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Bachelor in Digital Health (Hons)

(N/0688/6/0003) (03/28) (MQA/SWA14380)

Commencement

Apr, Jul & Sep

Degree/Duration

Bachelor in Digital Health (Hons) (IMU):
3 years

Degree from Partner University:
3 years

 

Innovate The Future of Healthcare

1

Secure your future in the medical field by embracing the transformative power of technology. Digital Health presents an unparalleled opportunity for students of all backgrounds to chart a course towards health-related careers that extend far beyond traditional IT pathways. In our programme, you will gain indispensable digital health expertise, empowering you to lead the charge in driving digital transformation within the healthcare sector. Explore the groundbreaking utilisation of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) that currently define the landscape of digital health, alongside a deep dive into the myriad applications of digital technologies in healthcare.

 

20% Global Leadership Scholarship
Students enrolling in the Digital Health programme at IMU for the 2026 intakes are eligible for the Global Leadership Scholarship, which offers a 20% reduction in tuition fees. Scholarships are granted at the discretion of the University, and its decisions are final.

Why Study Digital Health at IMU?

01

An Established Private Healthcare University

IMU is Malaysia’s first and most established private medical and healthcare university with over 30 years of dedicated focus in healthcare education. The IMU is placed under the Competitive (Berdaya Saing) category under SETARA 2022 for the third consecutive year.

02

Be a Digital Health Professional

Digital health is recognised as one of the fastest growing economic sectors globally with the high demand for healthcare professionals in this area. The IMU Digital Health programme is the first degree in Malaysia that blends Computing, Data Analytics and Health Sciences components in its curriculum where our graduates will be equipped with an in-depth understanding and know-how of the healthcare field including the healthcare systems, regulations, governance and more, preparing them to be work-ready in this field.

03

Innovative and Agile Curriculum in Digital Health

Digital health is one of the fastest growing economic sectors globally, hence the Digital Health curriculum is embedded with research-led teaching to deliver evidence-based knowledge and practice in the industry. Also, the curriculum structure will be updated to meet the ever-changing IT and healthcare industries’ needs so that our graduates will remain work-ready and employable upon graduation.

04

Build Your Future Healthcare Professional Network

As IMU offers the widest range of healthcare programmes, our students are fully immersed in a vibrant community of students and practitioners from a variety of healthcare fields. This allows for the development of strong friendship amongst peers that will be the foundation of an extensive healthcare professional network upon graduation.

05

Strong Industry Partnerships in Malaysia and Overseas

As Malaysia’s first private medical and health sciences university, IMU has a well-established and strong industry partnerships in the field of healthcare in Malaysia and overseas. This is extended to the digital health area where IMU is bringing in industrial experts in their respective IT fields to be part of the programme’s teaching force. The partnership with the digital experts in the United States and United Kingdom is part of the student’s knowledge and skills development in and to expand their network for career network and professional development.

Entry Requirements

Pre-University Examination

Requirements

‎

Examinations ‎ ‎ Requirements
A-Levels     CDD
AND
Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent (This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)
STPM     CC
AND
Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent (This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)
Australian
Matriculation		     ATAR 60
AND
Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent (This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)
NCEA Level 3     50% aggregate
AND
Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent (This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)
Canadian
Grade 12/13		     60% aggregate in 6 subjects
AND
Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent (This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)
Unified Examination
Certificate (UEC)		     B in 5 subjects
AND
Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent (This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)
Australian University
Foundation Programmes		     50% aggregate or ATAR 60
AND
Credit in Mathematics in SPM or its equivalent (This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)
Indian Pre-University     Average of 50%
AND
Credit in Mathematics in SPM or its equivalent (This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)
Ministry of Education
Matriculation #		     cGPA of 2.00
AND
Credit in Mathematics in SPM or its equivalent (This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)
International
Baccalaureate (IB)		     24 points
AND
Credit in Mathematics in SPM or its equivalent (This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)
American High
School Diploma with
Advanced Placement (AP)		     cGPA 2.00
AND
Credit in Mathematics in SPM or its equivalent (This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)
Foundation
Studies #		     IMU Foundation in Science / Foundation in Arts / equivalent
cGPA of 2.00
AND
Credit in Mathematics in SPM or its equivalent (This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)
Degree     BSc in related field: cGPA 2.00
AND
a credit in Mathematics in SPM or its equivalent (This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)
Diploma ‎ ‎ Diploma in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Information Technology / Information Systems with a minimum cGPA of 2.50 and a credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent
(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level).Any other Diploma in Science and technology or business studies. Minimum cGPA of 2.50 may be admitted, subject to rigorous internal assessment process and a credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent
(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level).

# The duration of this programme must be a minimum of 1 year in the same accredited institution and foundation in other disciplines are accepted.

CDD

AND

Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent

(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)

cGPA 2.00

AND

Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent

(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)

ATAR 60

AND

Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent

(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)

50% aggregate or ATAR 60

AND

Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent

(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)

60% aggregate in 6 subjects

AND

Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent

(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)

BSc in related field: cGPA 2.00

AND

Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent

(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)

Diploma in Computer Science / Software Engineering / Information Technology / Information Systems

with a minimum cGPA of 2.50

AND

a credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent
(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level).

Any other Diploma in Science and technology or business studies.
Minimum cGPA of 2.50 may be admitted, subject to rigorous internal assessment process and a credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent
(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level).

IMU Foundation in Science / Foundation in Arts / equivalent cGPA of 2.00

AND

Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent

(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)

# The duration of this programme must be a minimum of 1 year in the same accredited institution and foundation in other disciplines are accepted.

Average of 50%

AND

Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent

(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)

24 points

AND

Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent

(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)

cGPA of 2.00

AND

Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent

(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)

* The duration of this programme must be a minimum of 1 year in the same accredited institution and foundation in other disciplines are accepted.

50% aggregate

AND

Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent

(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)

CC

AND

Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent

(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)

B in 5 subjects

AND

Credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent

(This can be exempted if achieved the same result at Pre-University level)

Additional Information:
# Candidates with cGPA below 2.50 but above 2.0 with a credit in Mathematics at SPM level or its equivalent may be admitted, subject to a rigorous internal assessment process. Candidate with a credit in computing related subject at SPM or STPM level or its equivalent may be given preferential consideration (Based on MQA programme standards for computing).

English Language Examination

Requirements

‎

Examinations ‎ ‎ Requirements
      For Malaysian
Student		 ‎ ‎ For International
Student
MUET**     Band score
of 3.5; or		     –
IELTS**     Overall band
score of 5.5; or		     Overall band
score of 5.5; or
TOEFL iBT**     Overall score of 46 / Scale score of 3.5; or     Overall score of 46 / Scale score of 3.5; or
Cambridge English:
Advanced (CAE)**		     Overall score
of 162; or		     Overall score
of 162; or
Cambridge English:
Proficiency (CPE)**		     Overall score
of 162; or		     Overall score
of 162; or
Cambridge
Linguaskill**		     Overall score
of 160; or		     Overall score
of 160; or
Pearson Test
of English (PTE)**		     Overall score
of 51; or		     Overall score
of 51; or
Credit Transfer ‎ ‎ IELTS Overall
band score of 7.0		 ‎ ‎ IELTS Overall
band score of 7.0

Overall score of 162

For both Malaysian Student and International Student

Overall score of 162

For both Malaysian Student and International Student

Overall score of 160

For both Malaysian Student and International Student

Overall band score of 5.5

For both Malaysian Student and International Student

Band score of 3.5

For Malaysian Students

Overall score of 51

For both Malaysian Student and International Student

Overall score of 46 / Scale score of 3.5

For both Malaysian Student and International Student

The following categories of students* are exempted from the English requirements:

Students who graduated from other institutions where the curriculum is delivered in English Language for example:

Advanced Levels / Australian Matriculation / Australian University Foundation Year / Canadian Matriculation / International Baccalaureate / Foundation in Science / Other Pre-University/ Programmes from Local Higher Education Institutions

*ONLY applicable to those who are completing the entire degree at IMU, Malaysia.

**Applicable to IMU local degree only.

Credit Transfer Language Requirements

Requirements

IELTS Overall band score of 7.0

Note: Please note that achieving the minimum Entry and English requirements as stated does not guarantee you admission into any of IMU’s programmes. Please refer to our Student Admissions Policy for more information.

Programme Structure

Short Semester

MPU

Malaysian Students

  • Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban
  • Philosophy and Current Issues

International Students

  • Philosophy and Current Issues
  • Malay Language Communication 2 (Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 2)

For All Students

  • Integrity and Anti-Corruption (Kursus Integrasi dan Anti Rasuah)
  • Academic Communication (For students with credit in BM & International students)
  • OR
  • Bahasa Kebangsaan A (For students without credit in BM)

    • Semester

    01

    • Discrete Mathematics
    • Computer Architecture and Fundamentals
    • Fundamentals of Programming
    • System Analysis and Design
    • Introduction to Healthcare Organisations and Systems

    Semester

    02

    • Database Systems
    • Computer Communication and Networks
    • Data Structures and Algorithms
    • Human Computer Interaction
    • Digital Health Applications

    Semester

    03

    • Statistics for Digital Health
    • Object-Oriented Programming
    • Social Responsibility (Part 1)

    *Choose any 2 elective modules:

    • Human Behavior in Digital Health
    • Software Engineering
    • Artificial Intelligence

    Semester

    04

    • Web Systems and Technologies
    • Operating Systems and Platform Technologies
    • Introduction to Data Mining, Big Data and Data Science
    • Healthcare Ethics and Professionalism
    • Social Responsibility (Part 2)

    *Choose any 1 elective module:

    Science

    Non-Science
    • Biological Sciences and Genetics
    • Human Biology
    • Omics Applications in Medical Sciences and Healthcare
    • Introduction to Business Administration
    • Strategic Management
    • Digital Leadership
    • Digital Transformation

    Semester

    05

    • Project Proposal
    • Entrepreneurship
    • Health Data Engineering

    Semester

    06

    • Information Security
    • Health Data Analytics and Data Visualisation
    • Advanced Computing Topics Applied to Healthcare
    • Mobile Application Development
    • Final Year Project I

    Semester

    07

    • Industrial Training
    • Final Year Project II

    • Curriculum is reviewed periodically and subject to change.

    Fee Structure

     

    Fee Malaysian Student (RM) International Student (RM)
    Application Fee 150 500
    Registration Fee 950 2,500
    International Student Admin Fee – 2,500
    Refundable Caution Deposit 1,000 1,000
    Student Association Fees (per semester) 60 60
    • Application fee is payable upon submission of application.
    • Registration fee and refundable caution deposit are payable upon acceptance of the offer letter issued by the IMU Admissions Office.
    • International students will need to pay a Student Visa Administration Fee of up to RM3,500 (depending on nationality) and a personal bond fee when they register. There’s also an annual Student Visa Renewal Fee that applies each year.
    • Students must adhere to the Policy on Payment of Fees.
    • All tuition and ancillary fees are subject to annual increases, currency exchange rates, and exclusive of levy and bridging fees (if any).
    • Application fee and Registration fee is nonrefundable.
    • All students who are applying for the National Higher Education Fund (NHEF) loans are required to pay their semester fees in FULL by the due date stated in the invoice.

     

      At IMU University Estimated Tuition Fees
    at Partner University
      Malaysian Student
    Tuition Fees    		 International Student
    Tuition Fees
    Bachelor in Digital Health (Hons) (IMU) 6 long semesters 6 long semesters –
    RM18,500 per semester RM20,000 per semester
         
      1 short semester 1 short semester
      RM8,250 per semester RM10,500 per semester
    Total Duration: 3 years RM119,250 RM130,500
    Credit Transfer to The University of Western Australia 2 semesters, 1 year 2 semesters, 1 year 4 semesters, 2 years
    Bachelor of Science (Computer Science) or
    Bachelor of Science (Computer Science and Data Science) or
    Bachelor of Science (Data Science)    		 RM18,500 per semester RM20,000 per semester AUD50,700 per year
    Total Duration: 3 years RM37,000 per year RM40,000 per year  
    • All listed fees are exclusive of the 6% Sales and Service Tax (SST), which will be applied to all international students where applicable.
    • 20% Global Leadership Scholarship is available. Scholarships are awarded at the discretion of the University, and its decisions are final.

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    The curriculum structure is constantly updated to meet the ever-changing industries’ needs and includes research-led teaching to deliver evidence-based knowledge and practice in the industry. Students will have the opportunity to undergo industrial training in the related sectors in their final semester. They will also be able to collaborate with industry or/and researcher in related project in their final year.

    Featured Quote from Industry
    ”Mastering digital health isn’t just about technology—it’s about transforming care, empowering professionals, and making healthcare more human in a digital age. Digital health and health informatics are the backbone of today’s healthcare—integrating data, analytics, and technology to deliver smarter, safer, and more personalised patient care. Investing in these skills today means shaping a healthier, more connected world for all.”- Ms Cheah Sook Hoon, Tech Leader and Former General Manager at Microsoft.

     

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    Hear from Our Students and Alumni

    Despite a knee injury hindering my option to continue with a medical career, my passion for healthcare led me to the Digital Health programme at IMU. The programme exceeded expectations, equipping me with practical skills and the opportunity to network with experts at events like Digital Health Week. This experience solidified my desire for a career in digital health services.

    Balqis

    First Year Student

    While the Digital Health programme kicked off with theory-heavy IT fundamentals, it quickly transitioned into engaging projects and a rewarding programming course that allowed us to apply theoretical concepts through hands-on projects.

    Elliott

    First Year Student

    One aspect of the Digital Health course I value highly is the opportunity for early exposure to industry professionals. For instance, my class had the privilege of having speakers from the National Institutes of Health Malaysia share their knowledge and experiences.

    Lim Xin Tze

    Student

    Frequently Asked Questions

    You will need to prepare the following documents for your application:  
    • Verified copies of your academic qualifications
    • Evidence of English language proficiency
    • A copy of your MyKad or the identification page of your passport
      These supporting documents needs to be attached electronically to your application. Please note that all of our programmes require payment of a non-refundable application fee after the application has been submitted. Application will only be processed once the payment for application fee has been made. We wish you all the best with your application and hope we will be welcoming you into one of our programmes soon!
    • DH refers to the use of information and communications technologies (ICT) in healthcare. Synonyms are digital healthcare, health/healthcare informatics, health/healthcare information technology.
    • DH technologies use computing platforms, connectivity, software, and sensors for health care and related uses.
    • DH refers to the application of computer science and information technology to healthcare with the objective of improving patient care by increasing the effectiveness of treatment and the efficiency of its delivery.
    • It is a broad and growing sector. It can cover everything from wearable gadgets to ingestible sensors, from mobile health apps to artificial intelligence, from robotic carers to electronic health records.
    • Another objective is to help reducing the number of doctor’s appointments and hospital admissions.
    • monitoring and preventing diseases (for example Covid-19), helping patients monitor and manage chronic conditions, lowering the cost of healthcare provision,
    • precision medicine: create treatments that are applicable to groups of individuals who meet certain characteristics.
    • personalized medicine: individualized treatments that take into account individual variability in genes, environment, and lifestyle for each person.
    • mobile health (mHealth): using wearable devices and mobile health apps for monitoring diabetes, high blood pressure, cholesterol, irregular heart rhythms, sleep (for example sleep apnoea)
    • telehealth / telemedicine
    • drug discovery
    • robotics assisted surgery
    “One of the less talked about benefits of greater use of digital health tools around the world is the potential insights that building up a vast repository of data on health markers of people around the world could create. In future, with the help of big data systems and artificial intelligence, researchers may be able to tease out connections between conditions and people’s lifestyles, determining how doing or not doing a certain thing (be it where you live, what you eat, where you work, what medications you take, and so on) will increase or reduce your chances of having a certain medical condition.”
    • allow individuals to improve their lifestyles and maintain good health for longer, and so help reducing the number of doctor’s appointments, emergency room visits and even hospital admissions,
    • help identify new illnesses or the worsening of existing ones,
    • DH tools could help shorten the length of a disease, or help ease symptoms before they really take hold,
    • DH could also reduce the total cost of a person’s healthcare over their lifetime, trimming bills for providers and patients alike,
    “There are also questions around how insurers should be involved in using digital health. Several companies are encouraging their customers to adopt healthy habits by giving them discounted or free wearables if they hit certain exercise targets. However, it’s not a huge stretch of the imagination to see that data from such devices could one day affect pricing and eligibility, potentially requiring customers to share more than they would be comfortable with.”
    • many of DH jobs are hybrids, requiring skill sets from different disciplines and which therefore are not typically trained together. For example, a Clinical Analyst would assists clinical staff with IT systems, interpret data and manage patient records. That requires some of the skills both of a healthcare and IT person.
    • a DH specialist is usually not on the front lines of healthcare. DH specialists develop the information systems that all sectors of the medical establishment count on to guide their efforts to provide effective, top-quality care as efficiently as possible. They work with other healthcare professionals to design, develop and assess ways to collect, share, standardize and integrate health data and the information systems used to manage it.
    • DH specialists also look beyond the collection and maintenance of data. Their jobs may require them to analyse the data to uncover more effective ways to deliver care or to examine the system itself to pinpoint better ways to get the information doctors and nurses rely on to them more efficiently.

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