UFCSPA Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre
Master in Information Technology and Healthcare Management
Porto Alegre, Brazil
Master degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Mar 2027
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: The Graduate Programme in Information Technology and Healthcare Management at the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre (UFCSPA) trains professionals in management and IT and develops scientific knowledge. It covers Intelligent Information Technologies (research: Intelligent Systems and Applications in Health) and Healthcare Management (research: Information and Knowledge Management in Health), studying AI, computational intelligence, modeling and simulation for analysis and decision support, plus techniques, standards and process mapping to align technology with managerial needs.
Career Outcomes:
Potential careers include: health informatics specialist, clinical systems analyst, healthcare IT manager, data scientist in health, decision-support analyst, process improvement manager.
The Graduate Program in Information Technology and Healthcare Management aims to train qualified professionals in the areas of management and IT capable of interacting with other disciplines and producing solid scientific knowledge.
Focus areas
- Intelligent Information Technologies
- Research line: Intelligent Systems and Applications in Health
- It proposes to investigate the use of information technologies in health, seeking the study, development and application of Information Technology, Artificial Intelligence, Computational Intelligence, and Modeling and Simulation as tools of analysis, operational support and decision-making support in the health area.
- Healthcare Management
- Research line: Information and Knowledge Management in Health
- It proposes to investigate techniques, methods, and standards related to health management, aiming to align the use of technology with the real need of the manager, as well as working with strategic, tactical and operational vision, seeking the mapping of processes as a way of understanding its complexities.
