Start of the coming winter semester / Applications accepted until 15 July

Oldenburg. From the coming winter semester, the University of Oldenburg will be offering a new and interdisciplinary Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programme: it is called ‘Physics, Technology and Medicine’ (PTM) and is aimed at technology enthusiasts with an interest in the natural sciences who see their future in medicine and medical technology. Those interested can still apply until 15 July. The degree programme was designed by Prof. Dr Dr Birger Kollmeier, a winner of the German Future Prize, physicist and doctor, Privatdozent Dr Stefan Uppenkamp and the physicist Prof. Dr Volker Hohmann – also a recipient of the German Future Prize – together with other physicists, engineers and medical professionals from Oldenburg.

The new programme combines practice-oriented and interdisciplinary content from physics and electrical engineering with theoretical knowledge from medicine, biology and psychology. “With PTM, we have developed a compelling alternative to traditional physics or medical degree programmes,” explains Kollmeier. Anyone who finds pure physics too dry, yet feels that medicine does not go into enough detail regarding the scientific and technical aspects, will be in exactly the right place with PTM.

The three-year subject Bachelor’s degree in ‘Physics, Technology and Medicine (B.Sc.)’ prepares students for a career in medical technology or IT within a hospital setting. Students earn two-thirds of their credits in the fields of mathematics/Computing Science, physics/natural sciences, engineering and medicine. The remaining third comprises modules in interdisciplinary professional development, a training module and the Bachelor’s thesis.

The four-semester Master’s programme in ‘Physics, Technology and Medicine (M.Sc.)’ aims to provide greater specialisation with a view to independent research work. The programme focuses on neurotechnology and imaging, medical acoustics and audiology, as well as biosignal processing and medical theory.

This new degree programme is run at the University of Oldenburg by School V (School of Mathematics and Science) in collaboration with the newly established School V - School of Medicine and Health Sciences. “We have seized this unique opportunity to establish such an interdisciplinary degree programme. It integrates key elements of our medical degree programme, the European Medical School Oldenburg-Groningen, and provides graduates with the best possible preparation for future research work in medicine and medical technology,” emphasises Kollmeier. At the partner university in Groningen, particularly successful students from a comparable Bachelor’s degree programme can even enter the medical degree programme as lateral entrants after a year of adaptation. “We are also aiming for a similarly close exchange between the disciplines here in Oldenburg,” says Kollmeier.

Applications for the restricted-admission Bachelor’s and Master’s degree programme in ‘Physics, Technology and Medicine’ are open until 15 July.