Biomedical Technology belongs to the leading growth sectors in a national and global perspective. Key technologies like medical imaging, or minimally invasive surgery are still at the beginning of its market development. Globalization of markets and a strong customer orientation, which are typical for the field of biomedical engineers, ensures very good employment perspectives.  

Activities of biomedical engineers are:

• Product management
• Research and development
• Maintenance and repair
• Marketing and sales
• Quality management
• Training and education
• Safety advisor
• Hospital planning

Our graduates use engineering know-how to evaluate and solve problems in medicine, and therefore providing an improvement of health care. They work with other health care professionals including physicians, nurses, therapists and technicians. The degree “Master of Science” qualifies for positions in research and development and delivers skills required for scientific work up to postgraduate programs (e.g., PhD, Promotion).

The content and duration of the study program depends on the subject domain and technical orientation of the preceding study. For example, studies in content related domains are “Medical Technology” or “Technical Health Management”.  “Electrical Engineering” or “Precision Engineering” on the other side share the technical orientation with Biomedical Engineering. In addition, the ECTS which have been acquired in the preceding study makes a difference.  

Students who enter the master program with 210 ECTS will have to study a core curriculum of five different “modules”: Applied Mathematics, Applied Medical Technologies, Medical Data and Signal Processing, Management of Medical Technologies, and Biomedical Project. The modules/courses can be chosen from the postgraduate teaching provision of our university or of other national or international universities (after approval of the individual combination of modules/courses by the examination board).  

The mediation of subject-matter content (technical qualification) throughout the study program is accompanied by training of core competencies (soft skills). The study closes with master thesis (to be written in six month) in which the student shall demonstrate achieved competence in research and development preferably in interdisciplinary settings.

Applicants who have received a Diploma (or comparable graduation) from a university of applied science in “Medical Technology” or from a related study program can have up to 30 CP accredited. These students study only modules/courses from the core curriculum and finish the study program with the master thesis.

With 12000 students Hamburg University of Applied Sciences is the second largest institution of higher education in the Hamburg region and one of the largest of its kind (University of Applied Sciences) in Germany.

About 2350 students are enrolled in the Faculty Life Sciences, whereof 775 (230 female, 545 male) study within the Department Biomedical Engineering. Teaching at the faculty is carried through 65 (15 female, 50 male) professors and a range of assistant lecturers.

Applications for all Master programs are made online. The online process is only activated during the application period of the respective degree programs. It is not possible to apply outside of the application periods. More information you find under www.haw-hamburg.de/masterstudium or send an email to master-application@hv.haw-hamburg.de

1. First degree as Bachelor qualifying for a professional career or a comparable course of studies of at least three years or a Diplom of a university.
2. Secondary school certificate 
3. Knowledge of English language proven by accepted certificates, i. e. TOEFL-test (at least 550 points paper test or 220 points computer test or 83 points internet-based), IELTS (minimum Band 6) or comparable tests or certificates about good performance in foreign countries.
4. Knowledge of German: A2 / Goethe Certificate (for non-German)
5. For Non-Eu-applicants: Graduate Record Examination (GRE); further information at www.gre.org .
6. Curriculum vitae.
7. Statement of motivation.
8. Letter of recommendation from a university professor (for Non-Eu-applicants two letters of recommendation), preferably from the one who escorted you when writing your final paper.

Important note for applicants with 180 CPs (ECTS) for courses which require 210 CPs (ECTS) from the first degree: Applicants who possess 180 credit points (ECTS) from their bachelor degree must acquire a further 30 credit points. Applicants can find out from the department concerned which examinations and tuition must be completed. They will then be temporarily admitted and enrolled for one term in order to complete the missing 30 credit points. After the end of the first semester, the department will inform the student administration centre and the examination office which of the students who had been provisionally admitted gained the missing 30 credit points and which did not.

Lessons start as follows: Wintersemester 2012/13: September 17th 2012, Summersemester 2013: March 11th 2013.

Further information is available on our homepage www.haw-hamburg.de/studieren

All students have to pay a semester contribution of 298,90 €.
This includes 75,- € for the service of the Students' Organisation Hamburg (Studentenwerk Hamburg),  18,50 € for the work done by the self-governing Student Administration (AStA), 4,50 € for the Semsterticket-Härtefond and 150,90 € for the semester ticket allowing unlimited travel on Hamburg's public transport system. It also includes an administrative fee of 50,- €.

Tuition fees of 375 EUR per semester have been introduced for all undergraduate degrees and those postgraduate programs without other tuition schemes. Foreign students can apply to pay their tuition fees after they have completed their degree program. This is called »Stundung« and is only possible for the length of the degree program (e.g. Bachelor 6 or 7 semesters; Master 3 or 4 smesters) plus 2 semesters.
From winter semester 2012/13 it is planned to abolish the 375 Euro fees.

Questions regarding tuition fees:
Studiengebührenbüro
Room 36 / Stiftstr. 69
Tel.: +49 (40) 428 75 9032
(Tue & Wed. 11 am - 1 pm, Thurs. 1-2 pm)
studiengebuehren@haw-hamburg.de

HAW Master Admissions Office
Stiftstrasse 69

20099 Hamburg (Campus Berliner Tor)

Tel.: + 49.40.25 41 47 40

master-application@hv.haw-hamburg.de   

Office hours: Mon - Wed 11am - 1pm, Thur 2pm - 6pm
Telephone advisory service: Mon - Wed 10am - 11am, Thur 1pm - 2pm

Questions regarding course content only
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Stettin
Lohbruegger Kirchstraße 65, Room N 5.09
21033 Hamburg, Germany
Tel.: + 49.40.428 75-6291 (consulting hours only)
juergen.stettin@haw-hamburg.de 

General Student Advisory Team
Stiftstraße 69
D-20099 Hamburg (Campus Berliner Tor)
Tel.: + 49.40.428 75-9110;
studienberatung@haw-hamburg.de 
Office hours: see above