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Health Innovation

  • Starts September and February
  • Dutch, English
  • 30 ECTS
  • 5 months
Eindhoven
Are you ready to improve healthcare with your innovative ideas? In the minor Health Innovation you'll have the opportunity to work on real healthcare challenges and learn how to successfully implement these innovations. With these skills, you’re even more attractive for your future employer!

About the minor

In this minor you will tackle complex challenges alongside healthcare organizations and work on innovative ideas for healthcare, always with the end-user in mind. You won’t do this alone, but in collaboration with fellow students from various fields of study, such as: paramedical care, economics, law, ICT, engineering, nursing, applied psychology, and HRM. Together you'll develop and implement cutting-edge products or ideas, including technological solutions. Thanks to the classes taught by instructors with diverse backgrounds, workshops, excursions, and talks by inspiring guest speakers, you’ll have the knowledge to bring your innovative ideas to life. The role of professionals in healthcare is rapidly changing, requiring in-depth knowledge and skills. This minor prepares you for your future.

 

Choose your direction

To tailor the minor to your personal interests and ambitions, there are two directions you can choose from:

  • If you're interested in designing innovative products, the Product & Service Design direction is for you.
  • If you're more interested in learning how to implement innovative ideas effectively in practice or business, the Business & Implementation direction might be more suitable.

Are you willing to take on this challenge and create real impact? Enroll in the minor Health Innovation now!

 
 
 

 

Structure

You and your fellow students will enter the field. Design Based Learning helps you to experiment, reflect and adapt in order to create innovative solutions. We aim for you to spend 50% of your time in the field. This way, you'll get to know the organization and professionals and stay in touch with the people you're improving healthcare for! You’ll spend the rest of your time at the Fontys Campus.

The minor offers a broad learning experience, providing insights into topics such as:

  • Human-centered design
  • Marketing
  • Healthcare technology
  • ICT
  • Legislation
  • Financing
  • and change management.

There's also room for other subjects based on the needs of different teams. Of course, your personal development will also be a focus.

Your development as a professional is our main aim. You'll shape your path towards achieving the learning outcomes. During the minor, you'll keep a personal student journey that reflects your growth as a professional. You'll also have several opportunities to present your progress to the client and instructors to ensure that you're on the right track early in the minor.

The minor Health Innovation is the result of the merger of several Fontys minors within the health theme:

  • Thinking Differently, Acting Differently
  • HealthTEC
  • MADE for Allied Healthcare
  • Healthcare on the Move: Time for Fresh Perspectives!

These minors aren’t being offered separately, but find each other in the Minor Health Innovation. At the minor Health Innovation, multidisciplinary collaboration between instructors from different institutes is encouraged. Knowledge and insights are leveraged from multiple perspectives and are available to students.

 

 

For who?

Anyone with an innovative mindset and a passion for improving healthcare is welcome. To participate in the minor, you must have:

  • Completed the propaedeutic phase or;
  • Obtained permission from the examination board of your program.

The Health Innovation minor is open to students from all programs. However, given the content of the minor, an affinity with or interest in healthcare is an advantage.

 

 

Apply for this minor

    Apply for a minor that starts in September from 1 February until 1 July.

    Apply for a minor that starts in February from 1 July until 15 December.

    • Not every minor starts in February and September, you will find the start dates at the top of the minor page

    • Minors can have a numerus fixus or fill up quickly, so make sure you make your choice in time!

    • To take part in the minor, you must have completed the propaedeutic phase or have permission from your programme's examination board.

           
           

          Agenda

          There are currently no activities planned for this study programme. Please contact us if you have any further questions.

          Practical information

          The education is offered in two languages: Dutch and English. The education and educational materials are provided in both Dutch and English. Educational materials may include interesting knowledge clips such as TED talks and scientific articles.
          This full-time minor has a workload of 40 hours per week. This includes a combination of education, group work and self-study.

           

          Location and contact

          Eindhoven

          Rachelsmolen 1
          minor-healthinnovation@fontys.nl