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Master's Programme in Health Technology Engineering
Curriculum 2024-2026
About the programme
After completing the programme, the graduate is be able to:
- Design, develop, and evaluate devices and solutions for health, medical, and wellbeing applications.
- Process and analyse sensor data produced by health devices.
- Create models and simulations of and for health devices.
- Apply engineering principles to the field of healthcare.
- Identify the relevant regulations and standards for particular health devices and healthcare systems.
- Assess ethical and social issues and implications related to evaluation of technologies on living subjects and handling of health data.
- Discuss engineering constraints and opportunities with relevant stakeholders in the context of clinical need.
- Plan and manage projects related to health devices
In a world where healthcare access, personalized medicine, epidemics, mental health, and aging populations are just some of the pressing health and wellbeing concerns, our program equips students with the skills and knowledge needed to develop innovative technical solutions to these outstanding problems. The Master's Programme in Health Technology Engineering (HTE) is set to cultivate a new generation of engineering professionals poised to tackle pivotal challenges at the intersection of engineering and healthcare.
The program’s mission is to educate engineering minded individuals with a desire to design, develop, and evaluate innovative devices and solutions for health, medical, and wellbeing applications. Through exposure to diverse translational and health engineering topics, students benefit from a rich educational and research ecosystem both on Aalto’s campus,a cross Finland, and abroad.
The program outcomes ensure that Health Technology Engineering graduates can design and implement medical devices and healthcare solutions, process and analyse health sensor data, create clinically relevant models and simulations, apply engineering principles to healthcare, navigate relevant regulations and standards, assess ethical implications of candiate solutions, constructively engage with various stakeholders, and effectively plan and manage health-related projects. The curriculum will empower graduates to contribute to the core technical and engineering activities within the flourishing Finnish and global health tech industries.
Students can freely choose either of the two majors. The majors consist of 40 credits of common courses to both majors and 25 credits of major-specific courses.
Total
120
ECTS
Major
65
ECTS
Thesis
30
ECTS
Elective studies
25
ECTS
Health Instrumentation and Wearables
After completing this major, the graduate will be able to
- Design and experimentally assess wearable embedded systems for monitoring of biological parameters
- Condition and evaluate signals provided by health instrumentation and wearables
- Evaluate durability reliability and robustness of health instrumentation and wearables
- Understand and apply embedded system design principles to the field of health instrumentation and wearables
Code: ELEC3079
Credits: 65 ECTS
Responsible Professors: Zachary Taylor
Pääaine suomeksi: Terveyden mittaaminen ja puettava teknologia
Huvudämne på svenska: Medicinska instrument och kroppsburen teknik
| Code | Course name | ECTS | Period / Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELEC-E8746 | Introduction to Human Movement Biomechanics | 5 | I-II / 1 or 2 (2024-2025 no teaching) |
| ELEC-E3120 | Analysis and Design of Electronic Circuits | 5 | I-II / 1 |
| ELEC-E8740 | Basics of Sensor fusion | 5 | I-II / 1 |
| ELEC-E8712 | Design for Reliability | 5 | I-II / 1 |
| ELEC-E0110 | Academic Skills in Master’s Studies | 3 | I-III / 1 |
| ELEC-E8734 | Biomedical Instrumentation | 5 | II / 1 |
| ELEC-E3261 | Characterisation of Biomolecules | 5 | I / 2 |
| ELEC-E8726 | Biosensing | 5 | III-IV / 1 |
| ELEC-E8004 | Project Work | 10 | III-V / |
| ELEC-E8408 | Embedded Systems Development | 5 | III-IV / 1 |
| ELEC-E8748 | Sensors and Measurement Methods | 5 | IV-V / 1 |
| ELEC-E8755 | Principles of Health Technology Assessment and Regulatory Affairs D | 5 | III-V / 1 or 2 |
| ELEC-E0210 | Master’s Thesis Process | 2 | Any / 2 * |
* continuous registration
Students are required to complete a Master's Thesis, which is an individual research assignment with a workload corresponding to 30 credits. The thesis is written on a topic related to the student's advanced studies and is agreed upon between the student and a supervisor who specializes in the topic area of the thesis. Master’s Thesis work includes a seminar presentation or equivalent presentation. The Master’s Thesis is a public document and cannot be concealed.
Read more under “Thesis tab”.
| Code | ECTS |
|---|---|
| ELEC.thes | 30 |
| ELEC.matr | 0 |
Students choose 25 credits of elective studies. As elective studies, students can complete a minor and/or take individual courses. Students can freely choose a minor or individual courses of their interest to complement the content of their major or to expand knowledge beyond one’s main field of study. Interdisciplinary and entrepreneurial courses are encouraged.
Minor is selected from the list of available minors in the academic catalogue.
Individual courses may include
- courses from any field offered in Aalto
- Studies form other Finnish Universities
- Studies completed during exchange studies abroad
- Practical training credits (max 5 ECTS)
Studies in the master’s programme should provide students with new knowledge. Studies that overlap or have similar content with studies that are included in student’s bachelor’s degree primarily cannot be included in master’s degree.
In general, elective studies must be university or university of applied sciences level studies. Universities also offer courses that are targeted for a larger audience. The suitability of these studies is evaluated taking into consideration the learning outcomes of the programme and the aims of the master of science (technology) degree.
Compulsory language studies
Compulsory language studies are included as part of the Finnish Bachelor’s degree for students who have studied in Finland and whose language of education is Finnish or Swedish. If the language studies have not been completed in the student’s Bachelor’s degree, the student must take 2 ECTS in the second national language and 3 ECTS in one foreign language, including both oral and written proficiency.
Students who have received their education in a language other than Finnish or Swedish, or received their education abroad, are required to complete only 3 ECTS in one foreign language, including both oral and written proficiency. Relevant courses (marked with ‘o’ and ‘w’) are offered by the Aalto University Language Center. Alternatively, these students can choose 3 ECTS of Finnish courses, hence not covering the requirement of oral/written proficiency but meeting the language requirement of the degree.
Language studies are included in students’ elective studies and are agreed in the personal study plan (HOPS).
Health Robotics and Signal Processing
After completing this major, the graduate will be able to
- Engineer and validate machine learning and robotic solutions for health and wellbeing solutions
- Apply advanced signal processing and estimation methods on embedded health sensors.
- Simulate biological signals and model control systems for health devices
- Design human-robot interfaces for health and wellbeing applications
Code: ELEC3080
Credits: 65 ECTS
Responsible Professors: Filip Elvander
Pääaine suomeksi: Terveysrobotiikka ja signaalinkäsittely
Huvudämne på svenska: Medicinsk robotik och signalbehandling
| Code | Course name | ECTS | Period / Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELEC-E8746 | Introduction to Human Movement Biomechanics | 5 | I-II / 1 or 2 (2024-2025 no teaching) |
| ELEC-E8739 | AI in Health technologies | 5 | I-II / 1 |
| ELEC-E5810 | Biosignal processing | 5 | I / 1 |
| ELEC-E8130 | Nonlinear Control Design and Analysis | 5 | I-II / 1 |
| ELEC-E8734 | Biomedical Instrumentation | 5 | II / 1 |
| ELEC-E0110 | Academic Skills in Master’s Studies | 3 | I-III / 1 |
| ELEC-E3261 | Characterisation of Biomolecules | 5 | I / 2 |
| ELEC-E8726 | Biosensing | 5 | III-IV / 1 |
| ELEC-E8004 | Project Work | 10 | III-V / |
| ELEC-E8106 | Bayesian filtering and smoothing | 5 | III-IV / 1 |
| ELEC-E8743 | Neurorobotics | 5 | III-IV / 1 |
| ELEC-E8755 | Principles of Health Technology Assessment and Regulatory Affairs D | 5 | III-V / 1 or 2 |
| ELEC-E0210 | Master’s Thesis Process | 2 | I-V / 2 * |
* continuous registration
Students are required to complete a Master's Thesis, which is an individual research assignment with a workload corresponding to 30 credits. The thesis is written on a topic related to the student's advanced studies and is agreed upon between the student and a supervisor who specializes in the topic area of the thesis. Master’s Thesis work includes a seminar presentation or equivalent presentation. The Master’s Thesis is a public document and cannot be concealed.
Read more under “Thesis tab”.
| Code | ECTS |
|---|---|
| ELEC.thes | 30 |
| ELEC.matr | 0 |
Students choose 25 credits of elective studies. As elective studies, students can complete a minor and/or take individual courses. Students can freely choose a minor or individual courses of their interest to complement the content of their major or to expand knowledge beyond one’s main field of study. Interdisciplinary and entrepreneurial courses are encouraged.
Minor is selected from the list of available minors in the academic catalogue.
Individual courses may include
- courses from any field offered in Aalto
- Studies form other Finnish Universities
- Studies completed during exchange studies abroad
- Practical training credits (max 5 ECTS)
Studies in the master’s programme should provide students with new knowledge. Studies that overlap or have similar content with studies that are included in student’s bachelor’s degree primarily cannot be included in master’s degree.
In general, elective studies must be university or university of applied sciences level studies. Universities also offer courses that are targeted for a larger audience. The suitability of these studies is evaluated taking into consideration the learning outcomes of the programme and the aims of the master of science (technology) degree.
Compulsory language studies
Compulsory language studies are included as part of the Finnish Bachelor’s degree for students who have studied in Finland and whose language of education is Finnish or Swedish. If the language studies have not been completed in the student’s Bachelor’s degree, the student must take 2 ECTS in the second national language and 3 ECTS in one foreign language, including both oral and written proficiency.
Students who have received their education in a language other than Finnish or Swedish, or received their education abroad, are required to complete only 3 ECTS in one foreign language, including both oral and written proficiency. Relevant courses (marked with ‘o’ and ‘w’) are offered by the Aalto University Language Center. Alternatively, these students can choose 3 ECTS of Finnish courses, hence not covering the requirement of oral/written proficiency but meeting the language requirement of the degree.
Language studies are included in students’ elective studies and are agreed in the personal study plan (HOPS).
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