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Health Informatics
Master of Science | Heidelberg

Combine medicine, IT and innovation: In our MSC Health Informatics, you'll design digital healthcare solutions with AI, data science and human-centered tech. Be the future of health!

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All Facts at a Glance
Degree:
Master of Arts (M.A.)
Start:
Summer semester
Model:
full-time
Language:
English
ECTS:
120
Info:
in accreditation, without NC
Duration:
4 semesters
Location:
Heidelberg
Costs:
ab 950 € pro Monat
Study content Health Informatics (M.Sc.)

What you will learn

Our Master's in Health Informatics prepares you to lead the digital transformation of healthcare. You will gain both technological and medical expertise and learn how to build human-centred, ethical , and sustainable health tech solutions.

You start by building a strong foundation in medical and computer science - no matter your background. From there, you will dive into data analytics, AI in healthcare, cloud computing, digital infrastructures, and clinical research. You'll learn to manage innovation, navigate healthcare law, and work effectively in interdisciplinary teams.

In your third semester, you choose a specialization that fits your goals: 

  • Advanced AI & Data Analytics in Healthcare
  • Entrepreneurship & Digital Transformation
  • Advanced Health Information Systems 

You'll learn through real-world projects, small group teaching and hands-on labs - supported by innovation labs, virtual sandboxes and hackathons.

Career in Health Informatics (M.Sc.)

Our innovative approach that pays off

With your interdisciplinary skillset, you'll be ready to drive change in healthcare organisations, startups, research , or government. You will be qualified for key roles such as:

  • Digital Health Officer: lead healthcare digital transformation
  • Clinical Data Scientist: AI diagnostic models
  • Health Tech Product Manager
  • Medical AI Developer
  • Healthcare Innovation Advisor
  • Digital Health Startup Founder
  • Telemedicine Architect
  • Health Informatics Manager
  • and many more 

The demand for Health Informatics experts is growing globally - and you will be prepared to thrive in this fast-evolving job market.

Sectors: 

You'll find exciting opportunities across the entire healthcare innovation ecosystem: 

  • Hospitals and health systems
  • Startups and scale-ups in digital health
  • Pharma and MedTech companies
  • Research and development institutes
  • Public health authorities and NGOs
  • Health IT consulting firms
  • and many more 

Whether you want to lead projects, analyze data, innovate products or influence policy. Your degree gives you the tools to make a real difference.

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Your path to the future of healthcare with AI

At the beginning of your Master's degree programme in Health informatics, you will build your knowledge of interdisciplinary fundamentals. Students from different disciplines can strengthen their previous knowledge through bridge courses in medicine or IT and acquire in-depth knowledge in the fields of artificial intelligence, digital systems**,** and research methods.

As your studies progress, you will deepen your knowledge through practice-oriented projects and work on current topics such as cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and health data visualisation. In the subsequent specialisation phase, you will have the opportunity to set your own priorities and develop innovative ideas.

At the end of your Master's degree programme, you will complete your Master's thesis, which you will ideally write in collaboration with a partner from the healthcare sector or as part of your own start-up or innovation projects. 

We will be happy to send you further information. You will also find the complete curriculum therein.

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Study plan

Your curriculum

4 Semester 144 ECTS
1. Semester
  • Bridge Course for Students with Biomedical Degrees: Fundamentals of Computer Science and Information Systemsta

    6
  • Bridge Course for Students with Technical Degrees: Fundamentals of Biomedicine and Health Care

    6
  • Fundamentals of Scientific and Clinical Research

    6
  • Project Management and Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Healthcare

    6
  • Data Analytics & AI in Health Care

    6
  • Bridge Course for Students with Technical Degrees: Fundamentals of Biomedicine and Health Care

    6
  • Fundamentals of Scientific and Clinical Research

    6
  • Project Management and Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Healthcare

    6
  • Data Analytics & AI in Health Care

    6
2. Semester
  • Cloud Computing and IoT in Healthcare

    6
  • Health Informatics II

    6
  • Legal, Ethical, and Social Foundations of Health Informatics

    6
  • Internship and Project in Health Informatics

    6
  • Data Visualization in Healthcare

    6
  • Health Informatics II

    6
  • Legal, Ethical, and Social Foundations of Health Informatics

    6
  • Internship and Project in Health Informatics

    6
  • Data Visualization in Healthcare

    6
3. Semester
  • Fundamentals of Management and Digitalisation in Health Care (Health Informatics)

    6
  • Innovation and Product Development in Healthcare and Supply

    6
  • Internship and Project in Health Informatics

    6
  • Specialisation 1: Advanced Application of Data Analytics & AI in Health Informatics: dvanced Data Analysis in Healthcare (Health Informatics), Advanced Data Analysis in Healthcare (Health Informatics)

    12
  • Specialisation 2: Entrepreneurship & Digitalisation in Health Informatics: Entrepreneurship & Management in Health Informatics, Digital Transformation in Healthcare

    12
  • Specialisation 3: Advanced Application of Health Information Systems

    12
  • Innovation and Product Development in Healthcare and Supply

    6
  • Internship and Project in Health Informatics

    6
  • Specialisation 1: Advanced Application of Data Analytics & AI in Health Informatics: dvanced Data Analysis in Healthcare (Health Informatics), Advanced Data Analysis in Healthcare (Health Informatics)

    12
  • Specialisation 2: Entrepreneurship & Digitalisation in Health Informatics: Entrepreneurship & Management in Health Informatics, Digital Transformation in Healthcare

    12
  • Specialisation 3: Advanced Application of Health Information Systems

    12
4. Semester
  • Master Thesis & Colloquium

    30
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From study straight into practice

In addition to technical and methodological skills, social and personal skills are crucial today. 鶹ýӳ 's innovative, successful and award-winning CORE principle promotes independent and active learning so that you can apply your knowledge directly in practice - for a clear competitive advantage.

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Smart financing

As a state-recognised, private university, 鶹ýӳ is financed by tuition fees. This income goes towards equipping our campuses, providing services for our students and quality assurance. In this way, we ensure that you receive the best possible education under optimal study conditions.

Tuition fees

  • Nationality | EU/EEA (incl. Western Balkans, Switzerland and Ukraine): 950 € / month
  • Citizenship | non-EU/EEA: €5,700 / semester

The monthly fee remains the same for the entire period of study. The one-off enrolment fee is EUR 750.00.

If you come from a non-EEA country without a settlement permit, the enrolment fee is €1,000 - you must pay the tuition fees for one semester in advance. From the second semester onwards, payments for the remaining semesters are due six weeks before the end of the study period already paid for. Payments are to be made semester by semester.

With the exception of any placement, aptitude or equivalency tests, no separate examination fees or similar are charged, not even for repeat examinations. This gives you maximum cost transparency during your studies.

In addition to efficient organisation, a goal-oriented course of study also requires a solid financial basis in order to be able to pay rent, living costs and tuition fees. There are various financing options, such as educational loans or scholarship programmes.

Our financial advice service will help you realise your dream degree course. Find out more about the financing options, e.g. via our partner Brain Capital.

We have compiled all the financing options for you.

Admission requirements and application

Authorisation

You can apply at any time via our with no obligation. We will then check your application documents and invite you to a personal interview.

To apply for the Master's degree programme in Health Informatics , you need

  • A Bachelor's degree in computer science, information technology, medicine, 
    health sciences or a similar subject
  • English language skills*
  • Successful completion of the selection procedure
  • CV with current passport photo
  • Copy of ID (front and back), copy of National Identity Card for foreign students

More information on the admission requirements

Application process

We look forward to welcoming you to 鶹ýӳ. This is what our application process looks like:

  1. You apply online via the 鶹ýӳ application portal
  2. If you fulfil the admission requirements, we will invite you to a selection interview
  3. If the interview is successful, you will receive a letter of acceptance and a study contract from us
  4. You sign the study contract and send it back to us
  5. You pay the enrolment fee
  6. We will send you your letter of admission
  7. You take part in our induction week and then you're ready to go!
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