Health and Technology Major
| Study location | France, Paris |
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| Academic field | New Technologies (ISCED 01027) |
| Type | First level of higher education, full-time |
| Nominal duration | 4 years |
| Study language | English |
| Tuition fee | €10,250 per year |
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| Entry qualification | High school / secondary education (or higher) The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English. Often you can get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. |
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| Language requirements | English |
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| Other requirements | At least 2 reference(s) should be provided. |
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Overview
The Health & Technology Major aims to present the applications of engineering training in professions directly or indirectly related to health. It provides the knowledge and medical vocabulary necessary for communication between the engineer, the patient and the healthcare professionals, and makes it possible to build a network of contacts in this sector of activity.
The Health & Technology Major puts the engineer in a position to better understand the disease or disability and put the end user back at the center of the designer’s concerns .
It makes it possible to understand the complexity of health systems on a national and international scale, both in terms of covering health costs and the exchange of information, regulation, marketing of medical devices, security and standards applicable to information systems as well as connected objects which are now invading patients’ daily lives and now play a major role in their monitoring.
Career opportunities
Design and optimization of disability assistance tools
Innovation and maintenance of large equipment
Design of connected objects that change health practices and promote home care
Health Information Systems Engineer: vital card 1 and 2, Personal Medical File DMP, Health databases collected by connected objects, Big Data….