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MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY
The programme is based on the two
last years of well-established five-year
master's programmes for Norwegian
students in Medical Technology at NTNU.
Specialisations are offered in fields of
medical technology where NTNU has
significant research activity and a long
track record of training university-level
technologists for the health service sec-
tor as well as for industry and research
in medical technology. The programme
comprises four specialisations in medi-
cal technology, which are as follows:
Medical Signal Processing and Imaging
- theory and technology for imaging
of the human body, with focus on the
physics and mathematics of signal
processing and image formation, the
different technologies for imaging and
estimation of physical quantities from
the image data.
Healthcare Informatics
- theory, technology, methods, processes
and models for computer supported
sharing, storing, production and use of
information and knowledge in healt-
hcare.
bioinformatics
- informatics, mathematics, statistics
and molecular biology, with main focus
on informatics. Design methods and
procedures for analysing complex data
sets from research in medicine and
molecular biology are emphasised.
biophysics and Medical Physics
- qualifies for a career as medical
physicist in health care, or for applying
physics in health-related industries or
research. The focus is on advanced ima-
ging methods by magnetic resonance,
ultrasound or use of ionizing radiation,
as well as on the use of ionizing radiation
for radiotherapy.
CAREER PROSPECTS
The International MSc programme in
Medical Technology at NTNU offers trai-
ning in important subject areas where
medical technology is essential for the
practice of medicine. These are areas
where university-trained personnel at
the MSc level are needed in the health
services to ensure optimal and high qua-
lity performance of medical technology.
MSc candidates from this programme
will also be qualified for jobs in industry
and research related to medical tech-
nology, as well as for further doctoral
studies. Applicants should have an inter-
est in mathematics, informatics, physics
and biochemistry, and the application of
this knowledge towards medicine. The
programme requires discipline and hard
work, and will be rewarding both socially
and academically.
FORMAL PREREQUISITES:
Applicants for the Master of Science
in Medical Technology should hold a
bachelor's degree or equivalent, with
an academic profile of relevance to the
specialisation of interest. Please note
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN MEDICAL
TECHNOLOGy
NUMBER OF STUDENTS ADMITTED: 2
ADDRESS: NTNU, Faculty of Natural Sciences
and Technology
NO 7491 Trondheim
PHONE: +47 73 59 41 97
E-MAIL: studier-nt@nt.ntnu.no
URL: www.ntnu.edu/studies/msmedtek
www.ntnu.edu/nt/english
STUDY ADVISOR:
Kristin Omre
ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS AND
APPLICATION DEADLINE: see page 1.
Progress in medicine and
healthcare is closely linked to
new developments in techno-
logy. A striking example of this
is the development of imaging
technologies such as ultra-
sound, computed tomography
(Nobel Prize in 1979, Cormack
and Hounsfield), and magnetic
resonance imaging (Nobel
Prize in 2003,
Lauterbur and Mansfield). Our
MSc programme in Medical
Technology is aimed at candi-
dates with a background in
natural sciences and techno-
logy who want to further their
specialization in technology
towards applications in medi-
cine.
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that each specialisation has specific
admission requirements, for details see
www.ntnu.no/studies/msmedtek