Industrial Engineering and Management Medical Technology, Bachelor of Engineering

These are the requirements for the Bachelor's in Business Engineering - Medical Engineering

With your Bachelor's in Business Engineering - Medical Engineering, you could work as a process manager for medical products or as a product consultant.

In the part-time distance learning program in Business Engineering - Medical Engineering at IU International University, you can be admitted if you have either a Abitur (general higher education entrance qualification), a technical college entrance qualification, or a subject-specific higher education entrance qualification.

In addition, you can also study Business Engineering - Medical Engineering without an Abitur. To be admitted to the IU distance learning program without an Abitur, you must have completed an advanced training course, such as becoming a certified business economist, or have a master craftsman's certificate. You can also be admitted if you have completed vocational training and worked full-time for at least 3 years following this training.

Students develop the skills to design innovative solutions for the challenges of medical engineering, contributing to progress and quality in healthcare.

These are the study contents in the online study program Business Engineering Medical Technology

This bachelor's degree at IU includes approximately 25 modules that you will take and complete over 6 semesters of standard study time. Each module is worth 5-10 credit points (ECTS) and concludes with an examination performance such as a term paper or an exam. In total, you will earn 180 credit points from module to module and from semester to semester.

The typical course schedule for full-time studies in Business Engineering Medical Technology looks as follows:

• Semester 1: Business Administration, Introduction to Scientific Work for IT and Technology, Basics of Mathematics, Basics of Physics, Technology in Healthcare, Design Thinking
• Semester 2: Collaborative Work, Marketing, Economics and Market, Medicine for Non-Medical Professionals I, Electrical Engineering, Project: Market Introduction
• Semester 3: Intercultural and Ethical Action Competence, Cost and Performance Accounting, Sensors, Mechatronic Systems, Process Technologies in Medical Technology, Project: Sensors and Actuators
• Semester 4: Basics of Construction, Investment and Financing, Seminar: Human-Machine Interaction, Electrical Measurement Technology, Medical Information Technology and Software, Project: Business Model Development
• Semester 5: Personnel and Corporate Management, Diagnostic Systems in Medical Technology, Therapeutic Systems in Medical Technology, Business Simulation Game, Elective Module A
• Semester 6: Elective Module B, Elective Module C, Bachelor's Thesis

What makes the Bachelor's program in Business Engineering Medical Technology at IU special are the many opportunities to deepen your knowledge in elective areas based on your interests and professional fields.

As the first specialization, you can choose from these exciting modules: Product Approval in Medical Technology, Biosignal Acquisition and Processing, Practical Project: Business Engineering.

For the second specialization, you can choose one of the following study modules: Industrial Supply Chain Management I, Standards and Quality Management, Advanced Leadership, Applied Sales, Business Consulting, Business Controlling, Global Commerce I, International Marketing and Branding, Enterprise Resource Planning, Corporate Finance, International Management, Italian as a Foreign Language, French as a Foreign Language, Spanish as a Foreign Language, English as a Foreign Language, Digital Entrepreneurship, Sustainable Entrepreneurship (English), User Testing and Prototyping, Innovative Technologies and Sustainability, Business Ethics and Sustainability, General Studies, Biosignal Acquisition and Processing, Product Approval in Medical Technology, Practical Project: Business Engineering.

As the third specialization, you can choose one of these modules: Needs Analysis and Product Realization, Big Data and Data Protection, User Interface Design, Design and Manufacturing, Machine Learning, Object-Oriented Programming, Control Engineering, Service Robots, Smart Devices, Biosignal Acquisition and Processing, Product Approval in Medical Technology, Practical Project: Business Engineering, Mastering Prompts.

How flexible is the standard study time in the distance learning program Business Engineering Medical Technology

At IU International University, in the part-time distance learning program, you can choose from 3 study models:

• In the full-time program, the standard study time is 6 semesters or 36 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. The full-time program in Business Engineering Medical Technology is particularly suitable for those who are not working or only work a few hours a week.
• In part-time program I, the standard study time is 8 semesters or 48 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Part-time program I is suitable, for example, if you work part-time alongside your studies.
• In part-time program II, the standard study time is 12 semesters or 72 months. You can extend the standard study time by up to 2 semesters or 12 months at no extra cost. Part-time program II is particularly suitable if you are heavily engaged professionally alongside your distance studies.

By the way, you can also take a sabbatical semester during your studies at no additional cost.

How does online study work at IU?

A study that adapts to your life: In online study at IU, you learn flexibly and digitally whenever and wherever you want.

In the distance learning program Business Engineering Medical Technology at IU International University, there is no attendance requirement - you learn continuously from home, in the library of your choice, or wherever you can learn best.

You can take your modules and classes whenever you want. This way, you can usually tailor your study plan and semester schedule flexibly yourself.

Central to the IU distance learning program are your interactive study scripts. You will receive the scripts in both printed form and digitally as PDFs and for tablets. Through the smart app IU Learn, you can access scripts for your studies in Business Engineering Medical Technology as well as scripts from all other distance learning programs at IU.

Through myCampus, the online campus of IU, you also have access to additional materials, such as videos. You interact with your lecturers and fellow students, for example, in virtual live formats, such as interactive classes.

And exams? You can take them as online exams if you prefer. You can complete an online exam around the clock once you feel sufficiently prepared for the material. Alternatively, you can take the exam at one of the numerous IU exam centers throughout Germany.