The program addresses students who want not just to find out how to use physical approaches in medical practice but also to check out the fundamental physical concepts of living systems. Trainees immerse themselves in topics such as the biophysics of cells and tissues and end up being familiarized with novel tools for medical diagnostics and therapy along with biomolecular modeling and machine learning approaches.
Trainees can choose between 2 specialization tracks: “Medical Physics” prepares them for a career as a Medical Physics Expert (MPE) in medical facilities or for a position in the health care sector and related research study. “Physics of Living Systems” concentrates on understanding biological procedures through the lens of physics. Trainees get sophisticated abilities in locations such as neuroinformatics and biochemistry, in addition to finding out contemporary bioscientific techniques.
“With the’M. Sc. in Medical Physics and Physics of Living Systems’, we have actually produced a degree program that goes far beyond standard medical physics,” says program director Teacher Matthias Schneider from the Department of Physics at TU Dortmund University. “Our main aim was to attend to a far wider group of trainees who wish to comprehend the physical concepts of life and in this way make an active contribution to forming medicine in the future. We are bridging the gap between basic research study and medical innovation.”
Comprehensive career potential customers
Various career courses await graduates, for example in leading centers or medical centers (e.g. in radiotherapy or medical imaging), in the pharmaceutical and medical technology industry (e.g. in the advancement of ingenious gadgets and approaches), in fundamental biophysics research study to decipher biological processes at the physical level, or in leading-edge international research study in fields such as neurophysics or systems biology. TU Dortmund University’s close relate to its partners in the University Alliance Ruhr (University of Duisburg-Essen and Ruhr University Bochum), numerous centers in the area (e.g. University Health center Essen and Klinikum Dortmund) and prominent international partners such as Massachusetts General Healthcare Facility and Boston University in the U.S.A. open up numerous opportunities in research and practice for students. Moreover, the Master’s program is developed to assist in a quick shift to a doctoral degree.
Enrollment for the start of the program in the 2025/26 winter semester is possible until 10 October 2025. It is open to anybody holding a Bachelor’s degree in physics, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering or a related topic and with English language skills at level B2 or higher. Students who have finished their Bachelor’s degree in Germany might enlist through the campus portal. International students who are EU citizens or students who have actually made their Bachelor’s degree in an EU member state ought to send their applications to the International Office. Students who are not EU citizens and hold a Bachelor’s degree from a non-EU country must submit their applications through uni-assist, the service point for worldwide trainee applications. This will be possible again for the 2026 summer term.
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