Master's specialisation of Biomedical SciencesHealth Technology Assessment
The sustainability of our health care system is under pressure, making it essential to decide which interventions to purchase, reimburse, or implement. Learn to assess the consequences of employing health care interventions, while striving to make a visible impact on healthcare.
Something for you?
- This specialisation is part of the Master’s programme of Biomedical Sciences in which you shape your own learning path by choosing a specialisation, a career profile, electives and internships.
- We work on societal challenges that matter. HTA experts contribute to informing decision-making of emerging health‑care challenges such as sustainability, affordability, and equal access to health-care, thereby making a direct and visible societal impact.
- Learn in a dynamic, and interdisciplinary field. HTA brings together insights from epidemiology, medicine, economics, biostatistics, ethics, and policy which creates an intellectually stimulating environment with many paths for specialization.
- In the second year, you choose one of the following career profiles: Communication, Consultancy, Entrepreneurship or Research.
- You compliment your programme with up to four elective courses which allows you to explore other Biomedical topics.
- With two internships (one research internship and one profile internship) you have ample opportunity to develop your professional skills in practice.
Admission requirements
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- Main language
- English (100%)
- Study duration
- 2 years (120 EC)
- Start
- September
- Contact hours
- 15-20
- Programme format
- Full time
- Degree
- Master of Science, specialisation of Biomedical Sciences
- Faculty
- Faculty of Medical Sciences
- CROHO code
- 66990
What will you learn
Health Technology Assessment (HTA) is a globally used instrument to inform decisions about purchase, reimburse, or implement of new health care technologies. It is a formal, systematic, and transparent process that applies state-of-the-art methods to assess the best available evidence.
“Technology” refers to any intervention aimed at improving health or care delivery—ranging from pharmaceuticals and medical devices to public health programs and organizational systems. HTA evaluates value across multiple dimensions: clinical effectiveness, safety, costs, ethical, social, legal, and environmental aspects, as well as broader implications for patients, caregivers, and society. The overall value depends on the perspective, stakeholders, and decision context.
Within this specialisation, we address questions such as:
- How can we evaluate the cost-effectiveness of new medical technologies and treatments?
- How do we assess the impact of health technologies on patient outcomes and quality of life?
- What methodologies are best for comparing the long-term benefits and risks of medical interventions
- What are the ethical implications of adopting or rejecting specific health technologies?
It is a challenging process requiring strong communication skills and insight into deliberative processes. This young and dynamic field offers space for ambitious students eager to make a visible contribution to health care. HTA researchers work in diverse organizations worldwide: academic hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, government advisory bodies, research institutes, and consultancy firms. Does this sound like you?
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Future career opportunities
This master’s programme in Biomedical Sciences will teach you refined research skills. However, at Radboud University we understand that not everyone wants to become a researcher. A biomedical scientist has lots of options. To help kick-start your career after graduation we offer you different career profiles. There are mandatory courses connected to each profile.
Career prospectsResearch
You will do two internships of your own choice. One research internship and one profile internship. Internships in the field of HTA can be done at various departments of the Radboudumc, but there are also plenty opportunities at other locations in the Netherlands or abroad. We have many connections with research institutes, companies, and universities all over the world. So the possibilities are endless! Examples are: other universities, academic hospitals, research organisations such as RIVM, governmental institutes such as the Dutch Healthcare Institute (ZIN) and consultancy companies such as BeBright.
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If you are going to follow this Master's programme, you will pay an annual tuition fee. There are different tuition rates. The amount depends on your personal situation.
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