Education BSc & MSc | Technical Medical Centre

The healthcare programmes at the University of Twente provide pioneering and agenda-setting education aimed at preparing students for a career in this sector.

Healthcare is in constant motion. Students are trained to implement innovative and relevant healthcare improvements in today’s unpredictable, complex and globalized world. In order to achieve this, the education focuses not only on providing students with the knowledge and skills in their field of study, but also on developing a broader range of ‘21^st century’ skills and personal qualities. Read more about it in the educational vision of the health education programmes of the University of Twente.

Bachelor and master programmes

Below you will find an overview of the bachelor's and master's programmes of the Technical Medical Centre. More information about the content of the education programmes can be found on the websites of the specific programmes.

Bachelor (BSc) & Master (MSc) programmes

Biomedical Engineering
Technological advances are at the heart of innovation in healthcare. In this master's, you'll learn to develop medical innovations that contribute to better care, from organ-on-a-chip to exoskeleton.
5 SpecialisationsMSc2 yearsFull-time100% English
Bioengineering Technologies
In this specialisation, you learn to use living tissues and cells to develop technologies that can mimic or restore the function of diseased organs or damaged tissues.
MSc2 yearsFull-time
Biorobotics
Robotics play an important role within healthcare. This specialisation teaches you to design, implement, and improve robots and other mechatronic systems that support patients or clinicians.
MSc2 yearsFull-time100% English
Imaging & In Vitro Diagnostics
In this specialisation, you learn to visualise and interpret the processes in human cells and bodies in order to detect diseases and monitor health.
MSc2 yearsFull-time100% English
Medical Device Design
What does it take to design a medical device, like an implant or medical robot? This specialisation focuses on the design process from ideation and fabrication to testing.
MSc2 yearsFull-time
Physiological Signals & Systems
What is the impact of disease or trauma on physiological systems in the human body? This specialisation helps you to develop technologies that measure, monitor and restore bodily functions.
MSc2 yearsFull-time
Biomedical Technology
Learn to design, develop and improve innovative healthcare technologies such as rehabilitation robots, artificial organs, prostheses and imaging technologies in this Dutch-taught Bachelor’s.
BSc3 yearsFull-time80% Dutch
Health Sciences
Do you want to organise healthcare? In this Dutch-taught Bachelor’s, you will learn all about policy, management and the application of technology for sustainable and futureproof healthcare.
BSc3 yearsFull-time80% Dutch
Health Sciences
Do you want to contribute to the future of healthcare? In this master’s, you’ll learn how to use policy, management, and technology to create accessible, affordable, and sustainable care.
3 SpecialisationsMSc1 yearFull-time100% English
Digital Health
Want to discover the role eHealth technologies can play in the future of healthcare? In this specialisation, you will learn about the development, implementation and evaluation of such solutions.
MSc1 yearFull-time100% English
Healthcare Management
Quality improvement and process optimisation are key in healthcare. This specialisation teaches you to improve processes at an organisational level, within and between healthcare organisations.
MSc1 yearFull-time100% English
Innovation in Healthcare
This specialisation will deepen your knowledge of the public health system and improve the quality of public healthcare services at a societal level.
MSc1 yearFull-time100% English
Technical Medicine
This Dutch-taught Master's equips you to use AI, medical imaging and smart sensors to improve diagnoses, personalise treatments and safely apply technology in clinical practice.
2 SpecialisationsMSc3 yearsFull-time100% Dutch
Medical Imaging & Interventions
How do you use AI in cancer detection through X-ray imaging? In this specialisation, you will delve into imaging for diagnostics and image-guided (surgical) interventions.
MSc3 yearsFull-time100% Dutch
Medical Sensing & Stimulation
This specialisation teaches you to interpret medical signals and use them in various treatment techniques, for example in movement disorders or epilepsy.
MSc3 yearsFull-time100% Dutch
Technical Medicine
Do you want to become the doctor of the future? In this Dutch-taught Bachelor’s, you learn to combine medicine and technology to work on diagnostics and treatment methods, and to improve them.
BSc3 yearsFull-time100% Dutch

Overview of all UT bachelor's and master's programmes