Program Overview

Master's Program in Medical Informatics

The Master's program in Medical Informatics at MedUni Wien is a four-semester program that encompasses a total of 120 ECTS points.

Program Structure

The program consists of a combination of compulsory and elective modules from the fields of Applied Science and Interdisciplinary Informatics, as well as a chosen core subject combination. Additionally, students select elective courses for in-depth study and ultimately work on a written master's thesis, which is defended orally.

Curriculum

The curriculum is divided into four semesters:

1. First Semester

• Compulsory courses:
  • Medical Information Systems
  • Medical Documentation, Part 1
  • Computer-Supported Diagnosis and Therapy, Part 1
  • Medical Image Processing and Analysis
• Applied Science:
  • Anatomy, Physiology, Pathology (compulsory)
  • Public Health Policy and Healthcare Management
  • Introduction to Neuroscience
• Interdisciplinary Informatics:
  • Neuroinformatics
  • Methodological Foundations of Public Health Informatics
  • Health Data Science
  • Systems Medicine and Simulation, Part 1
  • Complex Systems, Part 1

2. Second Semester

• Compulsory courses:
  • Medical Documentation, Part 2
  • Computer-Supported Diagnosis and Therapy, Part 2
  • Biosignals and Medical Imaging
• Applied Science:
  • Introduction to Molecular Biology
  • Methods of Medicine
  • Medical Research
• Interdisciplinary Informatics:
  • Medical Software Development (compulsory)
  • Bioinformatics
  • Systems Medicine and Simulation, Part 2
  • Complex Systems, Part 2
  • Prosthetics and Control
  • Medical Language Processing and Text Mining

3. Third Semester

• Core subject combination (compulsory):
  • Core Subject Combination Practical Course
  • Core Subject Combination Seminar
• Interdisciplinary Informatics:
  • Health Information Management and Retrieval
  • Visual Data Analysis in Medicine
  • Mobile Health and Wearable Computing
  • Current Topics in Medical Informatics
• Diploma Seminar

4. Fourth Semester

• Master's Thesis
• Diploma Seminar 2

Study Plan

A detailed study plan for the Master's program in Medical Informatics is available, outlining the current version of the program's structure and content.