Public Health Data Science

This international Master program provides a year of international research into public health data science, from project design to real life health data analysis and the communication of results.

Quick Facts

  
Duration: 1 year (60 ECTS), including an internship
Starting Date: The academic year generally starts end September/early October and finishes end May the following year
Tuition Fee: Annual registration fees for all selected applicants are calculated according to the rules and regulations of the University of Bordeaux. Please consult the Admission & Financing section and/or the University of Bordeaux website for specific details.
Location: University of Bordeaux

Program outline

The Master in Public Health Data Science provides a year of international research in public health data science, from project design to real life health data analysis and the communication of results.

Selected within the French “Investments for the Future” program as an “Initiative of Excellence”, the program covers multidisciplinary skills in epidemiology, informatics and statistics, and ensures that students gain strong knowledge about the strengths and limits of digital technologies and their use in public health research.

Strengths

Epidemiology

Translation of a public health / clinical problem into a research question, including the design of research plans for surveillance systems, observational and experimental studies (i.e. clinical trials), evaluation of validity and causality of an association.

Statistics

  • Methods for supervised and unsupervised statistical analysis and modelling of biomedical data (including high-dimensional and time-to-event data), statistical learning, data mining, data integration, advanced computational statistics.

Informatics

  • Architecture of data integration (i2b2, Transmart), interoperability, knowledge representation (terminologies, ontologies), natural language processing, data visualization, programming, cloud computing and Hadoop, linked open data, security, confidentiality and integrity of data.

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I have nothing but great things to say about my time in Bordeaux. The University provided support with the logistics of coming abroad, such as organizing the student housing with the Crous (an organization that deals with various aspects of student life in France) and opening bank accounts. And everyone helped me with my French! I made “gavé” (huge) improvements.

Alexander MacLean // Undergraduate student from the University of Waterloo, Canada // Field of studies: Biomedical engineering

Careers

Upon completion of this Master in Public Health Data Science, students may continue with further studies and research via a PhD in Digital Public Health or they may enter the working world with strong qualifications for a career in public health.

Graduates not only have a global vision of data science issues in relation to epidemiology and public health, they also master the research and leadership skills that are necessary for chief data officer jobs. They are thus well prepared to become future leaders of the digital public health domain within the public and / or private sector.