Everything at a glance
Degree level: Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.)
Standard period of study: 7 Semester (210 ECTS )
Type Of Study: Full-time
Study location: Weiden
Start Of Study: Winter semester (1. Semester)
Course Language: English
Medical engineering – technology that benefits everyone
The Medical Engineering degree programme is a gateway education to the industry of the future.
A leading sector of the future, the global healthcare sector has an international presence and is always on the lookout for qualified engineers to work in companies, medical facilities or government agencies. With us, you will learn everything you need to work at the interface between people, technology, medicine and engineering.
The international programme includes both technical modules and interdisciplinary components. Our global healthcare programme qualifies you as a sought-after engineer in the life sciences industry.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
The global healthcare industry is the industry of the future par excellence, internationally positioned and always on the lookout for qualified engineers to work in companies, medical institutions or public authorities.
Possible areas of work are
- Research and development - in companies or research institutions you lay the foundations for new medical products
- Product management - you plan new products and put together the product portfolio for a company
- Production - you are responsible for the manufacture and assembly of sophisticated products
- Quality management - supplying the market with safe and functional products is your job
- Medical devices approvals - you know the requirements and the route of a medical device to the patient
- Project management - many activities have to be coordinated, that's your job
- Sales - you ensure that innovative medical products reach patients
and much more.
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE DEGREE PROGRAMME
The Medical Engineering programme is characterised by small study groups, which allow for intensive collaboration between students and lecturers.
The Faculty of Industrial Engineering and Health is characterised by a personal environment, a lively partner network, international contacts and close ties to important regional companies.
We place great emphasis on high practical relevance in our degree programmes. Project work gives you the opportunity to answer practical questions and put your knowledge into practice. Our students almost always write their final thesis in a company, thereby establishing initial contacts with a potential employer.
The demand for our graduates remains unabatedly high.
PRACTICAL RELEVANCE
The lectures have a strong practical focus and utilise interactive formats. The theory is supplemented by practical exercises in our laboratories and project work. You will have access to a teaching and research operating theatre, learn about large medical devices for imaging and radiotherapy in the X-Ray & Molecular Imaging laboratory and can expand your anatomical knowledge in the Medical Training Centre using ultrasound equipment. In the technical area, you will programme computers, learn how to work with robots and use various 3D printers.
You will also have contact with industry and medical facilities through excursions, listen to guest lectures from experts in medicine and industry and do industry-related project work from the get-go of your studies with us.
Application
Starting the programme
The Medical Engineering degree programme can only be started in the winter semester.
Application Period
Regular application period for the winter semester: 01 May to 15 July
In exceptional cases, we extend the application deadlines for individual degree programmes. You can find out whether you can still apply for this degree programme in the applicant portal.
Admission Requirements
Would you like to apply for the Medical Engineering degree programme? For admission to the OTH Amberg-Weiden you need
1. University Entrance Qualification
- the general higher education entrance qualification,
- the subject-restricted higher education entrance qualification or
- the entrance qualification for universities of applied sciences.
- Admission is also possible via the vocational university entrance qualification.
- Applicants with a school-leaving qualification from a foreign school are obliged to submit a certificate of recognition of the school-leaving qualification (VPD) issued by a certified institution (e.g. uni-assist) by the end of the application period.
2. Language Skills
Due to the unique profile of the degree programme, the following regulations also apply:
- All applicants* must also provide proof of English language proficiency at B2 level according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. Possibilities of proof:
o higher education entrance qualification in English
o University degree already obtained in English
o Abitur grade in English (German Abitur)
o alternatively through a valid/current
– ALTE (Level 3)
– UNIcert® II
– Cambridge English (First/FCE)
– TOEFL (min. 72)
– IELTS (5.0 or better)
– PTE Academic (min. 59)
– TOEIC (min. 785)
- Supplementary regulations for applicants who have not obtained their university entrance qualification in German: For final enrolment, i.e. at the start of your studies, you must provide proof of German A2! Your enrolment cannot be finalised without these requirements being met.
Why is this necessary? In the first two study sections, you should be equipped with the subject-specific and linguistic skills to be able to enter the German labour market at the beginning of the practical semester and to be able to complete the third study section partly in German if you choose the appropriate specialisation modules. To this end, they use the Basic Electives 1-4 specified in more detail in the module handbook. In order to enable this acquisition of skills within the first two study sections, sufficient knowledge of the German language must be demonstrated at the beginning of the programme by means of a language certificate corresponding to level A2 according to the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages.
- Proof of German ability is not required if the university entrance qualification or an existing university degree was obtained in German.
Should you have questions pertaining to applications, admissions, enrolment and semester fees etc. please contact Kathrin Forster.
The decision on admission to the degree programme is made by the examination board.
More detailed information on application and enrolment.
Links and application portal
What is WIGCares?
WIGCares is a one-stop student support programme in the faculty of Industrial Engineering and Healthcare and aims to support all Year One students through counseling, guidance, preparatory courses, on boarding and mentoring. A fixed team of experienced students from all Bachelor programmes assist first and second semester students (and those interested in studying in a programme at the WIG faculty) with activities and support programmes like Rent-A-Student, Study-Buddies, informational events, study groups, intercultural activities and mentoring.
We aim to make the challenging transition from your country to our country and the jump from secondary school to university easier.
Sound interesting?! Join our team!
Any further questions? Our degree-programme contact partners and the Student Advisory Service gladly assist you with help and advice (medical-engineering
@oth-aw).
Head of Study Programme
Prof. Dipl.-Ing. Burkhard Stolz
Application, admission, enrollment, service fee
Kathrin Forster