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Master's Programme in Life Science Technologies

This site contains the student study guide for the Master's Programme in Life Science Technologies. Here you will find the programme curriculum as well as detailed guidelines for planning your studies. All the materials and instructions are for all the majors of the programme. If you are interested in applying to the programme, follow the links at the bottom of the site to the application page.

Master's Programme in Life Science Technologies is jointly organized by the School of Science, the School of Chemical Engineering, and the School of Electrical Engineering. The programme is coordinated by the School of Science.

This site contains the student study guide for the master’s programme with materials and instructions on all the majors available in the programme. Here you will find the programme curriculum as well as detailed guidelines for planning your studies.

Technological innovations have become an essential part of modern healthcare, well-being and bioeconomy. Therefore, both in academic research and industry there is an increasing need for people who can deal with today's increasingly complex biomedical problems.

Master's Programme in Life Science Technologies offers a multidisciplinary curriculum focusing on important aspects of current biomedical research, covering fields such as biological data analysis and modeling, advanced biomaterials and bioelectronics, biomedical engineering and neuroscience. The program draws on fundamental and applied knowledge on these fields and is closely linked to research conducted in the participating Schools and Departments.

The programme offers six majors:

  • Bioinformatics and Digital Health (SCI)
  • Biomedical Engineering (SCI)
  • Biosensing and Bioelectronics (ELEC)
  • Biosystems and Biomaterials Engineering (CHEM)
  • Complex Systems (SCI)
  • Human Neuroscience and Technology (SCI)

Continuing studies in Master's Programme in Life Science Technologies: Instructions for Bachelor students at Aalto University

Here you can find information on how to continue to this Master's programme:

Continuing studies in the Master's Programme in Life Science Technologies

Changing your master’s programme in the School of Science

If you are a student of School of Science and want to change your master’s programme, first check whether you meet the criteria for starting studies in the programme. The criteria for transferring to the programme must be met in bachelor's degree.

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Life Science Technologies - Master of Science (Technology)

The Master's Programme in Life Science Technologies educates a new generation of engineers, researchers and entrepreneurs who are committed to improving human health and wellbeing through development of innovative scientific and engineering solutions. The programme has a strong focus on the technological aspects of Life Sciences and is closely connected to the world-class research at Aalto University in the fields of biological data analysis and modelling, bioinformatics, bioelectronics and biosensing, biomedical engineering, human neuroscience and neurotechnology, biomaterials engineering and synthetic biology.

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