Master in Health Data Science

Technological advances and the digitization of the healthcare environment have led to an increase in the volume of data in recent years, from a wide variety of sources such as sensors, medical devices, clinical records, and wearables.

This wealth of massive data in the field of health care requires professionals capable of extracting information that can be applied to improve the clinical care of patients and healthcare users. Data Science is one of the disciplines that respond to this demand, which, according to some, is growing by more than 50% every year. This percentage is even higher in the case of data scientists specializing in health.

This master's degree is the result of work 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).
• Université Grenoble Alpes
• Association Bioinformatics Barcelona (BIB)
• Hospitals and companies in the biomedical or pharmaceutical sector.

Moreover, the annual Summer School brings together renowned experts from a wide range of academic, hospital, and industrial collaborating institutions to present their research and the latest developments in the field.

The Master's Degree in Health Data Science receives competitive financing from the European Institute of Innovation & Technology, through the knowledge and innovation community EIT Health, and within the framework of the Entrepreneurship Training and Education-EIT Call 2022. Universitat Rovira i Virgili (coordinator), Université Grenoble Alpes, the association Bioinformatics Barcelona, Barcelona Health Hub, Amgen S.A., and Amgen Research Munich GmbH take part in this project.

Vision

• To train the next generation of innovators in digital health: graduates of the official master's degree in Health Data Science will be health data scientists with a clear entrepreneurial vision. They will be able to not only create the necessary tools to manage, analyze, and extract information from the big data generated in the clinical environment, but also to identify and valorize business opportunities.
• To train health data scientists with a clear international and multidisciplinary vocation and with the practical experience and soft skills needed to adapt to the changing and highly technological digital health environment. These skills and knowledge are acquired through innovative teaching and the connection from the beginning with technology-based companies related to the field of health, hospitals, and research groups in this field.

URV Presentation

The public university of Southern Catalonia

The Universitat Rovira i Virgili is located in the province of Tarragona, close to Barcelona, in one of the most popular tourist destinations in Europe. We are a young and dynamic university serving the needs of society, open to the world and, at the same time, closely connected to its social and economic surroundings.

The URV has twelve faculties and schools throughout the region, as well as affiliated centres, all of which are equipped with modern teaching and research facilities. The courses on offer cover all areas of knowledge. There are nearly 60  undergraduate programmes  and 60  master's degrees , an extensive  doctoral programme and a wide variety of lifelong learning courses so that professionals can constantly update their knowledge and improve their skills.

Every year, 15,000 students are trained in all areas of knowledge (engineering and architecture, arts and humanities, health, and social and experimental sciences), so that they can respond to the demands of society and the needs of the environment.

The URV is an institution that is academically and socially committed to human rights, to institutions and the rights and democratic ideals of citizens.

Our aim is to provide you with the best training. With your motivation and our experience, you can stay ahead in your personal and professional development and reach your goals.

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Learn in an innovative and personalised environment

• Personalised treatment
• Small groups
• Close relationship with your teachers

Increase your job opportunities

• Careers guidance service
• High percentage of practical academic content

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• 36% of all our master's and doctoral students are international

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• All official degrees meet the standards of the national quality evaluation agencies
• Programs according to the European Higher Education Area
• The leading international rankings place us among the best universities in the world