MSc Health Informatics
Master
In City of London
Description
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Type
Master
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Location
City of london
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Duration
1 Year
Course summary
Overview
This course is ideal for graduates who have an analytical and inquisitive mind and want to work in a role that encompasses computing and biology, medicine, or healthcare.
Our school of School of Computing and Engineering has developed partnerships with companies such as Amazon to allow our students to gain vital industry skills in:
integration with big data
cloud computing
cybersecurity.
This course has been structured with the modern healthcare sector in mind, providing you with the opportunity to gain comprehensive Information and Communications Technology (ICT) skills required by the industry.
Through this course you will develop a professional outlook concerned with the effective use of data, information, knowledge and technology helping to support and improve health and healthcare delivery.
Why choose this course?
The initiative to digitise health and genomics information has created a strong demand for health informatics professionals and students from this course can pursue successful careers in both the state and the private sectors in the UK and overseas.
Through this course, you will learn how to use data and technology effectively and gain the skills and knowledge you need to support and improve health and healthcare delivery.
Tutor Information
This course is run by the School of Computing and Engineering to provide you with both the high-quality teaching and the personal attention you need to make the most of your University education.
Career and study progression
This course will thoroughly prepare you for a wide range of careers as a health informatics or Bioinformatics practitioner in the public and private sectors, including:
clinical informatics
personalised Medicine
clinical bioinformatics
education and training
health records and patient administrators
information and communication technology
information management
libraries and knowledge management
project and programme management.
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Entry requirements
You will need a UK Honour’s Degree, or equivalent, in Computing or Healthcare Science subject area with at least a 2:2.
Applicants with equivalent professional qualifications, or a relevant Higher National Diploma (HND) will be considered, provided they can demonstrate significant, relevant work experience and the ability to benefit fully from the course. Such applicants will be considered on an individual basis by interview. Some optional modules may not be available to students without a first degree in computing.
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Subjects
- Bioinformatics
- Engineering
- Industry
- Technology
- Systems
- Healthcare
- Project
- Private
- Public
- School
- Computing
- Information Systems
Course programme
We aims to develop future leaders through increasing your knowledge and skills in:
how to manage and analyse large scale, individual and personalised health data
ethics and governance issues around health data
big Data (statistical and machine-learning) methods
the healthcare context, processes and environment
clinical and biological problems
healthcare system integration (HL7 messages)
informatics project management/change management
exposing you to a range of health information systems and technologies
Modules
Research Methods
Supervised Research Project
Information Systems in Healthcare
Knowledge Management
Data Architecture
Option modules
Leadership and Management Competence in Healthcare
Programming
Information System Project Management
Public Health Perspectives
Measuring Public Health and Wellbeing
HCI for Information Systems.
MSc Health Informatics