Medical informatics, practical semester or semester abroad

Have you ever wondered how doctors can access digital patient data, how apps help people with chronic conditions in their daily lives, or how artificial intelligence helps detect diseases earlier? Medical informatics deals precisely with these kinds of questions.

Modern medicine today relies entirely on intelligent software and connected technologies. CT scanners generate digital images of the body’s interior, health apps help patients manage their conditions on their own, and telemedicine enables medical care even over long distances. Artificial intelligence techniques are also being used more and more frequently—for example, to support diagnoses, analyze large amounts of data, or plan individualized treatments.

In Medical Informatics, you’ll develop solutions at the intersection of people, medicine, and technology. For example, you’ll work with electronic health records and explore how digital systems can improve patient care. In the process, you’ll also learn how modern AI methods are developed and used responsibly in the healthcare sector.

The program combines computer science with medical knowledge. Among other things, you will learn:

• how to develop and program software
• Designing databases and IT infrastructures
• To understand and further develop medical information systems
• To analyze medical images and signals
• How to apply methods of artificial intelligence and machine learning
• Implementing data protection and data security in the healthcare sector

During your first semesters, you’ll learn the fundamentals of computer science, programming, and mathematics, as well as key concepts in software development. At the same time, you’ll gain insights into human medicine and the fundamentals of medical informatics. The program is complemented by instruction in study and work techniques, as well as technical English.

Building on this foundation, you will later explore data-driven applications and AI methods that can, for example, analyze medical images, identify patterns in health data, or support clinical decision-making.

Later on, you can specialize in areas such as telemedicine, visualization and interaction, medical image and signal processing, or data protection and IT security.

As your studies progress, you’ll spend one semester working on an exciting project as part of the Medical Software Project. For example, you might develop web applications for sports medicine, analyze medical image data, or create three-dimensional models from MRI scans. The development and application of AI methods for analyzing medical data are also playing an increasingly important role. This allows you to combine knowledge of medicine, mathematics, and computer science, often working in interdisciplinary teams.

If you choose the seven-semester program, you’ll complete a practical semester at a company, hospital, or other institution in the field of medical informatics. There, you can work on current topics such as digital health applications, medical software, or AI-based solutions, apply your knowledge directly, and gain valuable professional experience.

As an alternative to the internship semester, you can also spend a semester studying abroad or complete an internship either in Germany or abroad.

Upon successful completion of the program, you’ll earn a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree and be well-prepared for exciting opportunities in an innovative, forward-looking, and socially relevant professional field. Whether it’s software development, artificial intelligence, digital health applications, or medical research—a wide range of career paths is open to you.

• Telematics and telemedicine
• Visualization and interaction
• Signal and image processing in medicine
• Data protection and data security

The following table provides a thematic overview of the program’s curriculum. Detailed information on the exact course titles, ECTS credits, and weekly class hours per semester can be found in the examination regulations and the module handbook(Opens in a new tab) .

• the development of medical software
• the integration of clinical IT systems in hospitals
• maintenance
• sales
• system implementation
• customization
• Exciting projects in the healthcare sector
• the development of medical apps
• 3D and 4D visualization and analysis of medical signals and images

• Overview of the Masters in the Faculty of Computer Science(Opens in a new tab)