Master

Imaging Engineering

Would you like to revolutionise how scientists view the world and everything in it? Start a master in Imaging Engineering!

Advanced imaging technologies act like powerful cameras. They reveal and sense what cannot be seen by the human eye in ever greater detail. That sharpens our understanding of our bodies and the world around us, driving scientific innovation.

Our programme turns science and engineering graduates into interdisciplinary imaging professionals, putting you on track for an exciting career in this growing field. Your future work could have a powerful impact in academia or industry - solving crimes, improving medical scans, developing self-driving cars, boosting green food production, and more. The MSc Imaging Engineering teaches you the theoretical, technical and practical aspects of high-end imaging research and instrumentation engineering.

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Fast facts

You’ll get an MSc degree in Imaging Engineering
Exciting career prospects in a growing field
Access to the most advanced equipment in the world
World-leading academic staff
Hands-on experience in ongoing, cross-border research
Two-year, full-time Masters
Taught in English

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Study information events

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Your future work could include:

understanding how a pharmaceutical compound interacts with a cell
viewing how different paint layers age at the molecular level
investigating whether a coating is applied homogeneously
visualizing and identifying diseases on crops
detecting impurities during the production of microchips and solar cells

Imaging Engineering - Programme presentation 2022

Compare the FSE master’s programmes: Biobased Materials - Imaging Engineering - Systems Biology

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I wanted to learn biology and chemistry in order to apply some of the engineering principles I learnt. Maastricht University gave me the freedom to study this and explore such a fascinating field despite my engineering background.

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Ishika Mahajan, (India), Imaging Engineering
I can specialize either as a well-equipped engineer in imaging techniques or as an outstanding scientist in the molecular interactions of these techniques.

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Stefanos Zoidis (Greece), Imaging Engineering
Few institutions have such cutting-edge imaging instrumentation - and even fewer provide extensive hands-on learning with these high-end instruments.

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Dr. Ian Anthony, Imaging Mass Spectrometry (IMS), M4I, Faculty of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences