MSc Medical Device Design

1 Year On Campus Masters Program

National College of Art and Design

Program Overview

The MSc in Medical Device Design is a one-year full time taught masters delivered in NCAD in conjunction with UCD and TCD. The course is based in a dedicated Medical Device Design Studio on the NCAD campus. The programme consists of a combination of taught modules and studio-based project work. Basic Medical Science is taught at TCD, while modules covering Research Methods, Human Factors, and Fundamentals of Medical Device Design are delivered at NCAD. Bioinstrumentation is provided by the team of the Medical Physics Department in St James’s Hospital. Fundamentals of Medical Device Design modules cover diverse topics from the History of Medicine to Biomechanics and Biomaterials. In parallel with the taught modules, a series of studio-based projects are run at NCAD in conjunction with industrial and clinical partners. Industry partners include US multinationals with a base in Ireland along with Irish start-up companies.

Program Key Stats

€16500 (Annual cost)
Rolling


Eligibility Criteria


6.5

Additional Information & Requirements

Career Options

  • Recent graduates can be found working across medical device companies and design practices such as Design Partners
  • Movement
  • Cook Medical
  • Dyson
  • Hollister
  • Pfizer and Trulife

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