Digitizing Health

Do you want to ensure more precise diagnoses, more individualized therapies, and better prevention in the healthcare sector? 

With our Master's degree in Digital Health, you will learn to develop technical innovations in hardware and software to actively shape the healthcare of tomorrow. In our program in Digital Health, you actively drive the digitalization in healthcare forward, without losing sight of ethical and moral issues. 

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Your Benefits at HPI

  1. Work with like-minded individuals in small teams with intensive supervision 
  2. Study in the attractive city of Potsdam and in close proximity to Berlin 
  3. Attractive job prospects where you can really make a difference 
  4. Benefit from cooperation with business and industry

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Facts about the program

  • Application deadline: June 1*
  • Start of studies: Winter semester**
  • No tuition fees (only semester fees***)
  • Credits: 120
  • Language: English (at least C1)
  • Instruction: English (at least C1)
  • Standard study period: 4 semesters****


* Winter semester's application period 1st semester: from April 1 to June 1; ** also possible for advanced semesters in the summer semester: more information; *** University of Potsdam semester fees; **** suitable for part-time study (more info here)

HPI Digital Health Cluster

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With the work of the Digital Health Cluster (DHC), we combine research and teaching and bring together scientists and actors from the fields of medicine and IT at the HPI.

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Study contents: Digital Health (M.Sc.)

In the Digital Health Master’s program, you will acquire skills to analyze, design, and implement complex and secure IT systems and infrastructures, enabling you to shape the healthcare of the future.

In addition to excellent technical training in IT Systems Engineering, HPI places great emphasis on imparting interdisciplinary key competencies (soft skills), which play a crucial role in the successful management of large and interconnected IT projects. You can also individually take courses in Entrepreneurship and the innovation method Design Thinking in the Digital Health Master’s program.

Sample study plan: Digital Health (M.Sc.)

Scope of degree

To successfully complete the master's degree, 120 credits must be earned.

  • 24 credit points in the Digital Health module group
  • 12 credit points in the bridge module or other elective modules
  • 2 specialization areas with 3 modules each, 6 credit points per module:
    • Concepts and Methods
    • Techniques and Tools
    • Specialization
  • Credit Points in Professional Skills Modules
  • Credit Points in the Digital Health Project Lab 

Career prospects

Revolutionize the Healthcare Sector – the advancing digitalization in medicine will significantly change the healthcare system in the coming years. With a master's degree in Digital Health, you can be part of this change and help shape it. 

By enabling technical innovations in hardware and software, you facilitate personalized prevention or more individualized therapies – this prospectively improves general healthcare and reduces costs for individuals and society. 

Healthcare and the health economy thus offer exciting and future-proof career prospects. You can apply your interdisciplinary skills as a leader in research and industry with a focus on the healthcare sector, including the health economy and healthcare, in a versatile manner.

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Admission requirements

For the Master's program in Digital Health at HPI, the following admission requirements apply.

  1. A bachelor's degree* comprising at least 180 credit points (see below).
     

    Totaling at 12 credit points (ECTS): in the field of computer science, e.g. IT systems engineering, computer science, bioinformatics, eHealth or telemedicine, together with basic knowledge comparable to the bridge modules "Introduction to Principles in Medicine" and “Fundamentals of Healthcare Systems”

    - or -

    Totaling at 12 credit points (ECTS): in the field of study programs for healthcare professions, such as medicine, medical science or pharmacy, together with basic knowledge comparable to the bridging modules "Principles of IT Systems" and “Fundamentals of Programming”.

    Further you need to show proficiency:
     

  2. Totaling at 12 credit points:
    Proof of knowledge in Data Science, Machine Learning, Statistical Concepts and Models, or Empirical Research Processes.
     
  3. Programming skills: 
    in R, Python, Matlab, C++, Java, or other suitable programming languages
     
  4. English proficiency:
    at least at the C1 level of the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages

* or an equivalent first professional qualifying university degree

In individual cases, the examination board may decide on comparable achievements.

All details regarding the admission requirements can be found in the subject-specific admission and enrollment regulations.

Application

If you enjoy mathematics, teamwork, intellectual challenges and have a good understanding of the English language, then you will have a lot of fun developing innovations for the healthcare sector with us. You can find all information about the application process on the Master's application page.

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Contact

Portrait of Program Manager Digital Health Jasmin Cirillo

Dr. Jasmin Cirillo

Program Manager Digital Health

Phone: +49 331 5509-167
Mail: master-info@hpi.de

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Prof. Dr. Bert Arnrich

Advisor Digital Health

Phone: +49 331 5509-167
Mail: master-info@hpi.de

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Student Stories: Meet Juan

HPI student Juan Carlos talks about his enthusiasm for the combination of medicine and computer science, the characteristics of his master's program Digital Health and his student life in Potsdam.

Last change: 14/10/2024, Geronimo Förster