Master's degree in Health Data Science (Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering - ETSEIB) 24 months Postgraduate Programme By Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya - BarcelonaTech (UPC) |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Online

The master's degree in Health Data Science (MHEDAS) (master's degree website) is a master's programme in which 7 Catalan universities participate (URV, the coordinating university, and UPC, UB. UAB, UdG, UdL and UVic-UCC), the Université Grenoble Alpes and that was set in motion by the association Bioinformatics Barcelona (BIB). It is taught entirely in English and has a clear international vocation.

The official interuniversity master's degree is designed to meet this expected demand and has the following main objectives:
  • to train data scientists to manage and analyse large volumes of health data, and to provide solutions with an impact on the improvement of health care.
  • to provide the interdisciplinary training necessary to identify and valorise the opportunities of data science applied to health challenges.
  • to train entrepreneurs in the field of digital health in Europe who can create the necessary tools to manage, analyse and extract information from big data in the clinical environment and identify business opportunities.

This program is held at the Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB).

Programme overview

Main Subject

Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

Degree

Other

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

Online

The master's degree in Health Data Science (MHEDAS) (master's degree website) is a master's programme in which 7 Catalan universities participate (URV, the coordinating university, and UPC, UB. UAB, UdG, UdL and UVic-UCC), the Université Grenoble Alpes and that was set in motion by the association Bioinformatics Barcelona (BIB). It is taught entirely in English and has a clear international vocation.

The official interuniversity master's degree is designed to meet this expected demand and has the following main objectives:
  • to train data scientists to manage and analyse large volumes of health data, and to provide solutions with an impact on the improvement of health care.
  • to provide the interdisciplinary training necessary to identify and valorise the opportunities of data science applied to health challenges.
  • to train entrepreneurs in the field of digital health in Europe who can create the necessary tools to manage, analyse and extract information from big data in the clinical environment and identify business opportunities.

This program is held at the Barcelona School of Industrial Engineering (ETSEIB).

Admission Requirements

General academic access requirements

1. An official Spanish university qualification or an official university qualification issued by a university in the European Higher Education Area (EHEA) that qualifies the holder for admission to a master's degree.

2. A qualification issued by a university in a country that is not in the EHEA. If the qualification has not been homologated, the UPC will verify that the course of study corresponds to a level of education equivalent to an official Spanish university degree and that the qualification obtained would provide admission to a master’s degree in the country in which it was awarded. This access route in no way implies the homologation of the qualification or its recognition for any purpose other than admission to the master's degree. The master's diploma will, however, be fully and legally valid.

In addition to these general access requirements, which apply to all master's degree courses, specific admission requirements may be set for each programme.

3. Master's are also open to UPC bachelor's degree students who have not awarded the bachelor's diploma because they have not completed the bachelor's thesis and up to 9 ECTS credits (including credits pending recognition or transfer) or they have not yet attained the cross-disciplinary competency in a foreign language, if applicable.

The school responsible for a master's degree may set additional conditions on credits pending for these bachelor's degree students, or prevent them from gaining admission via this route.

Under no circumstances will students be awarded a master's degree without having first been awarded a bachelor's diploma.

4. Holders of an official university diploma corresponding to curricula in accordance with the first additional provision of Royal Decree 822/2021 may be considered for admission to a master's degree provided that they
•    hold an official undergraduate diploma;
•    hold an official university diploma.

Specific admission requirements and criteria

In addition to the general requirements, specific admission requirements and criteria may be set for given master's degrees. These specific requirements may include specific access qualifications, requisites for foreign languages, and bridging course requirements.

In all cases, what is taken into consideration includes the weighting of the academic record.

The selection process may also include an examination and an appraisal of the candidate's CV. Further information is available on the master's degree website.

Contact the UPC school where the master’s program of your interest is taught. Find contact information at https://www.upc.edu/en/masters/access-admission-enrolment/school-contacts-enrolment

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