Master

In London

£ 10,470 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Location

    London

  • Duration

    Flexible

  • Start date

    Different dates available

This programme, supported by Health Data Research UK (HDR UK), aims to train a new generation of world-leading health data scientists, to work in both the public and private sector. Teaching will focus on building strong quantitative, computational and practical data management skills, while providing opportunities to develop key professional skills required to be a successful health data scientist.

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Start date

London
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Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

apply statistical and machine learning approaches to analyse health-related data

acquire the tools and skills to manage very large diverse datasets across healthcare systems

develop the professional skills – including teamwork, project management, and presentation skills – to work as a successful data scientist in the public or private sector

understand the varied roles of a health data scientist within the wider health and health research environment

learn about the key sources of health data, and the context in which these data are collected, implications of the context on issues such as data quality, accessibility, bias and the appropriateness of use to address specific questions

study the key issues related to ethics, security and information governance.

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Subjects

  • Public
  • Data Management
  • Introduction
  • Programming
  • Health
  • Data
  • Science
  • Validation
  • Learning
  • Statistics
  • Challenge

Course programme

Modules may include (subject to validation):
  • Introduction to Health Data Science
  • Programming
  • Health Data Management
  • Epidemiology for Health Data Science
  • Machine Learning
  • Statistics for Health Data Science
  • Data Challenge
  • Analysis of Hierarchical and Other Dependent Data
  • Spatial Epidemiology in Public Health
  • Modelling & the Dynamics of Infectious Diseases
  • Survival Analysis and Bayesian Statistics
  • Environmental Epidemiology
  • Genomics Health Data
  • Advanced Statistical Modelling
Project report

You will complete a research project on a relevant topic of your choice.

Additional information

Overseas Fees - Full-time £24,200

MSc Health Data Science

£ 10,470 VAT inc.