Program Overview

Master’s Degrees

List of Courses

The Master’s degree course in Medical Informatics (MI) is designed to prepare students to work as administrators and consultants for Health information systems, project managers for Health Information Systems or researchers in the field of Health Informatics, working in particular with decision support systems, e-Health, medical image and signal processing, IT security, and more.

Job Opportunities

• Companies using Health information technology
  • Hospitals, clinics, health centres and other health units
  • Health regions and sub-regions
  • Higher education institutions
  • Research and development centres
  • Medical equipment and instrumentation companies and other Health-related companies

Course Details

• Faculty: Faculty of Medicine
• Taught in collaboration with: Faculty of Sciences (UP)
• Type of Course: Master’s Degree
• Duration: 4 Semesters / 120.0 ECTS
• Vacancies: 45
• Language: Portuguese
• Annual Tuition Fee (Full Tuition Fee):
  • National/EU: 1300.00€
• Registration and Accreditation:
  • DGES: Registration n.ºR/A-Ef 2644/2011/AL03 in April 1, 2025
  • A3ES:
    • Date of publication of the accreditation decision: July 31, 2025
    • Validity of accreditation: 6 years
    • Information from A3ES

All the information presented relates to 2025/2026.