Overview

Medical Informatics students at University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland will be working on current innovative projects at the interface between healthcare, computer science and economics. As a result, they will acquire knowledge in order to implement and develop digitalization in the health sector. As masters’ graduates they can take on tasks related to the application of artificial intelligence in drug discovery and personalized medicine, hospital information systems and economic processes. Possible employers are hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, federal institutions or insurance companies.

Key Features

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.

Core modules introduce the areas of computer science, healthcare and business, which are essential to operating successfully in the field of medical informatics. The four core modules offered are compulsory for all students.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

The Digital Transformation in Healthcare

BioMedical Data Science

The development and use of software in the medical environment

The Digitalization of Business Processes

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months
Part-time
- 30 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-30 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

90 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Basel, Switzerland

Disciplines

Bio & Biomedical Engineering Health Sciences Health Informatics View 8 other Masters in Health Sciences in Switzerland

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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

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Other requirements

General requirements

Designed for BSc graduates in Medical Informatics, as well as related disciplines such as Computer Science/Informatics, Medicine (MSc in Medicine or equivalent), Pharmaceutical Sciences , Life Sciences, or similar fields that meets the programming/medicine knowledge requirements.

Highly qualified graduates are admitted to the master’s programme if they:

have acquired a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field with a grade of A, B, or ≥ 4.8 (≥ "good"),
or possess an equivalent educational background and professional experience (college or university degree),
and have successfully passed the interview,
and demonstrate a very good command of the English language.

Pre-master’s courses are available for reflecting the required prior knowledge. Completion of these courses may be declared by the Admissions Committee as a prerequisite for starting the programme. These courses begin before the semester starts and are free of charge.

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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

10000 CHF / year

≈ 10000 CHF / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

1500 CHF / year

≈ 1500 CHF / year

Additional Details

CHF 750 per semester (Swiss, Liechtenstein)
CHF 1000 per semester (EU)
CHF 5000 per semester NON-EU

Living costs

Basel

Switzerland

1615 - 2332 CHF / 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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Scholarships Information

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