Statistics to improve health and the quality of healthcare. Biostatistics is applied in the study, development and research of various areas of Biology, namely Health Sciences, Medicine, Public Health and Epidemiology. It is, therefore, essential that professionals and decision-makers hold an interdisciplinary, comprehensive and consolidated knowledge that allows adequate response to the modern and complex questions that increasingly arise in the field of health data analysis, on a global scale.
This master's degree, unique in the country, takes place in a transversal research environment where students acquire fundamental theoretical and practical knowledge and skills to promote the quality of healthcare for populations.
These scholarships, worth 450 euros, are available to all students from the School or other Higher Education Institutions who are applying for the first time to the first year of a Master’s programme at NOVA FCT and have a final undergraduate grade of 15 or higher.
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Applications 2025/26
1st Phase: FEB. 3rd to MAR. 22nd
2nd Phase: JUN. 2nd to JUL. 25th
Vacancies: 30
Duration: 2 years
Format: Distance Learning (EaD)
Language: Portuguese
Course Coordinator: Isabel Natário (NOVA FCT) e Maria do Rosário Oliveira Martins (IHMT-NOVA), mests.coordenadora@fct.unl.pt
Academic division: mestrados@fct.unl.pt
The Master's program in Statistics in Health explores a diversity of distance teaching-learning strategies, with a strong component of the use of Information Technologies, statistical software and practical applications in real examples.
Tuition fee - Portuguese students: 1st year: 2000€ and 2nd year: 1000€
Tuition fee - Foreign students: 7000€ / year
Accepted candidates will be required to pay (within 7 consecutive days from the placement date) a non-refundable fee of €100, which will be deducted from the total tuition fee after enrolment.
Non-payment within this period will result in automatic exclusion of the candidate. No exceptions or late payments will be considered. Any payment made after the deadline will not be refunded, and the candidate will remain excluded.
Hospital Assistant in Internal Medicine at the Entre o Douro e Vouga Hospital Center
"I chose the Master's in Statistics in Health at NOVA FCT because it allowed me, through an excellent curricular structure that met my expectations, to reconcile it with my professional and personal life. Furthermore, the Faculty enjoys an internationally recognized quality status and has a teaching staff, in the case of Master's in Statistics in Health, of unparalleled scientific and human quality, who accompanied me throughout the journey. Without a doubt, for those who want to delve deeper knowledge in this area, this course is an added value that I strongly recommend."
The Department of Mathematics at NOVA FCT is a permanent teaching and research unit of NOVA FCT. With over 70 PhD faculty members, the Department of Mathematics engages in a wide range of activities in the field of Mathematics, including teaching, research, promotion, and dissemination. It also provides lifelong learning opportunities and offers services to the community.
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