Master of Science (Technology) in Life Science Technologies 

at Aalto, Espoo

Applicants must meet the following requirements:

• Applicants to the Life Science Technologies programme are expected to have a high-quality Bachelor's degree, primarily in the field of Engineering, Technology or Science. A suitable degree should contain in total at least 90 ECTS credits (90 ECTS corresponds to approximately 1,5 years of full-time studies) of studies belonging in at least two of the three following subject categories:
  • computational sciences: algorithms and data structures, artificial intelligence, computer programming, databases, human-computer interaction, machine learning and data science
  • mathematics: calculus, discrete mathematics, linear algebra, probability, statistics
  • natural sciences: biomedicine, biophysics, biotechnology, chemistry, molecular biology, neuroscience, material science, physics
• The expected minimum GPA for successful applicants is 4 (in scale from 1 to 5, with 5 being the best possible grade) or equivalent. Meeting the minimum GPA does not guarantee admission to the programme. Applicants with GPA below the limit cannot be admitted unless they have other exceptional qualifications. Programme’s courses or equivalent courses completed in the open university or as non-degree studies with excellent grades may support the application.
• Areas of required and additional knowledge considered as an advantage are defined separately for each major below:
  • Bioinformatics and Digital Health
  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Biosensing and Bioelectronics
  • Biosystems and Biomaterials Engineering
  • Complex Systems
  • Human Neuroscience and Technology
• We expect acceptable applicants to have completed their previous degree in a high-quality higher education institution and programme, with high quality of teaching and a demanding academic curriculum. The recognition of the applicant’s home university affects also the final interpretation of the academic performance.
• Applicant’s suitability to the programme, motivation, commitment to studies, and written communication skills

• IELTS Academic: overall score 6.5, and writing score 6.0.
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