The Bachelor’s Degree Program in Medical Engineering aims to prepare professionals capable of contributing to the design, development, implementation, and management of technologies typical of the information engineering sector within the context of modern biomedicine and healthcare. Graduates of the Medical Engineering program will have a solid foundation in core disciplines, including mathematics, computer science, statistics, physics, and chemistry, as well as specific expertise in the main fields of information engineering: biomedical engineering, electronics, computer science, and system security and protection. By utilizing the flexibility provisions set forth in Ministerial Decree 1648/2023, the program integrates both core and specialized coursework with select courses in the biomedical field. This defining feature of the program aims to produce professionals who think in terms of the skills and methods typical of engineering and who are able to communicate and collaborate effectively with professionals and practitioners in the medical and clinical fields. The job market demands engineers with a three-year bachelor’s degree who can support the development and management of high-tech medical devices, telemedicine platforms, and telecommunications networks—including those in hospital settings—as well as systems for data management, integration, and security in the healthcare sector. The primary career opportunities for graduates with a degree in Medical Engineering are with companies operating in sectors where information and biomedical technologies are developed, used, and/or applied—for example, biomedical, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies that design and/or manufacture devices, materials, or systems for diagnosis, therapy, and rehabilitation; clinical engineering services involved in the maintenance, safety verification, and updating of equipment in public and private hospitals; within healthcare facilities that manage telecommunications networks, digital health programs, and telemedicine systems; and in consulting firms specializing in digital health, clinical data science, artificial intelligence applied to medicine, and health technology assessment. In addition, medical engineers can provide consulting services, particularly in sectors where new technologies are strategic for product and process innovation in the biomedical field. Medical engineers are also qualified to serve in intellectual property consulting roles and can find employment in consulting firms, in the field of education, or as independent practitioners. To be admitted to the program, applicants must hold a high school diploma or an equivalent qualification obtained abroad that is recognized as valid under current regulations. Initial academic preparation is assessed through the TOLC-I (CISIA Online Test for Engineering). Any gaps in knowledge are addressed through specific Additional Educational Requirements (OFA). Admission of international students to the program is governed by the relevant ministerial regulations. The curriculum includes a common track for all students during the first two years. In the third year, students may tailor their academic path toward topics related to the industrial sector, the field of information processing and management, and the biomedical sector. Among the range of elective options available, students can choose from internships at public or private companies and hospitals, as well as specific course modules to tailor their profile toward topics in bioengineering, information engineering, the biomedical field, industrial engineering, and mathematical and computer sciences applied to the biomedical field. Overall, the program provides a solid foundation for further study at higher levels of education (e.g., master’s degrees).

The Bachelor’s Degree Program in Medical Engineering aims to train information engineers capable of integrating and managing biomedical technologies, combining the scientific rigor of the core disciplines with an understanding of clinical processes, regulatory constraints, and health data management. The program develops three synergistic areas of expertise. The first, methodological, provides a solid foundation in mathematics, statistics, physics, chemistry, and computer science; the second, technological, delves into the fields of Information Engineering within the disciplinary areas of biomedical engineering, electronics, computer science, and information security and protection; the third, biomedical-clinical, introduces knowledge in biological and medical fields, such as biology, anatomy, physiology, bioinformatics, medical genetics, radiology, and nuclear medicine.
The three-year Bachelor’s Degree Program in Medical Engineering spans three years and requires the completion of a total of 180 university credits (CFU), divided into core, major, related, and elective courses. The program guides students through a progressive educational path that integrates basic sciences, information technology, and medical-biological content, thereby fostering truly interdisciplinary expertise. The program is designed for those with a strong interest in science and technology who also wish to understand their impact on the human body and healthcare. The program trains information engineers capable of applying the methodological rigor of mathematical and physical disciplines and the design logic of information engineering to the increasingly relevant topics of diagnostics, therapy, and digital health. 
By adopting the flexibility provided for by Ministerial Decree 1648/2023, the bio-clinical disciplines most directly relevant to the profession are thus included among the core and distinctive courses, alongside the courses required in the disciplinary areas of the Information Engineering degree program. 

The program, structured over three years for a total of 180 CFU, combines:
- Core courses (mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, computer science), concentrated primarily in the first year, which provide the fundamental knowledge, methodological rigor, and conceptual and operational tools necessary to approach subsequent courses—both theoretical and applied—with a solid foundation and a clear understanding. To ensure that graduates in Medical Engineering can fully achieve the program’s educational objectives—and in particular, the ability to understand essential biological processes, translate them into quantitative models, and communicate competently with clinical professionals—it was deemed necessary to include specific biomedical disciplines among the core courses, such as: 
Biology (BIO/13 – BIOS-10/A), aimed at providing a formal description of intracellular organization essential for interpreting, from an engineering perspective, the interactions between devices and tissues; 
Biochemistry (BIO/10 – BIOS-07/A), designed to illustrate the molecular and energetic mechanisms underlying the response of living systems; 
Medical Statistics (MED/01 – MEDS-24/A), designed to introduce the fundamental knowledge and skills required for the analysis and interpretation of data in the biomedical and healthcare fields.
- Core courses in the disciplinary areas of Information Engineering are gradually introduced starting in the second semester of the first year and are covered in greater depth between the second and third years. Alongside the fundamental courses in Information Engineering, the program integrates—thanks to the regulatory flexibility provided for Class L-8—certain pillars of the biomedical and clinical fields, with the goal of providing students with a truly interdisciplinary education. With this in mind, and in order to firmly integrate engineering skills with biomedical knowledge, certain areas of biomedical disciplines not directly covered by Class L-8 have been included among the core activities, such as:
Human Anatomy (BIO/16 – BIOS-12/A), to provide knowledge of the structure of human tissues and the human body;
Physiology (BIO/09 – BIOS-06/A), to develop an understanding of the main mechanisms governing the functioning of biological systems and to integrate engineering design with the body’s dynamic mechanisms;
Genetics (BIO/18 – BIOS-14/A) and Medical Genetics (MED/03 – MEDS-01/A), to introduce the fundamentals of human genetic variability and its implications for personalized medicine, diagnostics, and molecular bioengineering, as well as the computational analysis of genetic material and the processing of genomic and transcriptomic data;
Anesthesiology (MED/41 – MEDS-23/A), to provide essential knowledge on preoperative patient management, relevant to the development and application of technologies for monitoring and supporting vital functions.
In the third year, certain biomedical topics are further reinforced, allowing for an explicit link between engineering knowledge and the clinical context. The introduction of these scientific and disciplinary fields is fully consistent with the multidisciplinary profile required of a medical engineer, as it enables graduates to complete their education in line with the needs of the biomedical and healthcare sectors and in harmony with a potential Master’s degree program in Biomedical Engineering.
- Related and complementary activities that reinforce both the engineering and medical-biological tracks and allow students to customize their curriculum by following a path more closely aligned with the world of materials and manufacturing technologies or with the field of information technologies for digital health, enabling students to shape their own professional profile. To enable students to further customize their profile and to
gain practical experience applying their acquired skills in a company or hospital, the third year includes elective activities comprising both courses and the opportunity to complete a curricular internship. The program also includes an assessment of proficiency in a
European Union language. Finally, students prepare for the final examination required to earn the degree.
This educational framework, grounded in a solid scientific foundation in the early years and progressively enriched by technical, biomedical, and clinical disciplines, ensures a comprehensive and coherent program aligned with the relevant professional profile.
 

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Ongoing Student Guidance

Tutoring initiatives are organised at University level in accordance with the annual tutoring plan, which is drawn up each year by the University Tutoring Committee and approved by the Academic Senate. The Tutoring Service contributes to ongoing guidance with the aim of ensuring students progress smoothly through their studies and identifying the critical issues that contribute to drop-out rates. The administrative management of the student tutoring service is certified to the UNI EN ISO 9001:2015 standard and is provided as part of the services supporting the right to education by a dedicated organisational unit.

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Characteristics of the Final Exam

The final exam consists of the preparation, presentation, and discussion—before a designated committee—of a report concerning:

- a project, analysis, or in-depth study assigned by a faculty member and carried out independently by the graduating student;

- or an internship or practicum.

In the first case, the work must involve an in-depth study of theoretical or applied aspects or a project; in the second case, it must be a technical report on the activities carried out and the results obtained at the organization (company, institution, or professional association) that hosted the student.

Procedures for the Final Examination

The final examination consists of the preparation, presentation, and defense before a designated committee—established in accordance with the University’s Academic Regulations—of a project completed independently. The final examination is governed by the “Regulations for the Conduct of the Final Examination and Final Evaluation for Degree Programs Affiliated with the DII,” to which readers are referred for detailed information.

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