Masterprogram i humanbiologiske fag, Biomedical Image Sciences

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The study track in Biomedical Image Sciences is primarily intended for students with a BSc degree in the exact sciences (physics, informatics, mathematics, statistics) who want to acquire competence in biomedicine and work on biomedical imaging applications. However, students with a BSc degree in biology / life sciences together with a strong interest in exact methodology can also successfully follow the Biomedical Image Sciences program. The curriculum differs from a Masters program in mathematics or in physics in that it is focused on theory and applications in biology and medicine more than the development of new technology, generic methods and algorithms per se that might have potentially a large range of applications.

Biomedical Image Sciences offers a broad collection of courses, both at Department of Biomedicine, Department of Mathematics, Department of Informatics, and Department of Physics and Technology. The study track is also well integrated with the new cross-disciplinary MedViz initiative which is a research & development consortium between University of Bergen, Haukeland University Hospital, and Christian Michelsen Research AS. The MedViz research cluster is focusing on advanced medical image analysis and visualization in order to bridge the gap between "bench and bedside". This enables students to focus either on (i) a fundamental research project aimed at designing novel methods for a problem-specific image analysis or modeling task in biomedicine, or (ii) an application-oriented project aimed at improving or validating existing imaging methods or perform quantitative analysis of image data from clinical examinations, animal-, or cell experiments, where biological, physiological, pathophysiological, or statistical parameters are to be extracted. The upcoming field of image-based systems biology is also a possible track within the program.

The working conditions can vary from desk research (computer experiments, algorithmic modification, and simulations) to experimental research in an animal or molecular imaging laboratory, or in a clinical environment.

Graden

The Master¿s programme leads to the Master degree in Biomedical Image Sciences. It is a two-year programme (120 ECTS credits).

Oppstart

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Opptaksgrunnlag

A Bachelor¿s degree in one of the exact sciences, or in biology that includes courses in mathematics, is required to enter the Master program study track in Biomedical Image Sciences. Students from outside University of Bergen, or from other faculties than Mathematics and Natural Sciences or Medicine, will be evaluated by the Admissions Committee on an individual basis. Members of the Admissions Committee are selected from all Departments that offer Master programs under the umbrella of Imaging Sciences at University of Bergen.

The study program has strong focus on methodological training and abilities within the exact sciences. A student that has very little experience in computer programming, will need to take courses in scientific / numeric programming as part of the elective component in the study program. A student that has no experience in the life sciences, will need to take courses in biology in the elective part. A good knowledge of written and spoken English is required as all courses will be taught in English.

One of the following Bachelor¿s degrees (or equivalent qualifications) is required:

• Bachelor in biology (with courses in mathematics, cf. requirements)
• Bachelor in mathematics
• Bachelor in informatics/computer science
• Bachelor in physics

Required lower level courses (or equivalent qualifications*):

MAT111 - Calculus I (mathematical analysis, Taylor series, differentiation and integration) -10 ECTS

MAT112 - Calculus II (curves and surfaces, functions of several variables, complex numbers) - 10 ECTS

MAT121 - Linear algebra - 10 ECTS

INF100 or INF109 - Introduction to programming methodology I - 10 ECTS /

Computer programming for science - 10 ECTS

Other relevant courses* (according to interests):

MAT131 - Differential equations I

MAT160 - Scientific computing 1

MAT212 - Functions of several variables

MAT230 - Differential equations II

MAT231 - Differential equations and computational Science

MAT260 - Scientific computing 2

MAT261 - Numerical linear algebra

STAT110 - Basic course in statistics

STAT220 - Stochastic processes

INF251 - Computer graphics

INF252 - Visualization

INF270 - Introduction to solution methods in optimization

INF280 - Searching and machine learning

PHYS225 - Instrumentation

PHYS231 - Physics of radiation

PHYS241 - Nuclear and particle physics

PHYS271 - Acoustics

PHYS272 - Acoustic transducers

KJEM100 - Chemistry in nature

MOL100 - Introduction to molecular biology

MOL200 - Metabolism: Reactions, Regulations and Compartmentalization

MOL202 - Experimental molecular biology

HUB211 - Human physiology, theoretical course

BIO114 - Zoophysiology

HUFY235 - Neurobiology

* Course code refers to UoB curriculum, the description might indicate relevant course at other institution

Søknadsprosedyre

http://www.uib.no/utdanning/opptak/masterstudium

Meir infomasjon

Institutt for biomedisin, Studieseksjonen

55 58 64 40 / 39, studie@biomed.uib.no