MSc Medical Informatics
University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, School Of Life Sciences FHNW
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Campus location
Muttenz, Switzerland
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
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Earliest start date
Feb 2025
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Introduction
Apply digital techniques and artificial intelligence in healthcare.
This master’s degree is in English and focuses on the latest information technology for the medical and pharmaceutical industries. Students will acquire knowledge and learn methods from the field of IT and develop expertise in biomedical data analysis, the application of artificial intelligence, visualization technologies, the handling of big data, and related economic issues. As an example, the programme will address the question of how digitalization impacts drug development, hospital processes, and the health sector in general. An important focus of the masters is personalized medicine. Our work related to digital data will also open up further areas such as data security, control mechanisms, decision-making models, and ethical issues.
The numerous internships during the programme will enable students to analyze health data as well as apply and develop software for hospitals and the pharmaceutical industry. Leading providers from the healthcare industry will be actively involved in the study programme and will address innovative topics in seminars.