MSc Medical Electronics and Digital Health

University of Galway

With the increasing need for “intelligence” in medical devices, including developments in implantable and wearable devices, there is a growing demand for professionals who can design, implement, and manage these systems. The programme syllabus has been developed with input from the medical device industry (which is highly concentrated in the Galway region), which has emphasised the need for graduates with strong electronic and computer engineering skills, as well as relevant knowledge of how these skills can be applied in medical device development. The programme will allow students to explore cutting-edge technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, communications systems, and sensor technologies, and learn how these are contributing to advancements in healthcare practices. The course offers many career opportunities in a range of high-tech industries, in both multi-national and small/medium sized companies. While you will exit the programme with skills that are applicable in many areas, the programme aims to give you a “fast track” to a career in the medical device industry, where you will contribute electrical, electronic and computer engineering design skills in the design of future generations of medical devices.