Overview

Key Facts and Outcomes

Through interdisciplinary cooperation you will meet different perspectives, possibilities and challenges. The programme addresses a broad range of questions concerning digitalization of the health sector across practices, levels and health organizations, nationally and internationally.

The Digitalization in the Health Sector programme is for health professionals and computer scientists. For a computer scientist, it is important to have knowledge about the complexity and the many different information needs in the health sector.

Through this University of Oslo master's programme you will get solid professional competence in a very attractive field. In order to get health services that provide for the citizens' need for health and care services, there is an increasing need for professionals that can aid in creating and securing good digital solutions. Computer scientists with health competence and health professionals with ICT knowledge are necessary for the digitalization of the health and care sector to succeed.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Engaged qualitative research methods

Information Technology in Health Services

Information Systems

Development in platform ecosystems

Health Data and Decision-Making

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-15 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-08-10 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-01 00:00:00 , EEA/EU
- Apply before 2026-11-15 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Oslo, Norway

Disciplines

Public Health Health Informatics

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

90

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PTE Academic

62

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IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Documentation of English language proficiency

Scan and upload your official certificate/diploma and transcripts documenting that you have completed your upper secondary education.
You must scan and upload your official bachelor's degree certificate and academic transcript.
Documentation of financing
Passport or ID card - Only the ID-page must be scanned and uploaded.
Official translations must accompany any document in which the original language is not English or a Scandinavian language.
If you have completed studies/courses outside of the University of Oslo, you must also upload course descriptions. The course names and codes on the course descriptions must match the transcript of records.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

286000 NOK / year

≈ 286000 NOK / year
EU/EEA Applies to you

Applies to you

EU/EEA Nationals

Free

Living costs

Oslo

Norway

11682 - 19230 NOK / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Overview

Key Facts and Outcomes

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Student Insurance via Studyportals Partner

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

EU/EEA Applies to you

Living costs

Oslo

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

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