Health Sciences
Source: https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/bachelor/programmes/health-sciences/ Parent: https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/scholarship-finder/
Improving healthcare with an innovative, tech-savvy outlook.
How would the use of a care robot impact doctors, patients and healthcare processes? How do we assess whether or a cutting-edge treatment is better than the old one? Healthcare in the Netherlands is facing significant changes. Do you see yourself managing or testing healthcare innovations in this changing landscape, streamlining care processes for patients and caregivers, or devising innovative policies for public health? Are you looking for an academic programme with a hands-on approach? If you are, the Bachelor's in Health Sciences at the University of Twente (UT) is the right choice for you.
Why study Health Sciences at UT?
Tackle healthcare challenges with an innovative approach
If you choose Health Sciences at the University of Twente, you will be joining an innovative university. You will study at the TechMed Centre, a leading research and innovation centre where researchers, hospitals and companies invent, develop and test improvements and innovations for healthcare. And your role as a health scientist? You will use your knowledge to assess from different perspectives whether the use of technology will improve healthcare. Think of the link between big data and hospital logistics, or ICT and patient communication. This kind of knowledge is becoming increasingly important due to the rising demand for care – and this combination of healthcare and technology is stronger here than in any other bachelor’s programme.
Work on real-life problems and projects throughout the whole sector
In the healthcare sector, you will not only come across patients, caregivers, specialists and technicians, but also insurers, directors and lawyers. In this Bachelor’s, you will learn to weigh everyone's interests and gain insight into the quality of care for individual patients, organisational processes and the impact of policy on national healthcare. This will equip you to oversee the whole healthcare process, while keeping a sharp eye on actual results for patient and for the sector as a whole. In the projects, you will therefore also regularly speak with patients and carry out research assignments and working visits to a variety of (healthcare) institutions. This way, you will learn to apply your knowledge directly in practice and get a clear picture of the professional field!
A programme with a lot of personal attention
Education at the University of Twente is known to be personal and informal, and this Bachelor's is no different. We have an open-door policy and you will receive more individual attention and guidance than at most other universities. The atmosphere between lecturers and students is friendly and informal: you can always approach someone with your questions. Together with our active study association W.S.G. Isaac Newton, we continuously improve our education and organise all kinds of study-related activities. Here, you will live your student life to the fullest and grow both professionally and personally!
Study programmeAdmission requirementsApplication deadlines
Future jobs
As a health scientist, you will have many different career opportunities within the full breadth of the health sector: from hospitals, health centres or home care agencies to insurance companies, government agencies, consultancies or eHealth start-ups. In the future, you could work in positions such as:
- Hospital manager
- Policy maker
- Health insurance consultant
- Public health officer
- Healthcare policy adviser
- Healthcare purchasing specialist
- eHealth consultant
- Researcher
- Operational manager
- Healthcare data analyst
-
Healthcare quality adviser
-
Follow us on Instagram\ Meet students, staff and find out more about Health Sciences.
- Follow us on LinkedIn\ Keep up to date with the latest developments in our field.
Related programmes
Below you find a list of educational programmes which are (closely) related to Health Sciences.
Behaviour, Society & Communication
[Communication Science
Communication is everywhere. In this Bachelor’s, you will explore the interactions between people, media and technology to develop effective communication strategies for a better future.](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/bachelor/programmes/communication-science/)[Psychology
Are you interested in the human mind and how digital technology impacts behaviour? In this Bachelor’s, you explore the human psyche in a modern context, training you as a future-focused psychologist.](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/bachelor/programmes/psychology/)[Public Administration
This programme teaches you how to apply your knowledge of policy making, legislation, and societal developments to major challenges such as polarisation, immigration, safety, and sustainability.](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/bachelor/programmes/public-administration/)
Business, Management & Governance
[Business Information Technology
Develop expertise in both business and IT to help companies perform better and more sustainably in our digital society.](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/bachelor/programmes/business-information-technology/)[Civil Engineering
Roads, buildings, dikes, bridges: in this Bachelor’s, you learn how to combine technical and non-technical knowledge to design, construct and manage large projects in construction & infrastructure.](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/bachelor/programmes/civil-engineering/)[Industrial Engineering & Management
Are you analytical and interested in maths and business processes? In this Bachelor’s, you combine technical know-how, engineering, and management skills to improve business processes.](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/bachelor/programmes/industrial-engineering-and-management/)[International Business Administration
Do you want to understand and improve businesses in the global market? In this Bachelor’s, you dive into business strategy, marketing, finance, and management to tackle business challenges.](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/bachelor/programmes/international-business-administration/)[Public Administration
This programme teaches you how to apply your knowledge of policy making, legislation, and societal developments to major challenges such as polarisation, immigration, safety, and sustainability.](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/bachelor/programmes/public-administration/)
Health
[Biomedical Technology
Learn to design, develop and improve innovative healthcare technologies such as rehabilitation robots, artificial organs, prostheses and imaging technologies in this Dutch-taught Bachelor’s.](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/bachelor/programmes/biomedical-technology/)[Psychology
Are you interested in the human mind and how digital technology impacts behaviour? In this Bachelor’s, you explore the human psyche in a modern context, training you as a future-focused psychologist.](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/bachelor/programmes/psychology/)[Technical Medicine
Do you want to become the doctor of the future? In this Dutch-taught Bachelor’s, you learn to combine medicine and technology to work on diagnostics and treatment methods, and to improve them.](https://www.utwente.nl/en/education/bachelor/programmes/technical-medicine/)