TARGET AUDIENCE

This program is designed for English-speaking students and professionals with a strong interest in data science.
•    A prior background in epidemiology, biostatistics, or medical informatics is required to follow the courses.
•    Applicants should already be comfortable with data handling: management, analysis, and interpretation.
•    Knowledge of R and Python software is highly recommended.
See Detailed prerequisites

 

APPLICATION & ADMISSIONS

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.

 

DUAL 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 (4-12 months 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.
 

>> The McGill webpage on the Dual Degree

 

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.

>> The PHDS webpage on Europubhealth+ website