Postgraduate Program in Health Data Science
and Analytics

The Postgraduate Program in Health Data Science and Analytics is specifically designed for healthcare professionals who aim to acquire advanced skills in managing, interpreting, and making strategic, data-driven decisions within the health sciences field.

The program develops essential analytical skills for data analysis and management in health sciences, addressing key questions in public health, biomedical sciences (biology, medicine, physiology, and pharmacology), and various decision-making levels within healthcare organizations.

With a flexible and adaptable curriculum tailored to each student's personal and professional goals, the program enables a customized learning path. Students can choose courses in high-demand areas, structured around three key pillars to promote:

Proficiency in applying analytical methods in healthcare;
The ability to manage and analyze large volumes of data, information, and knowledge within healthcare organizations;
Understanding of technological innovation and the transformation of business models in the healthcare sector.

Applications for this program are open between April 15^thand May 15^th, 2025. To apply, click here.

Goals

The goal of this program is to train technical staff and managers to:

Meet the challenges of the new healthcare market using the instruments of planning and management control in healthcare organizations;
Know and manage the processes of innovation and change, as well as customer relationships in the new healthcare market;
Introduce the principles of Information and Knowledge Management to promote the competitiveness of organizations working in the health sector;
Understand the process of Business Intelligence and manage the infrastructure components of BI - people, processes, and technologies;
Use analytical applications monitoring the performance of organizations, and identify key indicators of the analytical applications in healthcare.

Format

After working hours
Length and ECTS

2 semesters (60 ECTS)
Attendance

2 to 3 times a
week
Start Date

September 2025

Who is it for?

This program is designed for professionals in the healthcare sector, including Medicine, Pharmacy, Biomedical Sciences, Public Health, Nursing, and others working in health institutions, pharmaceutical companies, health insurance providers, technology companies (HealthTech), the medical devices and clinical diagnostics industry, laboratories and clinical research centers, specialized healthcare consulting firms, and public administration in the healthcare sector.

It is also intended for professionals from related fields such as Information Management, Statistics, Applied Mathematics, Economics, and Management, who wish to acquire advanced skills in data science and analytical methods applied to the healthcare sector.

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