Study programs in Medical Informatics, Telemedicine and e-Health

The Department of Computer Science offers several study programs in Medical Informatics, Telemedicine and e-Health:

• "Telemedicine and e-Health": Two-years international Master's degree. Taught in english.
• "Medical Informatics and Telemedicine" / "Medical Computer Science": 5 years program as part of the Department's Bachelor and Master-program.

The study programs offers state-of-the-art knowledge within the fields.  The students will be involved in the research activity in medical informatics, telemedicine and e-health at the University of Tromsø and the Norwegian Centre for telemedicine.

Telemedicine and e-Health, Technology Program

The Faculty of Science offers a new two-year Master’s Degree Programme in Telemedicine and E-health, starting autumn 2005. The program in Technology focuses on the construction of telemedicine and e-health systems. The program has been developed and will be offered in close cooperation with the Norwegian Centre for Telemedicine. Completion of the study program qualifies for the degree "Master of Science in Telemedicine and E-health".

Both Norwegian and international students can apply for the programme. The program will be given solely in English.

Admission requirements
Minimum a Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent approved education in computer science.

Contact person at The Faculty of Science: Professor Gunnar Hartvigsen, Tel. +47 77 64 40 49. E-mail:

Form of Teaching
The techology program is a full-time on-campus program. The teaching involves lectures, colloquium,  and laboratory work.

The master’s thesis
The program ends with a one semester master's thesis (30 ECTS). The thesis project is done in cooperation with a research project.

Tuition (Study fee)
There is no tution (study fee) for this study program. (In Norway, students enrolled at public universities do not pay tuition.)

Application deadline
Application deadline is 15 April.

Application and transcripts of records/proof of previous education are to be sent to The Department of Research and Academic Affairs (Forskings- og studieavdelinga), University of Tromsø, 9037 Tromsø, Norway.

More information on how to apply.

Professional and occupational prospects
The master's programme will qualify for:

• Participation in the development of telemedicine and e-health products and services.
• PhD studies in telemedicine and e-Health

Curriculum
The master's program in Telemedicine and e-Health covers:

Courses:

Medical informatics

Regular students at the Department of Computer Science can follow all INF-courses in the Telemedicine and e-Health program. During the programme, students take both ordinary computer science courses and specialized courses in medical informatics, telemedicine and e-health. It is also possible to take courses in physics, specially intended for medical imaging.

The goal is to enables graduates to contribute in the development of systems and applications for medical informatics, telemedicine and e-health applications. The problem formulations for the experimental activity are derived from medical technology. The aim is that the student should be able to contribute in the design, adaptation and maintenance of telemedicine and e-health systems.

The focus on both general and specialized knowledge of theoretical and experimentation aspects in the design of complex systems in the health sector also enables students to participate in the development of complex systems in other areas.

Eksempel on study progroma in medical informatics with 30 ECTS master's thesis:

Eksempel on study progroma in medical informatics with 60 ECTS master's thesis:

The study program will vary in accordance with the research projects in the  Medical Informatics & Telemedicine group.

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