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 (study regulations 2020):
- Core courses, recommended elective courses and biology courses: at least 52 credits, max. 76 credits
- Semester project: 12 credits
- Additional projects/industry internship and/or additional courses: 24 credits
- Master project: 30 credits
- Science in perspective: at least 2 credits
- Total: 120 credits
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
*: the following study regulations apply:
- Students starting prior to 2019: study regulations 2013
- Students starting 2019: Choice between study regulations 2013 and 2020
- Students starting 2020: Study regulations 2020