The master’s programme in Medical Engineering will give you expertise in the merits and limitations of the technology currently used in clinical and preclinical applications. You will also acquire the knowledge needed to develop future medical technologies.
Medical Engineering is a broad and interdisciplinary field. The programme is divided into three tracks to help you choose a coherent study plan that fits your background knowledge and aspirations. The tracks are Computer Science, Electronics, and Physics. In addition to the track, you will choose one of three specialisations in different Medical Engineering application areas: Biomechanics, Health Systems, and Imaging.
Biomechanics focuses on the analysis of human movement and the interaction between the body and technology. Imaging focuses on technologies used to create and analyse medical images for diagnosis and treatment. Health Systems focuses on the planning, management and optimisation of healthcare systems through technology, data analysis, logistics and decision support. The eight possible combinations of track and specialisation are presented in the following table:
The Computer Science track develops your ability to use state-of-the-art computer science tools in Biomechanics, Imaging, Logistics, and healthcare management. Computer simulations of brain damage from car crashes, automatic segmentation of lesions in medical images using neural network-based algorithms, and optimised workflow design in a hospital ward through computer simulations are a few examples of applications in this track across the different specialisations.
The Electronics track centres on using state-of-the-art electronic tools in Biomechanics, Imaging, Logistics, and healthcare management. Designing and producing sensors that track and measure human movement, efficiently reading out and processing signals from an imaging detector, or studying the behaviour of staff and patients using electronic devices, are typical applications in this track across the different specialisations.
The Physics track develops your ability to use state-of-the-art tools from Physics or Mathematics in Biomechanics or Imaging. Modelling of human movement, optimisation of imaging protocols, or the design of new imaging systems are examples of applications in this track across the different specialisations.
This is a two-year programme (120 ECTS credits) given in English. Graduates are awarded the degree of Master of Science. The programme is offered at KTH Campus and KTH Flemingsberg in Stockholm by the School of Engineering Sciences in Chemistry, Biotechnology and Health (at KTH). The school has many relevant research collaborations with the globally recognised Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska Universitetssjukhuset. Students are strongly encouraged to spend at least a semester at another university (in Sweden or abroad) through an exchange programme.
Programme structure and progression
During the first year of the programme, students from all tracks and specialisations take mandatory courses in Statistics, Simulations, Signal Processing and Theory and Methodology of Science. Also, all students take a series of Project Carrier course where the theory and practice from the four mandatory courses are applied in projects specific to the chosen track and specialisation. Please note that the Project Carrier course accounts for 50% of the first year, indicating that the programme focuses on applying advanced engineering tools in real-world practice.
The second year of the master's is devoted to elective courses within the track and specialisation and the final degree project. Students are also required to take one course from a list of conditionally elective courses selected by our faculty. In the final semester, students will complete a degree project. The degree project has a twofold scope. It is used to examine the programme learning outcomes, ensuring that you have acquired all the necessary knowledge to be
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