Medical Engineering is a branch of engineering which focuses on the development, production and efficient use of instruments and biomaterials used in diagnosis, treatment and research for problems faced by the healthcare sector. The Department of Medical Engineering is committed to train engineers who have the skills to be able to evaluate real problems and to design and produce solutions for them. Our program aims to train Medical Engineers who are competent in their field.

The MSc Microbiology course will support and inspire you to high achievement in employment or further education and research in your chosen specialism. Building on your theoretical knowledge with practical and laboratory skills, you will show that you can tackle complex problems with confidence, skill and maturity as you develop key strengths in critical thinking and expressing opinions based on evidence. The practices and procedures of Microbiology and Virology, together with logical thinking, attention to detail and a questioning mind will equip you with skills suitable for a range of careers in human health and disease, environmental studies and industrial or bio-technical industries.

On this MSc programme you will study such specialisms as nuclear medicine (which includes learning about diagnosing disease using radioactive tracers), radiotherapy, medical electronics and MRI. The programme is aimed at individuals who want to obtain an MSc from a top tier Turkish University. Applicants typically include recent physics and engineering graduates, people who are on the NHS Medical Physicists training programme and those in employment as medical physicists and radiologists.

Koç University’s graduates of the School of Medicine have the means to supply significant contributions to the medical world through establishing national and international communication with the world of science, observing the latest developments in macrocosm of intelligence, as well as a mastery of new medical technology, and handling of therapeutic equipment in addition to the merit of a firm conscious.

Our medical school curriculum is custom-made and one of the most challenging in the world with twice as many anatomy hours as other schools. The system is such that students are graded at the end of the year for their performance during the whole year instead of on a semester basis. The Medical School International Admissions Committee strives to select hardworking students with the intellect, foundational science knowledge, and perseverance to thrive in such a challenging environment.