Biomedical Technology

 

The study program

Biomedical Technology is a young and rapidly growing research field at the interface between biomedicine, biotechnology, bio-computer science, pharmacy and engineering. Modern medicine would be inconceivable without it, since it is only the interaction of these disciplines that creates the Elements and Principles for developing new diagnostic/monitoring procedures, drugs and vaccines, individualizing medical therapy approaches and assessing disease risks.
Today, research and development in medicine are only possible through the interdisciplinary collaboration of physicians, biologists, computer scientists and engineers, who, however, have different professional traditions and technical languages. The aim of the Master's degree program in Biomedical Technology is to overcome the boundaries between the various disciplines in order to optimally prepare students for interdisciplinary research and development work in a competitive, medical environment.

 

Professional perspectives

The study program offers a qualified education in the field of Biomedical Technology, which enables graduates to work independently and responsibly in academic and industrial environments. The graduates are highly qualified professionals who are positioned at the interfaces between biomedicine, bio-computer science and biotechnology. This enables them to develop, design and implement biologically relevant processes in an academic or industrial environment. At the same time, graduates have supplemented and expanded their basic scientific knowledge in the field of biomedicine. They have in-depth expertise in bio-computer science, digital imaging methodology, and pharmaceutical biotechnology development (including cell culture technology, drug discovery, and quality assurance). Based on biomedical fundamentals, these current application fields are combined to better accommodate new developments in the field of biomedical research.
The combination of the imparted knowledge and skills qualifies in particular for the later professional practice in research and development in scientific institutes, research facilities and commercial enterprises in the sectors of biomedicine and pharmaceutical biotechnology. The additional skills acquired in the areas of English language and scientific texts, patent law, project management, epidemiology and quality assurance also qualify students for jobs in management, administration, health authorities and scientific publishing houses. Successful completion of the program naturally also qualifies students for an academic career through a doctorate at a university.

 

Admission requirement

Prerequisite is a Bachelor's degree in a study program in the field of life sciences (e.g. biology, biotechnology, bio-computer science, biochemistry or biomedicine). Applicants must provide evidence that they have acquired a certain amount of basic medical knowledge and (bio)computer science basics before starting their studies (specifically, at least 30 European Credit Transfer System credits each). The Bachelor's degree program in B.Sc. Digital Biomedical and Health Sciences with a 2nd major course in Biomedical Technology at the University of Siegen fulfills all admission requirements.

 

Study structure

1. semester	2. semester	3. semester	4. semester
Molecular Biology and Biochemistry of diseases I	Molecular Biology and Biochemistry of diseases II	Pharmaceutical Biotechnology	Master thesis
Human genetic and functional genomics/proteomics	Computer-based imaging in Cell Biology and Structural Analysis	Advanced bio-computer science
Required courses Science Training (2 per sem.)
Electives Medicine in Depth (3 per sem.)

 

Required courses Science Training

• Science Communication
• Writing scientific texts
• Epidemiological study program
• Project management/financing
• Good laboratory practice/manufacturing practice
• Patent Law

 

Electives Medicine in Depth

• Pharmacology
• Pathology
• Microbiology/Virology
• Hygiene
• Immunhistochemistry
• Cell and gene therapy
• Clinical research
• Clinical chemistry
• Ecotoxicology
• Toxicology
• Computer Assisted Surgery
• Mechanobiology
• Medical Image Processing
• Machine vision
• Al & Deep Learning in Molecular Biology
• Area of specialization medical devices
• Regulatory aspects of the use of drugs
• Medical devices and cell and gene therapies

 

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