All programmes consist of three parts as described below.
Candidates choose modules from the four disciplines. For the MSc Medical Informatics programme, five full afternoon courses in Introductory Medical Informatics are compulsory. During this period, students take part in one of the ongoing projects in one of the participating departments. For the MSc Medical Informatics programme this is the Department of Medical Informatics at the Erasmus University . Candidates for the Master of Science Medical Informatics programme will be selected from graduates of schools of medicine as well as from disciplines related to clinical medicine and public health.