Master's Program

An international multidisciplinary data-centered program on EPIDEMIOLOGY, STATISTICS, and INFORMATICS with authentic case studies from the Bordeaux Population Health research Center (BPH). The Master of Science in Public Health Data Science aims to train future leaders of the Digital Public Health domain (e.g. chief data scientists) by creating a unique program in Europe that strives towards reinforcing the link between research and training based on collaborations with excellent institutions.

EPIDEMIOLOGY

Translation of a public health/clinical problem into a research question, including the design of the research plan for surveillance systems, observational and experimental studies (i.e. clinical trials), the evaluation of validity and causality of an association.

STATISTICS

Methods for supervised statistical analysis and modelling of biomedical data (including high-dimentional and time-to-event data), statistical learning, data mining, data integration, advances computational statistics.

INFORMATICS

Management and analysis of large-scale health data, integration of heterogeneous data sources, and use of modern computational tools to support research and practice in public health.

DOUBLE DEGREE FROM McGill

We offer the opportunity to complete a dual degree with McGill University in Montreal, Canada.
Students attend McGill for the first year of the graduate program.
This includes a period (4-12months minimum depending on the degree and internship) of coursework, and international research and practice, in public health data science.
The MSc training covers project design, real life health data analysis and communication of results, with multidisciplinary skills in epidemiology, informatics, and statistics, and provides students with the necessary knowledge about digital technologies and their use in public health research and practice.
At the end of this second year, they obtain a double diploma, one from McGill and one from the University of Bordeaux.
PhD students may also go through this route. In their case, the program requires a first year at McGill University and at least 1 year (minimum) at the University of Bordeaux, with the remaining two years at one and/or the other university depending on the student’s thesis project.

Europubhealth+ - The European Public Health Master

The Master Public Health Data Science is one of the second-year specialisations of the European Public Health Master.

This unique multilingual two-year Master programme offers a comprehensive competency-based curriculum and awards a dual degree from two European universities. The first year is dedicated to the foundations of public health, which a student can acquire at the University of Granada-Andalusian School of Public Health (Spain/courses in Spanish), University College Dublin (Ireland), the University of Liège (Belgium/courses in French), or the University of Sheffield (UK/courses in English). If you are interested in Public Health Data Science (courses in English), you can enroll at Isped for the second year.

You can do your internship at the Bordeaux Population Health research center to complete the Master through research and practice.

Europubhealth+ offers Erasmus Mundus scholarships to selected top-ranked students worldwide.

Applications and Admissions

Joining the M2 PHDS in 2026-2027
The application process varies depending on your origin. Please find the procedures for each profile below.

▶️ Application via eCandidat platform
- For French, European and International candidates whose country of residence is not part of the mandatory "Etudes en France" procedure.
  Applications for 2025-2026 are closed. The next application period for 2026-2027 will be around April 2026 (link to eCandidat to come).

▶️ Applications via Études en France procedure

For candidates residing in a country outside Europe, whose country of residence falls under the compulsory “Etudes en France” procedure.
List of 72 countries

For applications concerning the academic year 2026-2027:
- From October 2025: opening of the application process
- December 15, 2025: deadline for submission (IMPORTANT: submission deadline depends on the Campus France office in your country of residence. Please check with your local office).
- May 31 2026: deadline for candidate confirmation

More information on: CampusFrance

University registration fees for international candidates are detailed on the University of Bordeaux website, see the dedicated page. For Scolarships, you can consult this page.

▶️ Adults in continuous training

Concerns students who have completed their initial studies, who have had a professional experience and who wish to resume their studies:
- Private and public sector employees
- Job seekers
- Non salaried professions (farmers, artisans, traders)
- People registered on their initiative to follow a freely chosen training course
- Beneficiaries of “prior learning validation” (PLV) : Total or partial PLV (from the EU), VAPP (Validation of personal and professional acquired competences) allowing the access to a French diploma). For more information, contact: Mixed Unit for Continuing Education in Health (UMFCS) for VAE-VAPP - fcuvae.sante@u-bordeaux.fr

Important to note: Tuitions fees for the master’s program, for adults in continuous training : tuition fees amount to 4300 €* for the Isped training costs, plus University registration fees to be paid directly to the University of Bordeaux at the time of administrative enrolment.
* Indicative tuition fees for 2025-2026

For more information visit (in French): https://www.isped.u-bordeaux.fr/FORMATION/Formation-continue

Students from the Dual Degree with McGill and Europubhealth+ are not concerned.