Biomedical Computing (BMC)

Course of studies

Degree

Master

Duration of study (semesters)

4

Language

Englisch

Location

Garching

Description of course of studies

Computer-assisted medical imaging technology plays a crucial role in modern clinical environments, as medical diagnosis and treatment are increasingly supported by imaging procedures. Consequently, there is a growing demand for specialists that are skilled in this very particular field at the intersection of computer science and medicine.

The Master's degree program in Biomedical Computing aims to provide the required education by pursuing an interdisciplinary approach, involving the faculty of computer science and the medical school at Technische Universität München (TUM).

The topics covered in the modules of the master's program include the following: Medical data acquisition and management, medical ontologies and physics of medical imaging, medical image processing, visualization, advanced user interfaces and computer aided medical solutions.

Curriculum (link)

http://www.in.tum.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Studiengaenge/MSc_BMC/BMC_study_plan_EN.pdf

Major fields of study

Medical data acquisition and management, medical ontologies and physics of medical imaging, medical image processing, visualization, advanced user interfaces and computer aided medical solutions.

Course of studies

Biomedical Computing (BMC)

Internship

Internship (Link)

http://campar.in.tum.de/Chair/TeachingWs11MSD

Application and admission

Application

Online-application:http://www.tum.de/en/studies/before-your-studies/application-and-acceptance/

Aptitude test

yes

Start of course

Winter semester

Application Period

January 1 - May 31

Admission notification

Online after verification of application documents

Application documents

• Curriculum vitae
• a Bachelor (or equivalent degree) in Computer Science, Mathematics, Electrical Engineering or Physics
• short essay (1-2 DIN-A4 pages), composed in English, of the applicant explaining the choice of this particular master program in Biomedical Computing at TUM. This should also include the applicant ‘s specific skills and interests which reveals her/his suitability for the Master’s program in Biomedical Computing at TUM.
• A written certificate proofing that the applicant has composed both essays without any external help/help by a third person and that she/he has marked all ideas from external sources in the texts.

Attention! You get an exact listing of the required documents after completing the online application as a document checklist.

Application form/ Online application (Link)

http://www.tum.de/en/studies/before-your-studies/application-and-acceptance/filling-out-an-online-application/

Further information on admission procedure (link)

http://www.in.tum.de/en/for-prospective-students/application/master-biomedical-computing.html

Information | Counselling

Academic counseling

Dr. Stefanie Demirci

General student counseling (Link)

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/studienberatung/

Contact

Studienberatung

Study and examination regulations

Examination regulations (Link)

http://www.in.tum.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Studiengaenge/MSc_BMC/FPSO_BMC_2009_02_12_.pdf

Examination information

Examination and academic issues will be handled by the secretary of examination board.

Examination Board (link)

http://portal.mytum.de/studium/pruefungen/pruefungsaemter_en

Further links

Department website

http://www.in.tum.de/en.html

Student´s representatives (link)

http://mpi.fs.tum.de/

Women's representatives (link)

http://www.genderzentrum.tum.de/en/wir-ueber-uns/contacts-in-faculties/

Study abroad program coordinator

http://www.in.tum.de/en/for-students-of-the-tum/international-affairs.html