MScDigital Health
| Õppetöö asukoht | Eesti, Tallinn |
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| Õppetase | Postgraduate, full-time |
| Nominaalkestus | 2 years (120 ECTS) |
| Õppekeel | inglise |
| Kraad / diplom / tunnistus | MSc (Master of Science in Engineering) |
| Kood | 85146, YVEM |
| Õppemaks | 6 000 € aastas Free for EU/EEA citizens You can see available scholarship options here: www.taltech.ee/scholarships |
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| Kandideerimistasu | 100 € one-time The application fee is 100 EUR per applicant, which enables to apply for 2 programmes. The application fee is non-refundable! More information here: www.taltech.ee/apply |
| Sisseastumisnõuded | Bachelor’s degree or equivalent. In order to qualify for the studies at Tallinn University of Technology, an applicant has to have at least 60% of the highest possible CGPA. For detailed information about requested documents and suitable qualifications, please take a look at country specific requirements. GRE General Test result must be presented as it is a preliminary requirement for applying. The required threshold score, exemption criteria and other necessary information are available here. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: inglise / eesti. It is required to upload the official translations along with the original education documents to the online application system. |
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| Keelenõuded | inglise To apply for the studies, an adequate proof of English language proficiency must be presented. Accepted certificates and required results are specified on our homepage. The proof of English may only be waived if a candidate has completed on-site secondary education, Bachelor’s or Master’s degree taught fully in English in one of the following countries: EU/EEA member states, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Switzerland, United Kingdom. If you have completed studies in English but not on-site in the country named above, we ask you to present an internationally recognised test indicated on our homepage. |
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| Muud nõuded | Avaldusele tuleb lisada motivatsioonikiri. For each programme you apply to, an individual motivation letter (statement of purpose) must be inserted. Please include the following:
NB! It is important to properly cite and reference any sources used in your motivation letter (quotations, publications, ideas etc. that are not your own). Additionally, AI-generated text is not acceptable as the purpose of the motivation letter is to show the applicant’s genuine motivation. Neglecting the aforementioned principles will result in the disqualification of your application. Online interview |
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Overview
Health care delivery is changing rapidly. Digital technologies are having an enormous impact on individual health and society’s well-being. New innovations are needed to solve the future challenges of health care delivery.
Digital Health master’s programme gives you the skills and interdisciplinary knowledge to implement new technologies in health care and provides practical examples of health care innovation and digitalization.
You get skills and knowledge for implementing new innovative technologies in health care
The studies include best practices of e-health implementation from Estonia and abroad and provide you the relevant change management skills to contribute to health care systems’ improvement.
There are many great examples, where digital and e-health services operate well and bring value. For example, the Estonian digital prescribing system provides seamless prescription management to the whole population and the country-wide EHR connects 100% of all health care providers for efficient patient data sharing. There are also growing digital health start-ups, of which a number have been founded by previous students of Digital Health master’s programme.
Experience and examples of countrywide e-Health implementation in Estonia
There are a lot of possibilities for better use of new technologies in health care. Human society is only doing its first steps in implementation of digital technologies and AI in health care. Secondary data use is at a low level and new services for better personalization, prevention and earlier detection of diseases are needed fast.
This is the reason why this curriculum exists. You will be the one to help to change healthcare! You will acquire the knowledge about health systems, managing change and digitalizing health care for better value.
Struktuur
Digital Health is a unique Master’s programme in Europe that provides interdisciplinary knowledge on digital technologies, innovation and change management of health care. It relies on the best practices of health care digital transformation and e-health innovations from Estonian e-health system and international successes.
Why this programme?
- Skills and knowledge for implementing new innovative technologies in health care.
- Experience and examples of countrywide e-health implementation in Estonia.
- You learn to understand how healthcare, IT and medicine interact.
- Most of the lectures will take place in the Business and Innovation Centre Mektory.
- Events and have site-visits help you to get first-hand experience from different healthcare, medical and digital health companies.
The 2 year (120 ECTS) curriculum comprises the following modules:
General studies – cover courses on medical law and ethics, entrepreneurship and business planning, and research design. The students will also take part in a project-based master’s seminar in which they must work in teams to develop innovative solutions to current health care problems.
Core studies – include basics of e-health, health policy and health promotion, and human anatomy and diseases.
Special studies – consist of specialisation courses in Digital Health Technologies that cover healthcare data systems and analysis, medical imaging and signals, interoperablity and quality management in healthcare, epidemiology, evaluation and financing in healthcare. The studies also include an internship in cooperation with the industry partners.
Free choice courses – students can choose from a wide variety of courses offered by the university.
Graduation thesis – students are asked to write a research paper or a scientific article, in which they must apply their knowledge on healthcare digitalisation through various perspectives.
Karjäärivõimalused
During the studies, we put a lot of effort in connecting you to different industry partners, digital health companies, government institutions and start-ups.
A high number of our alumni have started work or have interned in digital health companies, IT-companies developing applications and systems in healthcare, in government institutions, in start-ups or in healthcare provider organizations.
Most of the jobs are involved in changing the current processes of health care and digitalising health care delivery for improved quality and access. Many of our alumni are working in or have co-founded digital health start-ups. This shows the need for innovation and new technologies in healthcare.