Objectives and competences

Basic information

TypePostgraduate courses
CertificateExpert diploma
Coordinating facultyInstitut de Formació Contínua IL3
Branch of knowledge
  • Medicine and dentistry
Mode of deliveryFace-to-face
Credits18
Length of course1 academic year
Language(s) of instructionEnglish;Spanish
Enrolment feeFirst year: 2.380,00 €
An increase of 10% is applied to the price, up to a maximum of € 70, as administration fee
In-company placement(s)No
Start of teaching period13/10/2026
End of teaching period29/06/2027
E-mailadmisiones@il3.ub.edu
Webpagehttps://www.il3.ub.edu/curs-expert-healthcare-data-science.html
ManagmentVitrià Marca, Jordi
Open pre-enrolmenthttps://www.il3.ub.edu/curs-expert-healthcare-data-science.html
Lead to doctoral studiesNo
Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualificationSí, amb crèdits pendents (10% o menys)

Objectives and competences

Objectives

The objective of this course is to train (future) professionals in the biotechnology, health and pharmaceutical sectors in the practical use of data science, providing knowledge and skills to understand, analyse and extract knowledge from biomedical and healthcare data.

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

- Health science graduates: biosciences, pharmacy, medicine, nursing, bioengineering, public health, etc.
- Graduates in STEM (engineering, mathematics, chemistry, etc.) who are interested in the biomedical field.
- Professionals who have experience in the pharmaceutical industry, biotechnology and/or biomedical research.
- Exceptionally, people without a university degree will be accepted as long as they have basic knowledge of statistics.

Required academic or professional background:
- Basic knowledge of life sciences and basic statistics.
- Level B2 of English (there may be sessions or reference material in this language).
- A laptop will be required during the in-person sessions.

Access requirements and conditions

The course is also open to students with no prior university education, who will acquire the same knowledge and skills and receive a specific qualification for their learner group. Information on the access requirements and other conditions can be obtained from the course directors.

Pre-enrolment

Calendar

Contact us

Classes


AddressInstitut de Formació Contínua - UB
C/ Ciutat de Granada, 131

08018 - Barcelona
Espanya
Email addressadmisiones@il3.ub.edu
Webpagehttp://www.il3.ub.edu
Telephone93 309 36 54
ObservationsTuesday and Thursday, from 6.30 to 9.30 p.m
Tuesday in face-to-face mode (90h) and Thursday in synchronous online mode (90h)

Further information


AddressInstitut de Formació Contínua - UB
C/ Ciutat de Granada, 131

08018 - Barcelona
Espanya
Email addressadmisiones@il3.ub.edu
Webpagehttps://www.il3.ub.edu/curs-expert-healthcare-data-science.html
Telephone93 309 36 54
ObservationsMonday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Friday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. July hours: Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Timetable
August: Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Christmas opening hours: Monday to Friday, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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