The Digital Public Health Graduate Program provides international, integrated and interdisciplinary training, throughout the Master's degree and PhD. The program blends the study of epidemiology, biostatistics, computer sciences and social sciences to explore the impact of digital public health on society.
Why choose the Digital Public Health Graduate Program?
To develop a comprehensive understanding of the scientific methods and techniques used in the field of digital public health.
To become autonomous and innovative when approaching and solving problems.
To acquire the ability to communicate and collaborate with experts from other fields working on issues of digital public health.
To belong - from Master's to PhD level - to a dynamic community of junior researchers and benefit from specialist training courses and events.
Joining the program at Master's level
You can apply for the Public Health Data Science Master's Program (specialising in Public Health). You will be accepted directly into the second year of the Master's program.
Identify the application procedure best suited to your situation. Are you an international candidate? Visit this page to check whether your are eligible for the Etudes En France (EEF) joint admission and visa application process.
If you have any questions, contact us!
Admission requirements:
Already hold a higher-education degree (at least 240 ECTS: 180 ECTS from the Bachelor's degree and 60 ECTS from the 1st year of the Master's degree) with excellent results in at least one of the following fields: statistics, computer sciences or epidemiology.
Have a solid understanding of biostatistics and be able to easily manipulate large amounts of data using IT and programming tools (mainly R and Python). Familiarity with these programs is strongly recommended and is a prerequisite.
Excellent command of English is required (at least C1). Students whose native language is not English must provide a certificate establishing their level (TOEFL, IELTS, etc...).
Are you enrolled in a PhD in public health (or are you working on a related topic)? The "Digital Public Health cohort" welcomes you, with the aim of strengthening ties between junior researchers and the rest of the scientific community in digital public health.
to join the DPHcohort: you just need to be enrolled in a PhD in Public Health at the Doctoral School of Society, Politics and Public Health. If you are working on a topic related to digital public health in another academic field or doctoral school, contact us!
contact us for more information on how we can support occasional international mobility projects
Funding opportunities and PhD positions
For several years now, the Graduate Program Digital Public Health has been offering a call for applications for one or more doctoral contracts on the theme of digital health.
For the year 2024-2025, this call is open from 18/03/2024 to 17/05/2024, with selection in early June.