The program addresses students who desire not just to discover how to use physical approaches in clinical practice however likewise to explore the fundamental physical concepts of living systems. Students immerse themselves in topics such as the biophysics of cells and tissues and end up being acquainted with unique tools for medical diagnostics and treatment as well as biomolecular modeling and artificial intelligence methods.
Trainees can select in between two expertise tracks: “Medical Physics” prepares them for a profession as a Medical Physics Specialist (MPE) in healthcare facilities or for a position in the healthcare sector and associated research study. “Physics of Living Systems” concentrates on understanding biological processes through the lens of physics. Trainees get advanced abilities in areas such as neuroinformatics and biochemistry, as well as finding out modern bioscientific techniques.
“With the’M. Sc. in Medical Physics and Physics of Living Systems’, we have developed a degree program that goes far beyond traditional medical physics,” says program director Professor Matthias Schneider from the Department of Physics at TU Dortmund University. “Our primary goal was to deal with a far more comprehensive group of trainees who want to comprehend the physical concepts of life and in this way make an active contribution to shaping medicine in the future. We are bridging the space between basic research study and scientific development.”
Extensive career potential customers
Several profession courses await graduates, for instance in leading centers or medical centers (e.g. in radiotherapy or medical imaging), in the pharmaceutical and medical technology market (e.g. in the development of innovative gadgets and techniques), in fundamental biophysics research to unravel biological procedures at the physical level, or in leading-edge worldwide research study in fields such as neurophysics or systems biology. TU Dortmund University’s close links with its partners in the University Alliance Ruhr (University of Duisburg-Essen and Ruhr University Bochum), many centers in the region (e.g. University Health center Essen and Klinikum Dortmund) and prominent international partners such as Massachusetts General Hospital and Boston University in the U.S.A. open lots of chances in research study and practice for students. Additionally, the Master’s program is developed to assist in a fast shift to a postgraduate degree.
Registration for the start of the program in the 2025/26 winter season term is possible until 10 October 2025. It is open to anyone holding a Bachelor’s degree in physics, biomedical engineering, mechanical engineering or a related subject and with English language skills at level B2 or higher. Students who have completed their Bachelor’s degree in Germany might register through the school website. International students who are EU residents or trainees who have actually earned their Bachelor’s degree in an EU member state ought to send their applications to the International Office. Trainees who are not EU people and hold a Bachelor’s degree from a non-EU country must send their applications by means of uni-assist, the service point for worldwide trainee applications. This will be possible once again for the 2026 summer term.
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