Master of Business Administration Digital Health
Kuopio, Finland
DURATION
2 up to 3 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
17 Jan 2025
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
EUR 9,000 / per year *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* For non-EU/EEA citizens, per year. Scholarships available.
Introduction
Digitalization challenges social and healthcare activities as well as the way of thinking. A new approach to social and health care services means that the client/patient receives all information about him or her and is equally involved in the decision-making about his or her own care. Digitalization does not, however, develop by itself but it requires multidisciplinary expertise to achieve commitment to change in the working life and to promote digitalization actively. Digitalisation also offers possibilities for business intelligence. Health services in all EU countries have been available since the beginning of 2014, and digitalization has been introduced to add value to cross-border services.
The Master’s Degree in Digital Health provides graduates with the skills needed for the innovative development of digital social and health care services, service production, expert organization management, and the development of service quality and management. The studies also prepare the students for planning, implementing, and evaluating social welfare and health care reform in different operational environments.
The studies are working-life focused and when choosing your thesis topic, you can take the development needs in your own work and work community into account and base your topic choice accordingly. It is also possible to do the thesis research to serve the needs of different partner organizations. In all assignments, you are expected to use proven knowledge and apply the theory you learned into practice.
All studies are online and the student makes a personal study plan in collaboration with his/her tutoring teacher.
Main subjects and fields of specialization
At the beginning of your studies, you will choose 30 ECTS from common and field-specific professional studies in accordance with your personal study and career plan. You will receive guidance and counseling from the responsible teacher of the program as well as from other members of Savonia staff in view of defining and achieving your personal goals.
Thesis
At Savonia, your thesis work will be working-life related. This gives you the possibility to network with experts and employers in your own field as well as in other fields during your studies. You will prove to be able to recognize, evaluate and solve working-life-related challenges independently.
The thesis research focuses on the digitalization of social and healthcare services and contributes to the strategic goals of your workplace or a partner organization. The thesis work can be e.g. development work, developmental research, or a project.
Internationalization
Savonia is a multicultural and international community and there are foreign exchange and degree students on the campus. You can also take part in your studies abroad. The student group can also attend possible international seminars, conferences, and fairs.
Research focus
The research and development work in the social and health care field at Savonia is focused on the development work in the Applied Welfare Technology focus area.
Postgraduate study opportunities
The possible postgraduate studies are licentiate and doctoral studies at a university.
Admissions
Scholarships and Funding
Savonia UAS will not grant scholarships for the 1st academic year.
In the following academic years, the scholarship covers 50% of the tuition fee. To qualify for the scholarship the student must complete at least 40 credits during the previous academic year (two semesters).
Savonia UAS grants scholarships only for the tuition fee. The scholarship is not paid to the student but is deducted directly from the tuition fee.
Scholarship based on humanitarian reasons for Ukrainians
As an exception to the normal scholarship scheme, Savonia UAS grants scholarships to Ukrainian degree students in Finland. These students will get a full scholarship based on humanitarian reasons and need protection, so they do not need to pay the tuition fees. The scholarship is granted based on a valid passport or other ID, which indicates, that the student is a citizen of Ukraine.
Curriculum
Study contents
The degree consists of 90 ECTS including 30 ECTS of common studies, 30 ECTS of field-specific professional studies, and a thesis, of 30 ECTs.
Professional studies include e.g.: Leadership and Technology in Supporting Staff and Client Participation, Interdisciplinary Collaboration and Entrepreneurship, Integration of Mobile and IoT Applications, Cases and Personalised Technology/ Interactive Process Development, Managing Digitalised Health Services, Procurement Contracts, Protocols, Certified Devices, and International Health Care Law, Security and Ethical Approaches in Digitalised Health Services
Common studies include e.g.: A Successful Organisation, Digitalised Operating Environments, Innovation, E-services and Business, and Research-based Development.
Structure of studies
The studies contain 90 ECTS and they can be completed in 2–3 years.
At the beginning of the studies, you will choose 30 ECTS from common and field-specific professional studies in accordance with your personal study and career plan. You will receive guidance and counseling from the responsible teacher of the program as well as from other members of Savonia staff in view of defining and achieving your personal goals.
Advanced Professional Studies
- YT00BF19 Managing Digitized Health Services
- YT00BF20 Ethics and Security in Digital Health
- YT00BF18 Mobile and IoT Applications
- YT00BF22 Care Coordination
- YT00BF17 Leadership and Technology
- YT00BF21 Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Thesis
- YO00BA44 Research Methods and Academic Writing
- YO00BA45 Thesis Implementation
Multidisciplinary optional studies
- 4_X992006 Expertise and management
- 4_X992012 Digitized Working Environment
- 4_X992058 Expertise and Leadership
- 4_X992010 Well-being in the work community
- 4_X992056 Innovation Knowledge
- 4_X992014 Innovation competence
- 4_X992032 A developing work sample
- 4_X992034 Towards a carbon-neutral Finland
- 4_X992036 Qualitative research methods
- YX00BN42 Identifying a business opportunity - yPolku1
- 4_X992026 Interactive communication of the line manager
- YX00BN44 Diversity as an asset of the work community
- 4_X992040 Service design thinking
- 4_X992064 Service Design in Practice
- 4_X992060 Strategic Project Knowledge
- YX00BO94 Strategic Thinking and Future Orientation
- YX00BO95 Strategic thinking and the future of the industry
- 4_X992030 Strategic project expertise
- YX00BN43 Responsibility at the core of the organization
- 4_X992008 Working and Studying in International Environment
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
After completing the studies, you will be able to work in expert and managerial positions in the field in multi-professional workplaces. The Master’s degree at a university of Applied Sciences qualifies you for working in a public sector post. The qualifications are equivalent to those attained at a university.
Job Titles
- Digital Services Specialist
- Project Manager
- Service Manager
- Service Designer and Trainer