Medical Physics and Biomedical Instrumentation, Biomedical Sciences and Engineering MSc programme from Tampere University combines engineering with life sciences. Aging society and increasing interest on well-being require new solutions for more personalized and precise healthcare from novel imaging to reliable, remote monitoring of patients as well as wellness devices to support prevention and rehabilitation.

This programme provides you with a solid understanding of the challenges related to biomedical and health sciences. You will become familiar with advanced technologies at the interface between engineering and health sciences and have the ability to develop innovative solutions to solve these challenges. You will be able to demonstrate critical thinking and professionalism and pursue a career in industry, a hospital or continue your studies towards a doctoral degree. You may also be a natural-born entrepreneur and launch your own start-up.

Career opportunities:

• Students graduating from the Master’s Programme in Biomedical Sciences and Engineering will have versatile career opportunities in multidisciplinary tasks. The programme will educate experts for the future with the ability of lifelong learning.

• Graduates will find employment opportunities in the Finnish, European and global health tech companies. In general, the health tech industry is one of the most export-driven industries. Thus, there is also a need for international graduates. Alternatively, graduates can also embark on a career in academia and continue towards a PhD. 

• The possibilities for PhD studies are not only applicable in Finland, but also worldwide, thanks to the extensive network of collaborators at the faculty. The health care service industry from university hospitals to private clinics is one significant employer. 

• There is also an increasing need of new talented engineers and researchers to work in the public sector or in governmental institutions (Patent office, Regulations of medical devices, for example). Lastly, in the past decade, a growing number of small companies and spin-offs have emerged, opening ample possibilities for those interested in becoming entrepreneurs.

• Students graduating from the specialization Medical Physics and Biomedical Instrumentation are able to work as members of multidisciplinary teams and to apply advanced methodologies at the interface between engineering and health sciences. 

• Students choosing the medical physics profile obtain knowledge on the radiation physics, radiation oncology physics, and medical imaging methods, which provides possibility to the post-graduate studies towards medical physicist specialization.