Bachelor's Degree Full Time

Bachelor in Life Sciences Medizininformatik

at FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz · Switzerland

Duration

6 semesters (full-time) / max. 12 semesters (part-time)

Intake

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Mode

Full Time

About this program

The Bachelor in Life Sciences – Medizininformatik at FHNW combines knowledge from IT, health care, and data science. You develop data-driven health solutions and work on applications that support people in hospitals, practices, or in health prevention. The program leads to a Bachelor of Science in Life Sciences, study direction Medizininformatik.

Learning is supported through in-person teaching and a strong practice focus from the start, using realistic projects from clinical settings, research, and industry. You build foundations in informatics, medicine, mathematics, and statistics, work in projects and lab exercises, complete focus modules such as medical image processing, data analysis, and decision support, and write a bachelor thesis on a practice- or research-based question.

Career outcomes

Hospitals and clinics
Medtech and E-Health companies
Research institutions and universities
Insurers and authorities in health care
Start-ups active in digital health

How this course compares

FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz is #20 in Switzerland on research impact (251,446 citations).

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It takes 6 semesters (full-time) / max. 12 semesters (part-time), studied Full Time.

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FHNW - Fachhochschule Nordwestschweiz is #20 in Switzerland on research impact (251,446 citations).

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