Health

MASTER'S IN HEALTH ENGINEERING

Healthcare Engineering

  • Intended Level of Study

    5 years of post-secondary education

  • ECTS

    120 credits

  • Duration

    2 years

  • Training Structure

    School of Pharmacy

  • Language(s) of Instruction

    French

Overview

The Master’s in Health Engineering is a cohesive five-year program structured around:
• A solid foundation of basic scientific knowledge, ensuring graduates’ adaptability and their ability to advance their careers within organizations.
• A multidisciplinary approach that enables each student to understand and collaborate with other specialists on a project team.
• Specialization in a specific track and mastery of project management—applied to that track—enable graduates to become operational quickly by effectively combining technical expertise with strategic considerations, regulatory constraints, and human or financial impacts. This multifaceted approach is developed through tutorials and team-based projects. This is one of the pillars of the program, which is reinforced during numerous internships (a 5-month internship in the first year of the Master’s program and a 6-month internship in the second year) and enables our recent graduates to integrate quickly into the workforce.
The Master’s program can be completed through a work-study program (via an apprenticeship or a professional contract).

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The Benefits of the Training Program

The success rate is close to 100% thanks to the support students receive throughout their academic journey, which includes in-person classes, independent work, project-based learning, and flipped classrooms.

Internships and work-study programs are also key factors in our students' success.

Note: The Master's program in Health Engineering has a Learning Lab and covers the cost of taking the TOEIC exam during the second year of the program.

 

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Objectives

The Master’s in Health Engineering trains executives in the health products sector, addressing the emerging demands and needs of the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and medical device industries (formulation, clinical development, production, distribution) as well as the health and environmental safety and clinical trials sectors.

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Expertise and Skills

The Master’s program in Health Engineering provides students with:
• Solid scientific and technical knowledge contextualized through real-world scenarios (via projects), enabling immediate professional integration and career advancement.
• Cross-functional, organizational, and interpersonal skills: working independently and as part of a team; designing and analyzing study programs that integrate technical, organizational, ethical, and regulatory aspects; statistical analysis and data management; proficiency in communication tools and collaboration with third parties; managing literature reviews, technology watch, and the design of a competitive intelligence system; and proficiency in two modern languages.
• Skills in health economics through the analysis of the economic impacts of diseases and their evolution in terms of public health or healthcare costs; the analysis of epidemiological data and the assessment of public health outlooks.
• Managerial skills: in quality assurance, financial analysis and budget management, project management, people management, deadline management, and risk analysis.
• Discipline-specific skills tailored to each track. It is essential that each student be able to choose a path based on their interests and abilities regarding their future career, rather than on the curriculum.

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Organization

Special Features

The master's program is open to work-study students.
The accessibility of the facilities has been tested through the inclusion of students with disabilities.
Recorded lectures and prerequisite courses with quizzes have been implemented.

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Open on an alternating basis

Contract Type

Apprenticeship Contract, Professional Training Contract

According to the tentative schedule provided by the class.

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Internships, supervised projects

Internship

Required

Duration of the internship

Master's Year 1: 3 to 5 months / Master's Year 2: 4 to 6 months

Internship Abroad

Possible

Supervised projects are carried out through problem-based learning in the first year of the master’s program (M1; 5 ECTS) and the second year (M2; 10 ECTS). In the first year (M1), students complete a 3- to 5-month internship (10 ECTS), and in the second year (M2), a 4- to 6-month internship (20 ECTS). A database of potential internship sites has been maintained and updated since the program’s inception (20 years ago). Many of the professionals involved in the program (50%) also serve as potential contacts for students. Students are encouraged to seek out their own internship sites.

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Program

The Master’s program in Health Engineering consists of five specialized tracks: Project Management; Health Product Marketing (MPPS); Health Product Design and Production (CPPS); Clinical Operations and Data Management (MODM); Project Management in the Health Environment (MPES); and Medical Devices: From Design to Commercialization (DMCC). The program is built on a strong common foundation focused primarily on developing scientific and technical skills in the first year (M1; 30 ECTS) and managerial skills in the second year (M2; 10 ECTS). Specialization across the tracks builds upon this common foundation.

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Select a program

Project Management, Healthcare Product Marketing (MPPS)

The MPPS program is a multidisciplinary program designed to train executives who specialize in project management and marketing, with a solid scientific foundation in the field of health products.

  • Dual expertise in Health Engineering and Management Systems: Project Management, Quality Management, Accounting Fundamentals and Financial Analysis, Strategic and Operational Marketing, Interpersonal Skills, and Team Management.
  • The course covers the fundamentals and tools of project management: managing in project mode, organizing a project, defining and structuring a project, planning tasks, managing project resources, managing costs, managing risks, steering the project, and communicating within projects.
  • The fundamentals of marketing are covered: market research, corporate communication strategy, pharmaceutical marketing, international marketing, e-marketing, and CRM marketing.
  • The practical component takes the form of case studies: students carry out projects to launch a new healthcare product within financial constraints, preceded by feasibility studies, including the necessary market research and marketing studies.
  • Seminars on project-based organizational models are led by project management professionals (Sanofi-Aventis, Sanofi-Pasteur, Pierre-Fabre, Merck Serono, Galderma, FoveaPharma, Novartis, etc.)
  • The Project Management and Healthcare Product Marketing program (pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, health foods) is designed for students or working professionals pursuing continuing education who have a solid foundation in preclinical R&D, formulation and quality control of healthcare products, chemistry, biotechnology, and health and safety (Master’s Level 1 degree or equivalent experience).

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Design and Production of Health Products—Pharmaceuticals Track (CPPS)

The program consists of two tracks: - Pharmaceuticals and Cosmetology.

Both programs prepare students to become executives in the pharmaceutical, cosmetics, and healthcare industries, working in the fields of research and development, manufacturing, quality control, and quality assurance within a highly regulated environment.

 

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Clinical Operations and Data Management (MODM) – Clinical Operations Track

The program provides dual expertise in the fields of clinical research and project management. It trains professionals specializing in clinical research: Clinical Research Associate and International Clinical Trials Coordinator.

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Environmental and Health Project Management (MPES)

The Environmental and Health Project Management track trains multidisciplinary professionals in the fields of health and the environment to ensure a high level of protection for human health and the environment. It is a comprehensive program covering quality, occupational health, and the environment. The program emphasizes the risk assessment of chemical substances in accordance with the REACH registration system.

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Medical Devices: From Design to Marketing (DMCC)

The DMCC program is a cross-functional, multidisciplinary training program designed to provide participants with in-depth knowledge of the medical device industry.

 

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Design and Production of Health Products—Cosmetology Track (CPPS)

The goal is to train professionals who specialize in the design, production, and regulation of health products—including cosmetics and dermo-pharmaceuticals—and to promote their rapid employability through academic and work-study programs using active learning methods.

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Clinical Operations and Data Management (MODM) – Data Management Track

The goal is to train professionals specializing in clinical data management and to promote their rapid employability through academic and work-study programs using active learning methods. Specialization at the Master 2 level.

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Admission

Target Audience

The master's program is available as an initial degree program and as a continuing education program (with the option of accreditation through prior learning and professional experience).

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Mandatory Prerequisites

• To be admitted to the Master 1 program, applicants must have successfully completed a Bachelor’s degree (L3) in Health Engineering or another science-based Bachelor’s degree (L3) providing a solid foundation in “Biological Sciences”
• To be admitted to the Master 2 program, applicants must have successfully completed a Master 1 in Health Engineering or any other Master 1 program that meets the prerequisites for the desired track.
• Students in the pharmaceutical track (following the 5th year or DFASP2), the medical track (DFASM2), or those in their final year at engineering schools with a focus on biology, chemistry, or environmental science may also be admitted to the Master 2 program.

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And then

Continuing Education

Further study options are available: a master’s degree that provides dual expertise, a doctoral program, or a pathway to health-related studies.

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Employment Placement

Career pathways are outlined in greater detail for each program. Typical career paths include: R&D or Clinical Project Manager, Product Manager, Quality Manager, Research Associate (marketing, environmental), Production Sector Manager, Formulation Specialist, Clinical Research Associate, Clinical Data Manager, and Quality, Safety, Health, and Environment (QSHE) Engineer.

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