Health Informatics
Postgraduate
In Leeds
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Postgraduate
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Location
Leeds
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Different dates available
Healthcare demand is exceeding supply worldwide and there is a need for radical solutions. Innovative IT approaches are transforming healthcare. Health providers and leading multinationals are investing massively in technology and demand for qualified health informatics professionals is high.
This programme offers a detailed overview of health informatics, including telehealth, mHealth, data analytics, knowledge management and decision support. It takes a strong information systems perspective, building transferable skills in areas like soft systems, process modelling, strategy and system development, and focusing these on health.
The Yorkshire Centre for Health Informatics has a strong national and international reputation and is actively engaged in delivering education, skills, research and development to the NHS and a network of national and international software suppliers. As a student on the Masters programme, you’ll be actively involved with us in listening to, and informing, the informatics agenda for health.
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The professional development events run by the Yorkshire Centre for Health Informatics (YCHI) mean we have an established network of employers keen to recruit masters students and support their masters projects.
You’ll benefit from our location too. The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is the largest UK hospital trust and Leeds is the headquarters for many Department of Health organisations, such as NHS Digital and NHS England. We also have close relationships with leading health software suppliers based in Leeds, in particular The Phoenix Partnership, providers of SystmOne and ResearchOne. YCHI is part of the Leeds Institute of Data Analytics, bringing opportunities to be involved in exciting developments in “big data”.
You can also study this subject at Postgraduate Diploma and Certificate levels.
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Entry requirements
A bachelor degree with a 2:1 (hons).
This is an academically rigorous programme. Applicants with other qualifications may be accepted if they can demonstrate suitable professional experience. Contact the admissions office if you are unsure of your eligibility.
This course is also available as an intercalated programme to students who have completed three years of a UK medical degree (or international equivalent) and are normally ranked in the top 50% of their year of study. Read more at Intercalation.
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Subjects
- Network
- Teaching
- International
- Healthcare
- Systems
- NHS Training
- Network Training
- Visualisation
Course programme
You will study modules totalling 180 credits. These are made up of four core (compulsory) taught modules and a research project, plus four optional modules from a range offered in Health Informatics or Health Sciences. This gives you the opportunity to tailor your study to areas of interest ranging from specific skills, such as data analytics and visualisation, to applications such as clinical decision support, or particular domains, such as international health.
Course structureThese are typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time. Read more in our Terms and conditions.
Modules Year 1Compulsory modules
- Informatics in Health Care 15 credits
- Systems Thinking in Health Care 15 credits
- Process Modelling, Benefits and Change 15 credits
- Mobile Health 15 credits
- MSc Health Informatics Project 60 credits
- Health Research Methods 15 credits
- Introduction to Health Economics 15 credits
- The Legal, Ethical and Professional Considerations in Healthcare Data Research 15 credits
- Clinical Knowledge Management and Decision Support Systems 15 credits
- Statistics for Health Sciences 15 credits
- Health Data Analytics and Visualisation 15 credits
- Designing Future e-Health Systems 15 credits
- Machine Learning for Health Data 15 credits
- Spatial Analytics and Visualisation for Health 15 credits
For more information on typical modules, read Health Informatics MSc in the course catalogue
Learning and teachingTeaching is through lectures, practical classes, tutorials, seminars and supervised research projects. We make extensive use of IT and a wide range of materials is available to enable you to study at your own pace and in your own time, to enhance and extend the material taught formally.
You’ll be able to use University facilities for independent study, such as computing facilities and the Health Sciences library, with its extensive collection of online journals.
The modules are assessed by a variety of methods including essays, reports, portfolios, websites, posters and presentations. Your results for every module contribute to your final degree classification.
Health Informatics