Big Data covers more and more areas. For that reason, having a specialized program, in addition, in its application in the medical sector, will open many doors in the labor market”

Why Study at TECH?

TECH is the world's largest 100% online business school. It is an elite business school, with a model based on the highest academic standards. A world-class center for intensive managerial skills education.   

TECH is a university at the forefront of technology, and puts all its resources at the student's disposal to help them achieve entrepreneurial success"

At TECH Global University

Innovation

The university offers an online learning model that balances the latest educational technology with the most rigorous teaching methods. A unique method with the highest international recognition that will provide students with the keys to develop in a rapidly-evolving world, where innovation must be every entrepreneur’s focus.

"Microsoft Europe Success Story", for integrating the innovative, interactive multi-video system. 

The Highest Standards

Admissions criteria at TECH are not economic. Students don't need to make a large investment to study at this university. However, in order to obtain a qualification from TECH, the student's intelligence and ability will be tested to their limits. The institution's academic standards are exceptionally high...  

95% of TECH students successfully complete their studies.

Networking

Professionals from countries all over the world attend TECH, allowing students to establish a large network of contacts that may prove useful to them in the future.  

100,000+ executives prepared each year, 200+ different nationalities.

Empowerment

Students will grow hand in hand with the best companies and highly regarded and influential professionals. TECH has developed strategic partnerships and a valuable network of contacts with major economic players in 7 continents.  

500+ collaborative agreements with leading companies.

Talent

This program is a unique initiative to allow students to showcase their talent in the business world. An opportunity that will allow them to voice their concerns and share their business vision. 

After completing this program, TECH helps students show the world their talent.

Multicultural Context

While studying at TECH, students will enjoy a unique experience. Study in a multicultural context. In a program with a global vision, through which students can learn about the operating methods in different parts of the world, and gather the latest information that best adapts to their business idea.

TECH students represent more than 200 different nationalities.  

Learn with the best

In the classroom, TECH’s teaching staff discuss how they have achieved success in their companies, working in a real, lively, and dynamic context. Teachers who are fully committed to offering a quality specialization that will allow students to advance in their career and stand out in the business world. 

Teachers representing 20 different nationalities. 

TECH strives for excellence and, to this end, boasts a series of characteristics that make this university unique:   

Analysis

TECH explores the student’s critical side, their ability to question things, their problem-solving skills, as well as their interpersonal skills.  

Academic Excellence

TECH offers students the best online learning methodology. The university combines the Relearning method (postgraduate learning methodology with the best international valuation) with the Case Study. Tradition and vanguard in a difficult balance, and in the context of the most demanding educational itinerary. 

TECH is the world’s largest online university. It currently boasts a portfolio of more than 10,000 university postgraduate programs. And in today's new economy, volume + technology = a ground-breaking price. This way, TECH ensures that studying is not as expensive for students as it would be at another university.   

At TECH, you will have access to the most rigorous and up-to-date case analyses in academia” 

For the design of this program, TECH has used the prestigious and effective pedagogical methodology of Relearning, in which this university is a pioneer. The most important concepts are reiterated throughout the syllabus. In addition, this strategy also places special emphasis on the resolution of simulations and real case studies. In this way, it is possible to offer a program in which the acquisition of knowledge occurs gradually and naturally, without the need to invest extra hours in memorizing.

You will master clustering algorithms in omics techniques through extensive work with enrichment repositories such as Gene Ontology and KEG”

Syllabus

For the development of the syllabus of this Postgraduate certificate in Big Data in Medicine: Massive Medical Data Processing, TECH has taken into consideration the criteria of the teaching staff, which has worked to shape a dynamic and comprehensive syllabus based on the latest developments in the area of Telemedicine and Computer Engineering.

This is a 150-hour program with the best theoretical, practical and additional content, which also includes a multitude of case studies. In this way, during the 6 weeks in which it is developed, the graduate will be able, in addition to updating, to work on the improvement of their professional skills and competences.

It is, therefore, a unique opportunity to become the manager that today's companies are looking for, through an austere and dynamic specialization thanks to which they will master all aspects related to database management, information processing, structural and functional genomics, enrichment and clustering techniques...

This Postgraduate certificate in is developed over 6 weeks and is divided into 1 module:

Module 1. Big Data in Medicine: Massive Medical Data Processing

Where, When and How is it Taught?

TECH offers the possibility of developing this Postgraduate certificate in Big Data in Medicine: Massive Medical Data Processing completely online. During the 6 weeks of the specialization, the student will be able to access all the contents of this program at any time, which will allow the students to self-manage their study time.

Module 1. Big Data in Medicine: Massive Medical Data Processing

1.1. Big Data in Biomedical Research

1.1.1. Data Generation in Biomedicine
1.1.2. High-Throughput Technology
1.1.3. Uses of High-Throughput Data. Hypotheses in the Age of Big Data

1.2. Data Pre-Processing in Big Data

1.2.1. Data Pre-Processing
1.2.2. Methods and Approaches
1.2.3. Problems with Data Pre-Processing in Big Data

1.3. Structural Genomics

1.3.1. Sequencing the Human Genome
1.3.2. Sequencing vs. Chips
1.3.3. Variant Discovery

1.4. Functional Genomics

1.4.1. Functional Notation
1.4.2. Mutation Risk Predictors
1.4.3. Association Studies in Genomics

1.5. Transcriptomics

1.5.1. Techniques to Obtain Massive Data in Transcriptomics: RNA-seq
1.5.2. Data Normalization in Transcriptomics
1.5.3. Differential Expression Studies

1.6. Interactomics and Epigenomics

1.6.1. The Role of Cromatine in Gene Expression
1.6.2. High-Throughput Studies in Interactomics
1.6.3. High-Throughput Studies in Epigenetics

1.7. Proteomics

1.7.1. Analysis of Mass Spectrometry Data
1.7.2. Post-Translational Modifications Study
1.7.3. Quantitative Proteomics

1.8. Enrichment and Clustering Techniques

1.8.1. Contextualizing Results
1.8.2. Clustering Algorithms in Omics Techniques
1.8.3. Repositories for Enrichment: Gene Ontology and KEGG

1.9. Applying Big Data to Public Health

1.9.1. Discovery of New Biomarkers and Therapeutic Targets
1.9.2. Risk Predictors
1.9.3. Personalized Medicine

1.10. Big Data Applied to Medicine

1.10.1. Potential for Diagnostic and Preventive Assistance
1.10.2. Use of Machine Learning Algorithms in Public Health
1.10.3. The Problem of Privacy

A perfect academic option to learn in detail about the different applications of Big Data in public health and the associated business possibilities”