European Master of Medical Technology and Healthcare Business

This is a truly international degree course which offers a grounding in technology, clinical issues and business management. You’ll acquire professional skills alongside methodological and personal competencies in a European environment. The real-world engineering and research skills with which you’ll leave us will open doors to careers in the development and improvement of technical and organisational healthcare solutions.

The course places strong emphasis on inter-professional collaboration, including with physicians, nurses, therapists and technicians. This Master of Science degree qualifies graduates for positions in research and development and delivers skills required for effective scientific work in further, including doctoral, studies.

The European Master in Medical Technology and Healthcare Business is aimed primarily at those with a first degree in medical technology, biomedical engineering, emergency response/rescue engineering or hazard control, or in a related discipline. Applicants should be motivated to acquire skills relevant to competent work with cutting-edge biomedical devices in a range of application contexts and to carrying out innovative R&D.

Three countries, three institutions, one degree:

Hamburg, Germany: HAW Hamburg, Faculty of Life Sciences
Lille, France: Université de Lille II, Faculté Ingénierie et Management de la Santé (ILIS)
Porto, Portugal; Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde do Porto (IPP)

The course’s first semester, focusing on technological learning, takes place in Hamburg. The core curriculum consists of modules in data acquisition and processing, advanced biosignal processing, modelling medical systems, simulation and VR in medicine, health technology assessment/regulatory affairs, and an engineering project seminar.

You’ll move to Porto for the second semester, during which you’ll explore the clinical application of technical know-how. The core curriculum encompasses a health project seminar and modules in medical imaging technologies and devices, medical measurement techniques, applied clinical imaging, applied clinical signals, and human-technology interaction in the clinical environment.

Semester 3 covers the business side and takes place in Lille. The core curriculum comprises the following modules: healthcare business project seminar, principles of marketing in the healthcare business, international healthcare marketing and business, marketing for innovative medical technology, legal and regulatory considerations in the healthcare industry and industrial purchasing, and outsourcing in the healthcare industry.

You’ll complete your degree in your fourth semester by writing your Master's thesis, the aim of which is to enable you to demonstrate your research and development expertise, preferably in an interdisciplinary setting. You have free choice of institution and supervisor for your thesis.

All courses and examinations take place in English only.

Fees and financing

The admission requirements are as follows:

• A Bachelor's degree in a related discipline or a comparable course of studies or a German Diplom (min. 180 credit points) from a university
• Proof of English language skills as demonstrated by
  • School-leaving certificate with qualifying grade in English: German advanced entry qualification for universities of applied sciences (Fachhochschulreife) or German entry qualification for universities (Allgemeine Hochschulreife), sufficient grade in English (minimum of 5 points for either type of certificate) or
  • Accepted test certificates: TOEFL test (at least 72 points Internet-based); IELTS (minimum of band 5.5); or CAE, CPE, FCE (minimum C) or
  • Other means of meeting the language requirement:
    – Official certificate (university transcript or degree certificate) of successful completion of at least two years of study in a degree course in an English-speaking country
    – Official certificate (university transcript or degree certificate) of successful completion of at least two years of study in a degree course taught in English
    – Official certificate (university transcript or degree certificate) of successful completion of at least two years of study in a degree course in which English was the main subject
    – Certificate confirming at least six months of post-graduate professional experience or a successfully completed internship in a company abroad where English was the business language
    – Certificate confirming at least six months of post-graduate professional experience or a successfully completed internship in an English-speaking country
• Applicants holding a first academic degree (Bachelor, Diploma, etc.) from non-EU-countries are required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE): www.gre.org.

Additional documents you may submit to enhance your application (optional):

• Curriculum vitae
• Statement of motivation
• Letter of recommendation from a university professor
• Proof of relevant professional experience

The degree course admits students for the winter semester only (semester 2 in the academic year). The application period is 1 April to 30 April.

Applications for all Master's courses must be submitted online. The online application system is only activated during the application period. It is not possible to apply outside of this time. You can find more information at Applying for a Master's degree course.

The EMMaH Master’s course offers the possibility to apply for study grants (Erasmus Mundus and Université Franco-Allemande). Therefore, candidates for the course should upload their application documents to the EMMaH application portal by 20 March 2023. There you will find more information about the requirements and necessary documents:

master-emmah.eu/application-and-admission/admission-and-selection