MSc Health Informatics
Data governance, privacy, and clinical workflows · Interoperability and quality improvement · Practicum with partner organisations
| Overview | Details | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Degree | MSc | — |
| School | School of Health & Human Sciences | — |
| Field | Health | — |
| Mode | Hybrid | — |
| Duration | 18–24 months | — |
| Credits | 120 ECTS | — |
Practicum
You’ll complete a structured practicum with a partner clinic, NGO, or health-tech team. The focus is outcomes and patient-respecting design.
| Item | Summary | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | €6,400 (EUR) | Includes a clinical data ethics module and supervised practicum placements with partner sites. |
| Scholarships | Digital Health Scholarship | Limited awards; apply early where possible |
| Start terms | September | Program-specific deadlines may apply |
| Language | English | Some modules include academic writing support |
Examine ethics and governance for clinical data projects: consent, minimization, risk tiers, retention, and access controls. Students produce documentation and decision logs, and learn to evaluate tradeoffs between utility, safety, and accountability.
- health
- ethics
- governance
Understand health-data interoperability in practice: core concepts, standards, and workflow realities. Students work with structured clinical data examples while emphasizing privacy, data ethics, and how systems exchange information safely across organizations.
- health
- interoperability
- data-ethics
- Clinical Data Ethics
- Health Systems
- Interoperability
- · Bachelor’s degree in health, CS, or related field
- · English proficiency (IELTS 7.0 / TOEFL iBT 100, or waiver)
- · Statement of purpose
If you enjoy making decisions explicit—writing down assumptions, testing them, revising honestly, and respecting boundaries—this program is built for you.