Pursuant to Act 985 of October 21, 2009 on Universities (the University Act) with subsequent changes, the following curriculum for the Master's program in Biomedical Engineering and Informatics is stipulated. The program also follows the Framework Provisions and the Examination Policies and Procedures for the Faculty of Engineering and Science and The Faculty of Medicine.
The Master’s programme is organised in accordance with the Ministry of Higher Education and Science’s Order no. 1328 of November 15, 2016 on Bachelor’s and Master’s Programmes at Universities (the Ministerial Order of the Study Programmes) and Ministerial Order no. 1062 of June 30, 2016 on University Examinations (the Examination Order). Further reference is made to Ministerial Order no. 111 of January 30, 2017 (the Admission Order) and Ministerial Order no. 114 of February 3, 2015 (the Grading Scale Order) with subsequent changes.
The programme is offered in Aalborg.
The Master’s programme falls under The Faculty of Medicine, Aalborg University.
The Master’s programme falls under Study Board of Health and Technology
The Master’s programme is associated with the external examiners corps on Nationwide engineering examiners/Electronics, IT and Energy (Electromagnetic direction)
Applicants with a legal right of admission (retskrav)
Applicants without legal right of admission
The Master’s programme entitles the graduate to the Danish designation Civilingeniør, cand.polyt. i sundhedsteknologi. The English designation is: Master of Science (MSc) in Engineering (Biomedical Engineering and Informatics).
The Master’s programme is a 2-year, research-based, full-time study programme. The programme is set to 120 ECTS credits.
The Study Board can approve successfully completed (passed) programme elements from other Master’s programmes in lieu of programme elements in this programme (credit transfer). The Study Board can also approve successfully completed (passed) programme elements from another Danish programme or a programme outside of Denmark at the same level in lieu of programme elements within this curriculum. Decisions on credit transfer are made by the Study Board based on an academic assessment. See the Joint Programme Regulations for the rules on credit transfer.
In exceptional circumstances, the Study Board study can grant exemption from those parts of the curriculum that are not stipulated by law or ministerial order. Exemption regarding an examination applies to the immediate examination.
The rules for examinations are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures published by the faculty on their website.
In the assessment of all written work, regardless of the language it is written in, weight is also given to the student's formulation and spelling ability, in addition to the academic content. Orthographic and grammatical correctness as well as stylistic proficiency are taken as a basis for the evaluation of language performance. Language performance must always be included as an independent dimension of the total evaluation. However, no examination can be assessed as ‘Pass’ on the basis of good language performance alone; similarly, an examination normally cannot be assessed as ‘Fail’ on the basis of poor language performance alone.
The Study Board can grant exemption from this in special cases (e.g., dyslexia or a native language other than Danish).
The Master’s Thesis must include an English summary (or another foreign language: French, Spanish or German upon approval by the Study Board). If the project is written in English, the summary must be in Danish (The Study Board can grant exemption from this). The summary must be at least 1 page and not more than 2 pages (this is not included in any fixed minimum and maximum number of pages per student). The summary is included in the evaluation of the project as a whole.
The following competence profile will appear on the diploma:
A Candidatus graduate has the following competency profile:
A Candidatus graduate has competencies that have been acquired via a course of study that has taken place in a research environment.
A Candidatus graduate is qualified for employment on the labour market based on his or her academic discipline as well as for further research (PhD programmes). A Candidatus graduate has, compared to a Bachelor, developed his or her academic knowledge and independence so as to be able to apply scientific theory and method on an independent basis within both an academic and a professional context.
The graduate of the Master’s programme
Knowledge and comprehension
Skills
Competences
The following competence profile will appear on the diploma:
A graduate of the Master’s program has Competences acquired through an educational program that has taken place in a research environment.
The graduate of the Master’s program can perform highly qualified functions on the labor market on the basis of the educational program. Moreover, the graduate has prerequisites for research (a Ph.D. program). Compared to the Bachelor’s degree, the graduate of the Master’s program has developed her/his academic knowledge and independence, so that the graduate can independently apply scientific theory and method in both an academic and occupational/professional context.
The program is structured in modules and organized as a problem-based study. A module is a program element or a group of program elements, which aims to give students a set of professional skills within a fixed time frame specified in ECTS credits, and concluding with one or more examinations within specific exam periods. Examinations are defined in the curriculum.
The program is based on a combination of academic, problem-oriented and interdisciplinary approaches and organized based on the following work and evaluation methods that combine skills and reflection:
Offered as:
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Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation method | Assessment method |
1 Semester
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Biomedical signals and information | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Scientific methods and communication | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Active participation/continuous evaluation |
Elective courses 1 semester
choose 2 = 10 ECTS
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2 Semester
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Biomedical (information) systems | Project | 15 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Elective courses 2 semester
Choose 3 = 15 ECTS
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3 Semester
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Applied biomedical engineering and informatics | Project | 30 | 7-point grading scale | Internal examination | Oral exam based on a project |
3-4 Semester
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Master’s thesis (2 semesters - 60 ECTS) | Project | 60 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
4 Semester
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Master’s thesis | Project | 30 | 7-point grading scale | External examination | Oral exam based on a project |
Elective courses 1 semester choose 2 = 10 ECTS | |||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation Method | Assessment method |
Stochastic signals and processes (elective 1.a) | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Pattern recognition and decision support (elective 1.b.) | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
The semantics of clinical information systems (elective 1.c.) | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Sensory systems and sensory-motor control (elective 1.d.) | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Elective courses 2 semester Choose 3 = 15 ECTS | |||||
Module name | Course type | ECTS | Applied grading scale | Evaluation Method | Assessment method |
Advanced signal processing (elective 2.a.) | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Image analysis and computer vision (elective 2.b.) | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Methods and models in clinical information systems (elective 2.c.) | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology (elective 2.d.) | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
Physiologic modeling (elective 2.e.) | Course | 5 | Passed/Not Passed | Internal examination | Written or oral exam |
The curriculum is approved by the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and enters into force as of September 2011.
Students who wish to complete their studies under a previous curriculum must conclude their education by the summer examination period 2012 at the latest, since examinations under the previous curriculum are not offered after this time. In accordance with the Framework Provisions and the Handbook on Quality Management for the Faculty of Engineering and Science and The Faculty of Medicine at Aalborg University, the curriculum must be revised no later than 5 years after its entry into force.
Minor editorial changes have been made in connection with the digitisation of the study curriculum.