Deggendorf Institute of Technology
B.Sc. in Health Informatics
Pfarrkirchen, Germany
BSc
DURATION
7 semesters
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
15 Jul 2026*
EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2026
TUITION FEES
EUR 82 / per semester **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* Application period: 15 April - 15 July
** student union fee | additional fees may apply, please read below for more details
Key Summary
About: The B.Sc. in Health Informatics program integrates healthcare and information technology, aiming to equip students with essential skills in data management, health information systems, and analytics.
The curriculum covers topics like electronic health records, telemedicine, and data security.
Students will engage in hands-on learning and real-world projects to solidify their understanding.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers as health informaticians, data analysts, healthcare IT consultants, and health information managers.
They may find employment in hospitals, healthcare organizations, government agencies, and IT companies specializing in health solutions.
This degree course educates students to become computer scientists in the health industry. Informatics-based, medical, scientific and technical knowledge in healthcare and in the healthcare industry are influential in management. This course provides knowledge and skills to design information systems for the healthcare sector and throughout the healthcare industry to develop, configure, operate, and comply with the applicable rules and regulations
Overview of the courses (From the Study and Examination Regulations, WS 15/16), Weekly Semester Hours (SWS) and ECTS (European Credit Transfer and Accumulation System) for the programme Bachelor of Informatics in the Healthcare Industry.
All courses are taught in English.
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| Foundations of Medicine | 4 | 5 |
| Foundations of Mathematics and Statistics | 4 | 5 |
| Foundations of Informatics | 4 | 5 |
| Foundations of Sciences | 4 | 5 |
| General Business Administration and Accounting | 4 | 5 |
| AWP (Foreign Language 1) | 4 | 4 |
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| 2. Semester | SWS | ECTS |
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| Foundations of Law | 4 | 5 |
| Software Development | 4 | 5 |
| Databases | 4 | 5 |
| Foundations of Health Informatics | 4 | 5 |
| Mathematics and Statistics | 4 | 5 |
| Compliance and Risk Management | 4 | 5 |
| AWP (Foreign Language 2) | 2 | 2 |
| AWP | 2 | 2 |
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| 3. Semester - Consolidation | SWS | ECTS |
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| Medical Documentation | 4 | 5 |
| Application Systems of Health Informatics | 4 | 5 |
| Information Systems in Health Care | 4 | 5 |
| Media Management | 4 | 5 |
| Innovation and Complexity Management | 4 | 5 |
| AWP (Foreign Language 3) | 4 | 4 |
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| 4. Semester | SWS | ECTS |
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| Medical Technology | 4 | 5 |
| ERP-Systems | 4 | 5 |
| Operations Research | 4 | 5 |
| Practice of Programming | 4 | 5 |
| Current Aspects of Health Economy | 4 | 5 |
| AWP (Foreign Language 4) | 2 | 2 |
| AWP | 2 | 2 |
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| 5. Semester | SWS | ECTS |
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| Internship (18 weeks) |
| 26 |
| Internship Accompanying Course (PLV) 1 | 2 | 2 |
| Internship Accompany Course (PLV) 2 | 2 | 2 |
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| 6. Semester | SWS | ECTS |
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| Social Processes and Communication | 4 | 5 |
| Knowledge-based Systems | 4 | 5 |
| IT-Project Management | 4 | 5 |
| Logistics in Healthcare | 4 | 5 |
| Collaborative Systems | 4 | 5 |
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| One specialised compulsory elective module (FWP) must be selected |
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| FWP-1 - Evidence-based Medicine | 4 | 5 |
| FWP-2 - Telematics in the Healthcare Industry | 4 | 5 |
| FWP-3 - Data Analysis and Data Mining | 4 | 5 |
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| 7. Semester | SWS | ECTS |
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| Managed Care | 4 | 5 |
| IT-Organisation and Computer Center Management | 4 | 5 |
| Management and IT-Consulting in health service | 4 | 5 |
| Business Game: Medical Information Systems | 4 | 5 |
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| Bachelor Thesis | - | 12 |
There are several opportunities to partially finance your studies through a scholarship, particuarly if you are an ambitious or talented student. However, please be informed that we only give scholarships to students who already have studied at DIT at least one semester. The grades students achieve here at DIT as well as extracurricular activities are relevant and considered during the evaluation of the eligibility for scholarships.
Career Prospects: Bachelor Health Informatics
The students will acquire:
- Comprehensive technical knowledge from the field of healthcare informatics which enables them to directly solve problems and to assume leadership roles in healthcare facilities, institutions and organizations.
- Social and methodological competencies which allow them to act confidently and competently in a complex, multi-professional and intercultural environment.
The bachelor programme, Informatics in the Healthcare Industry, enables its graduates to carry out both scientifically founded and ethically insightful work on the basis of a systematic approach. The integrated practical study semester which takes place in selected healthcare institutions, organizations and businesses in close coordination with the DIT helps to achieve this goal.
In achieving the outlined qualification goals, the programme’s applied orientation is of special importance. The application and transfer of scientific knowledge to concrete, current issues in the field of healthcare informatics will be ensured through the programme’s focus on various fields of application. The content and structure of the course open up the opportunity for students to gain in-depth, interdisciplinary and process-oriented insights into an area of application from early on in their studies.
- System development
- System administration
- IT safety and security in healthcare
- Process manager
- System analyst
- IT security manager
- Medical Technology
- Compliance coordinators
- Distribution of medical products
- Clinical studies
- Telematics and eHealth