Master's Degree in Health Data Science

Join EIT Health’s online Master’s Degree in Health Data Science. Tailored for master’s and PhD-level graduates, this two-year course is your opportunity to cultivate the skills to develop tools for effectively managing, analysing, and extracting valuable insights from the data generated within clinical settings.

Guided by top academics and industry leaders, you’ll study across disciplines to build unrivalled knowledge of how technological tools can answer the challenges in biomedicine – today and in the future.

Applications to this programme are now open. Don’t miss this opportunity, apply by 20 September!

What you get

INTERDISCIPLINARY LEARNING

Master tools across computational and informational sciences to build advanced, nuanced knowledge.

EXPLORE IDEAS

Focus on practical, innovative solutions to take biomedicine forward.

ONLINE FLEXIBILITY

Use dedicated online platforms to study wherever you are.

EXPERT GUIDANCE

Learn from some of Europe’s most respected researchers in the field.

COLLABORATE AND NETWORK

Study alongside dedicated, like-minded peers from across the continent.

How it works

1. PRE-REGISTER

Ensure you meet the academic requirements for entry and apply through our application portal.

2. SUBMIT DOCUMENTS

Provide copies of your academic transcripts, ID documents and your CV.

3. GET SELECTED

Successful applicants will be invited to join the course and confirm their spot online.

4. EXPLORE OPTIONS

You will now have access to information about scholarships and grants you can apply for.

5. LEARN

Complete two years of expert-led study to master the use of data in healthcare.

Learning Outcomes

Gain an advanced understanding of how big data can be leveraged to transform healthcare
Obtain a comprehensive knowledge of data tools, processes and applications in biomedicine
Learn to create tools to manage, analyse and extract information from the big data generated in clinical settings
Conceive of your own innovative solutions to challenges in the healthcare field
Understand all the elements of the big data value chain

Skills you’ll learn:

Design thinking
Entrepreneurship
Data analysis
Programming
Digital health

Eligibility Requirements

This online programme is open to:

Bachelor’s graduates with scientific and technical degrees in science and engineering, with verifiable experience using programming languages, and with preference for degrees in bioinformatics, biomedical engineering, computer science, mathematics, statistics and physics
Master’s and PhD graduates with scientific and technical degrees in science and engineering, with verifiable experience using programming languages

Entrepreneurship potential is positively considered in the admission process.

Cost

University’s fee for 2023-2024 is €3,612 for students from the UE, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Andorra*, or resident in Spain. For the rest of the students, the fee is €5,824.

*Students with degrees from non-EU countries will be charged an academic tax of €218.15 the first time they enrol only.

Do you have questions?

Webinars are a great way to find out if the programme is a right fit for you. Take a look to the recording of the webinar that took place in April 2024. Watch recording.

Get in contact

Maria Vinaixa

Universitat Rovira i Virgili

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Sergio Gomez

Universitat Rovira i Virgili

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