Health Informatics (BSc) (part-time)
2 Plus 3: 2 days online plus study - 3 days IT practice
Would you like to actively drive the digital transformation in the healthcare sector, especially in hospitals, and combine your studies with your IT practice right from the start and earn money at the same time?
The part-time Health Informatics degree programme offers you this opportunity with our 2 Plus 3 study format: 2 Plus stands for 2 online study days per week and 3 practical days during the lecture period.
In addition, there are two compact attendance blocks on the perfectly equipped campus at Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences. You will receive a work placement contract from the company with remuneration for the entire duration of your studies.
Admission and application
Admission requirements
- At least an entrance qualification for higher education in universities of applied sciences in Bavaria
- For international applicants: German language skills on level C1
- The programme is approval-free
- Practical contract with a company
Application periods
Winter semester: 02.05. to 15.07.
The programme is only offered in the winter semester.
About the programme
Content of the degree programme
The degree programme teaches skills in three specialist areas with particular reference to healthcare and clinics:
- Informatics,
- Management and
- Methods
Informatics
In the field of computer science, you will acquire expertise to actively support the digital transformation in the healthcare sector. The focus is on:
- What impact do artificial intelligence and digital applications have on clinical processes?
- In joint projects with doctors, nursing staff and therapists, you will develop software applications that are customised for your healthcare facility - and thus implement more efficient and better patient care.
- You will acquire expertise in data protection and data law, but also learn about the economic and ethical framework conditions of the healthcare sector as a basis for your work.
- During your studies, you will be employed by a company and will not only receive a salary, but will also be able to apply the knowledge you have learnt directly within the company.
Management and methods
As a future healthcare IT specialist, you will stand for creative problem solving and agile project management and know that you can only develop, successfully implement and put good IT solutions into practice as part of a team. These methodological skills are not only taught to you during your studies, you can also apply them directly in your work at the hospital. You will learn to assess alternative solutions to problems using scientific methods, evaluate their effects on patients and processes and reflect on the success of the transfer for your organisation. You will be actively supported by our lecturers, particularly in the practical transfer modules.
Part-time study format
With the part-time study format 2 Plus 3:2 days of online study and 3 days of IT practice, the practical and applied relevance of the theoretical content is on your agenda right from the start. However, 2 Plus also means that in addition to the two weekly online study days, we organise two compact attendance blocks on our campus each semester. Learning is an active, social process and is all the more successful if you know your study teams and lecturers personally. The HNU stands for a familiar and personal atmosphere, which we would like to share with you.
Structure of the degree programme
The degree programme comprises a total of 7 semesters:
- 1st – 4th semester: Foundation modules
- 5th – 6th semester: Specialisation modules
- 7th semester: Bachelor's thesis
1st semester
- Fundamentals of computer science
- Communication, team development, conflict management
- Agile project and change management
- Mathematics and statistics
2nd semester
- Information systems in health informatics I
- IT service management
- Health economics and policy
- Health Economics and Policy
3rd semester
- Information Systems in Health Informatics II
- Software Engineering I
- Process Management
- Fundamentals of medicine, therapy and care
4th semester
- Databases and modelling
- Software Engineering II
- Quality and risk management
- Clinical processes
5th semester
- Data protection and security
- Medical standards and interoperability
- Management of healthcare facilities
- Scientific work
- and empirical social research
6th semester
- Design thinking in the healthcare sector
- Data analysis and biostatistics
- AI in healthcare
- Elective subject I
7th semester
- Bachelor's thesis and bachelor's seminar
- IT law
- Compulsory elective subject II
Special features
2 Plus 3: 2 days of online study - 3 days of IT practice
Your practical placement:
You apply to the healthcare institution/hospital for the practical placement and receive a practical allowance for the entire duration of your studies. In addition to the 3 days of practical experience during the lecture period, you can gain further practical IT experience during the lecture-free period.
Your healthcare institution will finance your tuition fees as well as accommodation and travel costs during the on-campus periods.
Your place on the programme:
You apply for the Health Informatics degree programme at HNU and can still stay and work in your home country. Your two online study days and the two attendance blocks per semester (one week at the beginning of the semester, three days at the end of the semester) are known before the start of the semester.
Possible internships
You can apply for a work placement with these partners:
- Klinikum Neustadt a. d. Aisch (external link, opens in a new window)
- Klinik Wörth a. d. Donau (external link, opens in a new window)
- Arberlandkliniken (external link, opens in a new window)
- Leopoldina Krankenhaus Schweinfurt (external link, opens in a new window)
- Landkreis Passau Gesundheitseinrichtungen (external link, opens in a new window)
- Kliniken Südostbayern (external link, opens in a new window)
- Klinik IT eG (external link, opens in a new window)
If you have not found a suitable practice partner here, you can also become active yourself. If you have found a suitable clinic or company in your area, you can also enquire about a possible practice partnership. You are then welcome to contact us to discuss further steps.
Career perspectives
Health informatics is a fast-growing professional field in a constantly changing market. As a graduate, you can look forward to exciting IT jobs in hospitals, rehabilitation and care facilities, emergency services, health authorities and ministries, digital medical platform providers as well as medical technology and consulting companies.
Internships and stays abroad
Stays abroad are generally possible in the 5th semester.
Shortening the study period
If you have completed a relevant vocational training programme, you can apply to have your prior learning credited and thus shorten the duration of your studies.
Partners
Partners for the development of the degree programme
Practical partner of the degree programme
Language of instruction
The language of instruction on this degree programme is German.
Contribution and fees
A semester fee (administration fees and solidarity contribution) is charged per semester. This is paid by the company with which you have concluded a work placement contract.
For questions about the degree programme
All study documents
Study and examination regulations
General examination regulations
Degree programme flyer
Voices about the degree programme
Klinik-Kompetenz Bayern is pleased to have found a local and innovative partner for our municipal and non-profit clinics in Neu-Ulm University of Applied Sciences, so that we can jointly train you for the varied and exciting tasks in hospital IT!
