Medical Technology, Innovation and Design (MSc)

University of Southampton

The Medical Technology, Innovation and Design Master‘s is a one-year course for people who want to improve the future of healthcare.It brings together students from medicine, engineering, computer science, product design, the life sciences, business and other fields to solve real clinical problems and create practical solutions.In the first phase, you will shadow frontline services within the UK health system and spend a further month in a hospital outside of the UK that operates under a different healthcare model.In the upcoming year, this placement will be in Brazil, at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG).This provides first-hand insight into how clinicians and patients navigate different structures, resources, and challenges across health systems.The costs of both placements are included in your course fees.In the second phase, you will return to Southampton to work in a small multidisciplinary team. You'll develop a prototype medical device or digital health tool to address a need you have identified.You will take your ideas from initial concept to functional prototype. You will own the intellectual property you generate.In the final phase, you’ll create an impact plan that aligns with your goals. This includes testing and optimisation, regulatory considerations, and business models or charity pathways.The advanced skills in collaborative problem solving you’ll develop are essential for healthcare innovation but rarely taught on postgraduate courses. When you graduate, we will support your next steps through our healthcare, charity, business and investor partnerships.