Education

The specialized Master of Science in Biomedical Engineering (MSc BME) offers a broad and interdisciplinary education programm, combined with world-class research projects. Students are registered to one of our five tracks:

Bioelectronics
Biomechanics
Bioimaging
Medical Physics
Molecular Bioengineering

120 credit points are required to obtain a Master of Science ETH in Biomedical Engineering (study regulations 2020). According to the European Credit Transfer System (ECTS), each credit point corresponds to approximately 25-30 hours of work. Generally, the Master degree takes 4 to 5 semesters to be completed.

Requirements: 120 credits

a. Major courses: 52 credits (core/elective/biology courses)*
b. Semester project: 12 credits
c. Science in Perspective: 2 credits
d. Master's thesis: 30 credits
e: 24 credits from additional major courses (a), or additional projects (Semester project 2, Group- and Research Projects, Industry internship)

*: at least 12 credits from core courses

In most instances, the classroom course work is completed in the first two/three semesters of the program. The program typically finishes with a 6-month Master thesis project, which can be done either in an academic laboratory, or at industry. Topics for research projects can be found on the websites of the program-associated institutes and laboratories. Generally, it is discouraged to perform more than one project in the same laboratory or company, because the project-based learning aspect is larger if students are exploring different work-places