Master of Science in Cancer Care Informatics
King Hussein Cancer Center – Academy for Education & Training
University of Jordan - School of Pharmacy
About the Program
Launched in 2019 as the world’s first master’s degree dedicated to Cancer Care Informatics (CCI), our MSc blends rigorous academic study with hands-on research inside one of the Middle East’s leading comprehensive cancer centers. Students learn to turn data, digital platforms, and AI into more intelligent, safer and more compassionate oncology care.
Our Mission
To graduate Cancer Care Informaticians who can join multidisciplinary teams and use data-driven thinking to raise the efficiency of clinical workflows, enhance each patient’s experience and push the boundaries of evidence-based cancer treatment.
Program Highlights
- Practical AI projects: Learn to bring healthcare innovations to life through planning, careful deployment, and continuous assessment.
- In-person training gives students a chance to interact with the teaching staff and learn from the experts.
- Live data labs – access to KHCC’s de-identified clinical, imaging, and genomic datasets.
- Responsible-AI focus – mandatory bias audits and privacy-by-design projects.
Learning Outcomes
Graduates will be able to:
- Diagnose informatics challenges in real-world cancer care and articulate constraints facing clinicians, patients, and policy-makers.
- Design enterprise information strategies—encompassing architecture, usability, quality governance, and requirements engineering—that cater to complex oncology settings.
- Apply informatics ethically in national and international contexts, respecting legal, social, and professional obligations.
- Optimize care pathways using timely, reliable, and complete data while balancing cost, equity, and supportive care requirements.
- Conduct publishable research through advanced methods, open-science tooling, and multidisciplinary collaboration.
Program Structure – 36 Credit Hours
| Component | Credits | Summary |
| Core Modules | 18 cr | Six compulsory courses that give every student a common, practice-oriented foundation. |
| Elective Modules | 9 cr | Choose any three specialized case-study courses to tailor the degree. |
| Master's Thesis | 9 cr | A supervised research project that solves a live informatics problem in cancer care. |
Core Courses (3 cr each)
- Research Methods & Tooling for Cancer Care Informatics.
- Requirements Engineering for Cancer Care Informatics.
- Information Strategy & Architecture for Cancer Care Informatics.
- Usability & Quality Governance for Cancer Care Informatics.
- Economics of Cancer Care Informatics.
- Legal, Social, Ethical & Professional Issues in Cancer Care Informatics.
Sample Electives
- Integrated Case Study: Large Language Models for Cancer Care Data Science
Big Data Analytics & Decision Support - Integrated Case Study: Electronic Medical Record Systems
- Integrated Case Study: Precision Medicine
- Integrated Case Study: Cancer Surveillance Systems
- Integrated Case Study: Clinical Trials Management IS
- Integrated Case Study: Digital Cancer Genetic Counselling
- Integrated Case Study: Ancillary & Supportive Systems
Academic Leadership
- Dr Iyad Sultan — Co-Director, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer at KHCC; pediatric oncologist and AI champion.
- Prof Nancy Hakooz — Co-Director, Professor of Pharmacogenetics; authority on drug-response genomics and precision medicine.
They are joined by more than 30 lecturers and research supervisors from KHCC, the University of Jordan, and partner institutions worldwide.
Ready to Advance Cancer Care with Data?
- To download the full prospectus, please click here.
- To submit your application, please click here.
Contact Us:
Phone Number: +962 6 530 0460 ext. 7473 / 2232 / 2230
Email: cci@khcc.jo
Apply today and help shape the next generation of digital oncology.
- This program is accredited by the Ministry of Higher Education in Jordan.
