- English-taught
Biomedical Engineering (M.Sc.)
at RWTH Aachen in Aachen
At a glance
- Language
- English-taught
- Duration
- 4 sem 120 ECTS
- Intake
- not confirmed
- Tuition
- €0 public university
- Semester fee
- not confirmed
Interdisciplinary engineering master run in close connection with the RWTH university hospital (Uniklinik), combining hands-on work with real medical devices - imaging, monitoring, medical-data processing - with anatomy and physiology foundations.
Admission requirements
- Prior degree
- Bachelor in Engineering, Physics or a closely related field (not confirmed on the programme page this pass)
- Minimum grade
- not confirmed
- English
- IELTS 6.5 / TOEFL iBT 90 (RWTH working standard; exact score for this programme not confirmed).MOI certificates are not accepted; exemption only for degrees from UK/IE/US/CA/NZ/AU.
- German
- not required for admission
- Also required
- Admission type (open vs NC vs aptitude procedure) not confirmed for this programme - verify on the official page. Admission hinges on the Module Matching Form against RWTH's required modules - rejections are administrative and objective. Master's applicants apply directly via RWTHonline - uni-assist is NOT used. No application fee. APS certificate required for applicants from India, China and Vietnam. RWTH framework deadlines: non-EU ~1 March (winter) / ~1 September (summer); EU/EEA 15 July / 15 January - intake and exact dates for this programme not confirmed.
Deadlines & timeline
Deadlines are not yet confirmed for this programme. They likely follow the university's general Master's deadlines. Verify with the faculty before planning your application.
Fees & funding
- Tuition
- €0 per semester
- Semester contribution
- not confirmed
- Semester ticket
- included (Deutschland-Semesterticket)
€0 tuition for all students including non-EU/EEA - NRW public universities charge no tuition (contrast: TUM in Bavaria charges non-EU Master's students €4,000-6,000/semester). Semester contribution is approx. €330/semester: components are confirmed (ticket portion €208.80 from WS 2025/26) but the exact WS 2026/27 total is not yet verified on the AStA page, so no hard number is published here. It includes the Deutschlandsemesterticket, delivered digitally via the naveo app - valid Germany-wide on regional transport plus Zuid-Limburg in the Netherlands (Maastricht, Parkstad, Sittard-Geleen), with specific AVV cross-border lines into Belgium.
Scholarships are listed per university: see RWTH Aachen scholarships.
How to apply
- uni-assist
- not required
- Application portal
- online.rwth-aachen.de
- Official page
- www.rwth-aachen.de
EU applicants and holders of German degrees usually apply directly via the university's Campusportal instead of uni-assist; the deadline table above says which route applies to you.
What students say
Across 7 StudyCheck reviews (3.7/5, 86% would recommend), students highlight genuinely hands-on work with real medical devices - imaging, monitoring, and medical-data processing - alongside anatomy and physiology, which they say builds real confidence in the field. Digital administration earns praise (course and exam registration, report uploads, promptly posted materials), though lectures are in-person rather than online. The rating sits a little below the RWTH university average of 4.0.
Liked
- Hands-on work with real medical devices: imaging, monitoring, medical-data processing
- Anatomy and physiology foundations build confidence in the field
- Well-run digital administration: registrations, report uploads, prompt materials
- 86% of reviewers would recommend the programme
Criticised
- Lectures are in-person rather than online
- Rating (3.7) sits below the RWTH university average (4.0)
Where graduates go
No alumni outcome data found yet.
External resources
- Official Official programme page (opens in a new tab)
- StudyCheck StudyCheck reviews (opens in a new tab)
- Official Apply via RWTHonline (opens in a new tab)
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