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- Bachelor of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen, with major subject or subprogramme elektrotechniek
- Bachelor of Science in de ingenieurswetenschappen, with major subject or subprogramme werktuigkunde
Admission decisions are based upon evaluation of a complete application file:
- Bachelor of (Science in) Engineering: Electrical Engineering (or equivalent diploma)
- Bachelor of (Science in) Engineering: Mechanical Engineering (or equivalent diploma)
- Bachelor of (Science in) Engineering: Biomedical Engineering
The admission policy is intended to ensure equal opportunity of access to higher education for qualified European and third country students. In general the programme will assess students individually on the basis of their previous academic record, a letter of motivation and the availability of places.
Students should have a good command of English, both spoken and written. Applicants are required to demonstrate their proficiency in English, either by proving that some of their previous studies were successfully completed in English, or by submitting the results of a recognized language proficiency test, such as the TOEFL or another equivalent English test.
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Truncus communis
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Truncus Communis Basic Medical Courses
All courses are compulsory.
6 ECTS Fundamentals of Human Biotechnology 
H03H0A staff staff
3 ECTS Functional Anatomy of the Human Locomotor System H9X22A staff staff
3 ECTS System Physiology 
H03I4A staff staff
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Truncus Communis Biomedical Engineering Courses
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Biomechanics and Biomaterials
All courses are compulsory.
3 ECTS Biomaterials H03U4A staff staff
6 ECTS Musculoskeletal Biomechanics H03H1A staff staff
3 ECTS Biofluid Mechanics 
H03J2A staff- J.Vander Sloten (coordinator)
- P.Verdonck
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- J.Vander Sloten (coordinator)
- P.Verdonck
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Biomedical Information Technology
All courses are compulsory.
6 ECTS Biomedical Measurements and Stimulation H03H7A staff staff
6 ECTS Biomedical Data Processing H03I2A staff staff
6 ECTS Medical Imaging and Analysis H03H5A staff staff
6 ECTS Medical Equipment and Regulatory Affairs 
H03I5A staff- R.Puers (coordinator)
- J.Vander Sloten
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- R.Puers (coordinator)
- J.Vander Sloten
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Elective Courses
A student selects elective courses for a total of 33 credits, preferentially from the list below.
The aim is to deepen the knowledge in technological domains. Students who want to broaden their knowledge can also select courses from related master programmes: master of engineering, mathematical engineering; master of engineering, computer science; master of bio-informatics; master of artificial intelligence; master of nanoscience and nanotechnology. The students can also select a course from other programmes from the Faculty of Engineering, or from the programmes of the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven upon approval of the Permanent Education Committee.
Broadening of knowledge can also be achieved by selecting one of the following courses:
H05U5A Capita selecta ingenieurswetenschappen (AthensI.1) 3 STP
H05U6A Capita selecta ingenieurswetenschappen (AthensI.2) 3 STP
H03K6A Industriele stage: biomedische technologie 6 STP -
Project Based Learning
All courses are compulsory.
6 ECTS Design in Medical Technology H03I7A staff- J.Vander Sloten (coordinator)
- F.Maes
- R.Puers
- D.Reynaerts
- P.Suetens
- S.Van Huffel
- J.Vander Sloten
- D.Vandermeulen
- G.van Lenthe
24 ECTS Master's Thesis 
H09G1A staff- G.van Lenthe (coordinator)
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- G.van Lenthe (coordinator)
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General Interest Courses
The student chooses min. 8 and max. 10 credits from the following list of general interest courses, taking into account that:
- The course H04X2A (Project management) has to be taken up in the same year as the Master Thesis.6 ECTS Leadership and Strategic Management 
H09P4A staff staff
- D.Cattrysse (coordinator)
- C.De Meersman
- J.Duflou
- J.Stouten
3 ECTS Project Management H04X2A staff staff
- J.Duflou (coordinator)
- D.Cattrysse
- J.Duflou
3 ECTS Bedrijfservaring: biomedische technologie H06M8A staff staff
- E.Heylen (coordinator)
- S.Van Huffel
- E.Van Lil
- J.Vander Sloten
3 ECTS Engineering Economy H00K1A staff staff
3 ECTS Management and Information Technology H00K2A staff staff
6 ECTS Advanved International trade Theory D0M42B staff staff
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