Inter-university Master's Degree in Health Data Science

Program Overview

The Master's Degree in Health Data Science (MHEDAS) is a 120 ECTS online program designed to train data scientists in the management and analysis of health data. The program emphasizes interdisciplinary training, international exposure, and hands-on experience through collaborations with universities, hospitals, and companies. Graduates will be equipped to create data-driven solutions for healthcare challenges and pursue careers in digital health.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Inter-university Master's Degree in Health Data Science (MHEDAS) is a 120 ECTS, online program taught in English. The program is a collaboration between seven Catalan universities (Universitat Rovira i Virgili as the coordinating university, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya, Universitat de Barcelona, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Universitat de Girona, Universitat de Lleida, Universitat de Vic), the Université Grenoble Alpes, Bioinformatics Barcelona (BIB), and various hospitals and companies in the biomedical or pharmaceutical sector. The program receives funding from the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT Health). The vision is to train the next generation of innovators in digital health, producing health data scientists with an entrepreneurial vision, international and multidisciplinary vocation, and practical experience and soft skills to adapt to the evolving digital health environment. A summer school brings together experts from collaborating institutions.

Teaching:

The program is delivered online, with a timetable of Monday to Friday, between 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. (CET). The academic coordinator is listed as Sergio Gómez / Maria Vinaixa. The program emphasizes innovative teaching and connections with technology-based companies, hospitals, and research groups in the health field. The involvement of numerous universities, research institutions, and companies ensures a high-quality program. The annual Summer School features renowned experts presenting research and developments in the field.

Careers:

The program aims to train individuals for careers in data science within the healthcare sector.

Other:

The program is offered in its second edition. The School of Engineering (URV) is the URV faculty involved. The program's informative session recording for the 2024-25 academic year is mentioned. The collaborating institutions include EIT Health, Bioinformatics Barcelona (BIB), Barcelona Health Hub, AMGEN (Spain), and Amgen Research Munich GmbH (Germany). The program's competitive financing from EIT Health within the Entrepreneurship Training and Education-EIT Call 2022 is noted.

• Fees:
• 3612€ (for students from the UE, Iceland, Norway, Liechtenstein, Switzerland and Andorra , or resident in Spain, price for 2024-25).
• Rest of students: €5,824.
• Students with degrees from non-EU countries will be charged an academic tax of €218.15 the first time they enrol only.