Masters Degrees (Health Informatics)

Take advantage of one of our 100 Master’s Scholarships to study Health Informatics at Swansea University, the Times Good University Guide’s Welsh University of the Year 2017. Postgraduate loans are also available to English and Welsh domiciled students. For more information on fees and funding please visit our website.

The Health Informatics programme is designed for healthcare professionals and those who want to increase their knowledge and skills in health informatics. Accredited by the UK Council for Health Informatics Professions (UKCHIP), the programme uses state-of-the-art technologies and has a strong focus on practical experience is strongly linked with National Health Service (NHS) organisations, other research institutes and industry within the Life Science sector in Wales, UK.

Key Features of the Health Informatics Programme

- A one year full-time taught masters programme in Health Informatics that has been running successfully since 2001 and has an international reputation.
- The Health Informatics course is also available for three years part-time study with minimum attendance requirements.
- Accredited by the UK Council for Health Informatics Professions Education Quality Assurance Scheme.
- Uses state-of-the-art technologies and has a strong focus on practical experience.
- Strongly linked with National Health Services organisations and industry within the Life Science sector in Wales, UK.
- The Health Informatics course is based within the award winning Centres for Excellence for Administrative Data and eHealth Research of Swansea University, awarded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and Medical Research Council (MRC), enhancing the quality of the course.

Who should study MSc Health Informatics?

The Health Informatics course is suitable for current informaticians, those working in the health and healthcare sector, and graduates preparing for a career in health informatics. Applicants from non-graduates with domain experience are welcome.

Course Structure

Health Informatics students must complete 6 modules (5 core and 1 further module from a choice of two) to earn a minimum of 120 credits in total in Part One and produce a dissertation of not more than 20,000 words on a relevant health informatics topic in Part Two to graduate. Each module for this course requires five days of intensive study in Swansea. This will be augmented by preparatory and reflective material supplied via the course website before and after your visit.

Attendance Pattern

Health Informatics students are required to attend the University for 1 week (5 consecutive days) for each module in Part One. Attendance during Part Two is negotiated with the supervisor.

Modules

Modules on the Health Informatics programme typically include:

• Health Informatics in Context
• Communications and Coding
• Using Secondary Health Data
• Systems and Technologies
• Knowledge Management
• Understanding Health Informatics Research

The Health Informatics course introduces two pathways for health informaticians who wish to specialise in one of the following areas:

1. Health Informatics Research

2. Leadership in Project Management

Research Opportunities

In partnership with the National Health Service (NHS) Wales Informatics Service and Health Boards in Wales, the Health Informatics course is able to offer NHS research opportunities within local NHS facilities and the NHS Wales Informatics Research Laboratories based at Swansea University.

Industry Links

In collaboration with the e-Health Industries Innovation Centre UK, this course offers you a unique opportunity to work with the industries to develop your work-based project that will give you the competitive edge and enhance your future employability.

Career Prospects

Health Informatics remains one of the fastest growing areas within healthcare in the UK and US.

In the UK working as a professional health informatician, you could be introducing electronic health records for every person in the country or exploring patient data to identify trends in disease and treatment. If you love working with computers or have an analytical and inquisitive mind, then there is a job for you in health informatics as the NHS Careers in Health Informatics has demonstrated.

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Take advantage of one of our 100 Master’s Scholarships to study Health Informatics at Swansea University, the Times Good University Guide’s Welsh University of the Year 2017. Postgraduate loans are also available to English and Welsh domiciled students. For more information on fees and funding please visit our website.

The developing discipline of health informatics is becoming an increasingly important component of health provision in the 21st Century. This programme builds on the successful MSc in Health Informatics which has been running at Swansea University since 2001.

Key Features of MRes in Health Informatics

- The focus is on primary research, undertaken over 2 years.
- Research skills are developed through three short modules as the student develops their own health informatics research project in the first 9 months of the course.
- The research project may be undertaken within the student’s own place of work.
- The research is supported within an organisation with a strong research reputation. Each student will have one to one supervision at all stages of the research process.
- The Health Informatics programme is based within the award winning Centres for Excellence for Administrative Data and eHealth Research at Swansea University, as awarded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and the Medical Research Council (MRC).
- Through partnerships with National Health Service (NHS) bodies in Wales, we are able to offer a range of research opportunities.

Who should study MRes Health Informatics?

The Health Informatics course is designed for those with experience in health informatics who want to make a contribution to the field by helping develop the knowledge base. Applications for non-graduates with domain expertise are welcome.

Course Structure

Health Informatics students must undertake 3 modules of a total of 60 credits at level in their first academic year. The second year will comprise supervised completion of a research based thesis. The requirements for supervision and review, as set out for standard research degrees, will be integrated into the course.

Attendance Pattern

Only 3 individual weeks of attendance required in the first 9 months, one week for each of the modules.

Modules

Modules on the MRes Health Informatics typically include:

Critical Appraisal and Evaluation
Undertaking health informatics research
Any one existing health informatics module relating to the chosen topic

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The MSc Health Informatics is designed to provide a specialist qualification in health informatics, addressing a wide range of operational care and management perspectives.

It illustrates principles across the health and social care sector, taking theory into practice. It is ideal for demonstrating competence in informatics to support the care domain and contributing towards meeting continuing professional development goals.

The learning outcomes for this postgraduate course are related to Health Informatics National Occupational Standards and the Key Skills Framework. The MSc in Health Informatics consists of core modules in health informatics, research methods, study skills, with optional modules and a dissertation. The distance learning course is delivered using eLearning.

INDUSTRY LINKS

This course is recognised as contributing to UK Council for Health Informatics Professions (UKCHIP) continuing professional development. The course learning outcomes map to Health Informatics National Occupational Standards and Key Skills Framework.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND ASSESSMENT

The course is available via eLearn.

Assessment is through coursework. A variety of formative and summative exercises is undertaken including short papers, work-based assignments, oral presentations, electronic presentations and a dissertation.

FURTHER INFORMATION

The MSc in Health Informatics programme consists of core modules in health informatics, research methods, postgraduate study skills, together with optional modules and a dissertation.

To obtain the award of MSc in Health Informatics, a student must successfully complete six taught modules (four core and two optional) plus a triple dissertation module.

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Today's society faces the challenge of providing high-quality, patient-centred, sustainable and affordable healthcare, in an environment of increased demand and scarce resources. The Health Informatics MSc at UCL aims to form future leaders who will address this challenge, transforming healthcare delivery through the use of information and communication technologies.

Degree information

Our graduates are professionals able to effectively engage with clinicians, managers, patients and policymakers, with the necessary skills and tools to harness healthcare information for improving clinical practice and service delivery. They possess the knowledge about healthcare problems, the concepts used to analyse them and the principles that govern the successful engineering, application and evaluation of solutions.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of one core module (15 credits), seven optional modules (105 credits) and a research project (60 credits). A Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits, flexible study 2-5 years) is offered. A Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits, flexible study over a period of two years) is offered.

Core modules
-Principles of Health Informatics

Optional modules
-Research Methods in Healthcare
-Information Systems in Healthcare
-Shared Care and Electronic Health Records
-Patient Safety and Clinical Risk
-Clinical Knowledge and Decision Making
-eHealth: Patients and the Internet
-Information Law and Governance in Clinical Practice
-Healthcare Quality and Evidence Based Practice
-Using Information in Healthcare Management
-Principles of Health Data Science*
-Data Methods for Health Research*
-Machine Learning in Healthcare & Biomedicine*
-*Full-time MSc students have option to share Data Science for Research in Health & Biomedicine modules

Dissertation/report
All MSc students undertake an independent research project, normally based at their place of work, which culminates in a piece of work written in the style of a journal article.

Teaching and learning
The programme is taught by 'blended learning', and therefore includes interactive online teaching and face-to-face lectures, seminars and workshops including substantial use of examples of real clinical systems. Assessment is through examination, critical evaluations, technical tasks, coursework and project reports, compulsory programming and database assignments, and the dissertation.

Careers

Health Informatics is a subject of growing importance, with exciting career development prospects for clinicians, managers, administrators and technologists.

Destinations of recent graduates of the programme include:
-Cancer Partners UK, IT Director
-CM Chemicals, Product Specialist
-NHS, Data Manager

Top career destinations for this degree:
-Infomation Analyst, NHS Royal Marsden Hospital
-Senior Clinical Analyst, Harris Corporation
-Deputy Information Manager, South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust
-Project Manager, Health & Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC)
-Implementation Consultant / Projec Manager, Stalis

Why study this degree at UCL?

The MSc in Health Informatics at UCL is taught by a team of specialists within the UCL Institute of Health Informatics, and understanding how information technologies can be harnessed for improving the delivery of care is central to their academic mission. UCL is at the centre of a vast network of clinical collaborators and houses probably the largest concentration of health informatics expertise in the UK.

The institute conducts world-leading research and our teaching, which is research based, focuses on areas such as electronic healthcare records, decision support systems, consumer health informatics, and clinical and applied bioinformatics.

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The longest established MSc in Health Informatics in Europe, focusing on cutting-edge skills for delivering informatics-led healthcare.

Who is it for?

This course is for health professionals who wish to enhance their careers with an informatics qualification, and computer scientists, engineers and others with relevant technical or professional qualifications who wish to move into a successful career involving the application of informatics in the health service.

You will have a keen interest in developing high-quality and sustainable healthcare through the application of informatics solutions and a desire to be part of the newest and fastest growing specialty in health care.

Objectives

The Health Informatics MSc at City University London aims to develop future leaders in the field who will transform healthcare with informatics-led approaches.

High-quality teaching is a healthy balance of theory and practice, with a strong focus on real-world applications including EHR systems, clinical data analytics, mobile technology and telemedicine. University teaching is supported by guest lectures from medicine and industry and you will also benefit from City University's central location close to many hospitals. Further, you will be part of a highly multi-professional and strongly international cohort bringing together multiple points of view on national and international computerized healthcare initiatives.

Health Informatics at City University London is the only such MSc in the UK to be accredited by the British Computer Science Society.

Academic facilities

Lectures, tutorials and workshops are delivered in small classrooms equipped with state-of-the-art interactive technologies. The University’s computer science laboratories are equipped with modern and up-to-date hardware and software required for you to progress through your studies.

Teaching and learning

High-quality teaching is delivered by research-active academic experts in Health Informatics from City University London. Furthermore university teaching is supported by guest lectures from medicine and industry.

Teaching is a healthy balance of theory and practice, with a strong focus on real-world applications including EHR systems, clinical data analytics, mobile technology and telemedicine. You will also undertake an independent research project.

All taught modules are delivered through a combination of lectures, online activities and interactive workshops and tutorials and are supported by the University's online learning environment.

Taught modules are generally assessed through a combination of coursework and examination where coursework is worth 30% of the final mark and the examination contributes 70%. Some elective modules are 100% coursework based (e.g. Information Architecture and Project Management). See the full programme specification for details.

The taught component of the MSc is worth 66.67% (eight 15-credit modules) and the independent research project is worth 33.33% (60 credits).

Upon successful completion of eight modules and the independent research project, you will be awarded 180 credits and a masters level qualification. Alternatively, if you do not complete the dissertation but have successfully completed eight modules you will be awarded 120 credits and a postgraduate diploma. Successful completion of four modules (60 credits) will lead to the award of a postgraduate certificate.

Modules

You will study six core modules and two elective modules. You will also undertake an independent research project.

A full time student is expected to commit 35 hours a week which includes attendance at lectures, tutorials and workshops, and independent study on coursework, the individual research project and preparation for examinations.

Taught Core Modules
-Clinical Records
-Data Analysis with Healthcare
-Information for Decisions in Healthcare
-Knowledge Management in Healthcare
-Telemedicine
-Research, Methods and Professional Issues

Taught Elective Modules - choose two options from the following:
-Databases
-Information Architecture
-Project Management
-Programming with Java
-Practices and Theories in Interaction Design

Career prospects

Graduates pursue successful careers in the health service (both state and private sectors in the UK and overseas), and in related healthcare industries such as Electronic Health Record providers.

Specifically graduates have pursued roles such as application analysts, IT project managers, data and taxonomy managers, digital transformation leads, PACS & RIS managers and research informatics programme managers. Other graduates have successfully completed PhD degrees.

The course has a successful track record of producing more than 350 employable graduates over the past 20 years.

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This programme is designed to provide core training in concepts, techniques and research methods applied to health informatics. In order to accommodate the expected student profile of people currently working in the healthcare and/or the IT sectors who are looking to switch careers, the programme is offered on a part-time as well as a full-time basis. Flexibility is key for the targeted student demographic, particularly the clinicians, so entry in Semester A and Semester B has been incorporated into the programme design.

Why choose this course?

This course will:
-Provide you with the knowledge and understanding to equip them for research in health informatics
-Make you aware of the problems faced in delivering effective healthcare, the concepts used in analyzing them and the principles that govern the successful design, implementation and evaluation of technological solutions to healthcare problems
-Ensure graduates are capable of using sophisticated technologies and information management techniques to improve the quality of health care

Structure

Year 1
Core Modules
-Electronic Communication of Clinical Data
-Telemedicine and Telehealth

Optional
-Advanced Database
-Contemporary Practices in Information Technology
-E-Learning Applications Development
-Evidence Based Practice
-Health Disciplines Project
-Health Informatics Project
-Health Technology and Innovation
-Interaction Design
-Leadership in Practice
-Learner Centred Design
-Medical Emergencies and Human Error, Managing Risk, Improving Services
-Mobile Standards, Interfaces and Applications
-Programming and Program Design
-Software Development Tools and Methods
-Web Scripting and Application Development

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Are you interested in understanding how using data can drive decision making and policy in public health?

In many ways, public health has been at the forefront of ‘big data’ as it touches every aspect of our life course. From birth to death, our lifestyle choices, our social and physical infrastructure and even the weather.

Staffordshire University’s Master of Public Health (Health Informatics) is an opportunity for you to gain deep and up-to-date insights into the ways that health information influences health and social care, using leading distance learning methods. This award has been carefully designed to enhance employment opportunities in a variety of public health areas, from practitioner to academic roles.

Through this course, you will learn how to correctly interpret data, looking at topics such as:
-Statistical approaches
-Effectively visualising data
-Geographical Information Systems
-Concepts of ‘big data’ including data linkage

Each module is delivered online through Blackboard VLE, providing you with truly flexible learning around your work commitments. You will receive a high level of support, enabling you to enhance your employment opportunities in a variety of public health areas.

Course content

A brief outline of the content of the modules that comprise the award is as follows:
-Epidemiology and Basic Statistics (15 credits)
-Research Methods and Data Analysis in Public Health (15 credits)
-Public Health Principles and Practice (30 credits)
-Health Informatics and Use of Health Data (30 credits)
-Public Health Routine Data Sources and Data Manipulation (30 credits)
-Masters Dissertation (60 Credits)

All modules are core, and the whole Masters comprises 180 credits in total. More detail for each module appears below.

Employment opportunities

You may already be working in a public health organisation, but completion of this award will enhance employment opportunities in a variety of public health areas, including specialist, practitioner, academic or other roles.

Other admission requirements

We will also require two references, a copy of your current curriculum vitae (CV) and evidence of existing Higher Educational qualifications.

If your first language is not English, you will need to demonstrate a minimum of:
-IELTS level 7.0 overall with level 7.0 in reading and writing specifically
OR
TOEFL 600 (paper-based), 250 (computer-based) or minimum of 100 (Internet-based test)
OR
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English Grade B

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The programme offers an opportunity for professionals in health care and related disciplines to develop the knowledge, understanding and competencies necessary to function more effectively in addition to mastering the advanced use of information technology skills in health care settings.

Programme Aims

The programme is the first of its kind in Hong Kong. It aims to equip health care professionals and students from health-related disciplines, information technology, engineering or related backgrounds with advanced information technology skills for health care settings. The course contents will address the needs of health care providers and allow for the introduction, re-orientation and/or conversion to a field that is of direct relevance to the student's place of employment.

Mode and Duration of Study

This is a credit-based mixed mode programme with a normal duration of study of 1 year for full-time study and 3 years for part-time study. The maximum duration of study is 6 years.

Programme Structure

Students need to complete 30 credits comprising 4 compulsory, 2 core and 1 elective subjects plus a dissertation (or students can choose another 3 core/elective subjects of the programme to replace the dissertation).

List of Taught Subjects

Compulsory subjects

‌•Electronic Patient Records http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/SN5023.pdf
‌•Epistemology http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/SN5024.pdf
‌•Information Technology in Health Care http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/SN6006.pdf
‌•Professional Development in Health Informatics http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/SN5303.pdf
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Core subjects

‌•Applied Biosignal Processing http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/BME5115.pdf
‌•Business Intelligence and Data Mining http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/ISE5606.pdf
‌•Clinical Decision Making http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/HSS6004.pdf
‌•Computer Programming for Healthcare http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/HSS5308.pdf
‌•Data Mining and Data Warehousing Applications http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/COMP5121.pdf
‌•Digital Imaging and PACS http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/HTI5720.pdf
‌•Epidemiology
‌•Epidemiological Model Building for Healthcare and Risk Management
‌•Intelligent Information Systems http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/COMP5123.pdf
‌•Knowledge Management for Clinical Applications http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/HSS5304.pdf
‌•Principles of Knowledge Engineering and Management http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/ISE531.pdf
‌•Project Management http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/LGT5037.pdf

Elective subjects

‌•Advanced Database Systems
‌•Artificial Intelligence Concepts
‌•Bioinformatics in Health Sciences http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/HTI5052.pdf
‌•Clinical Research Methods
‌•Concepts of Health and Health Care http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/APSS581.pdf
‌•Database Systems and Management http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/COMP5111.pdf
‌•Enterprise Applications and Systems Management
‌•Ethics and Law in Clinical Practice
‌•Health Needs of the Community
‌•I‌nformation Security: Technologies and Systems http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/COMP5525.pdf
‌•Information System Development with Object-Oriented Methods http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/COMP5134.pdf
‌•Intellectual Property, Standard and Regulations of Medical Devices
‌•Internet Computing and Applications http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/COMP5322.pdf
‌•Internet Security: Principles and Practice
‌•Methods and Tools for Knowledge Management Systems http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/ISE543.pdf
‌•Quality Management of Health Care Services
‌•Rehabilitation Engineering
‌•Research Methods and Biostatistics
‌•Research Methods and Data Analysis http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/RS517.pdf
‌•Virtual Reality in Health Care http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/SN5307.pdf

Dissertation

‌•Dissertation http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/HSS5903.pdf

Admission and Application

For more information on admission to the MSc in Health Informatics programme, please click the links below:

Programme Leaflet http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/docs/en/education/mschi/MScHI_leaflet_2016-17.pdf

e-Prospectus Entry and Online Application ([email protected]) http://www51.polyu.edu.hk/eprospectus/tpg/2016/06003-hif-hip

Definitive Programme Document; Dissertation Handbook and Forms (Intranet Access Only) http://fhss.polyu.edu.hk/en/education/mschi_info.html

Enquiries

For academic queries, please contact Dr. Thomas Choi
(Tel: 3400 3214; Email: [email protected])
For other matters, please contact Miss Rachel Tam
(Tel: 2766 4267; Email: [email protected])

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The Art and Science of Health Data Analytics

USF’s Master of Science in Health Informatics program is focused on training the next generation of informaticists in the art and science of health data analytics. Healthcare and technical professionals learn everything from the basics of programming to cutting-edge statistical and machine learning methods in interprofessional, project-based classrooms.

Two tracks are available for students to pursue. Students may follow a track, or take any combination of courses that best suit their goals:

• Health Data Analytics - for students who want advanced training in data science
• Clinical Informatics - for clinicians and executives who are preparing for leadership positions

We seek highly motivated students who have a passion for improving healthcare through the application of data science and information technology. Our ideal student will have either:

• Clinical background (e.g., MD, RN, DPT, PsyD, PharmD, Allied Health, other post-baccalaureate clinical degree, or equivalents)
• Science or Engineering background with an interest in healthcare
• Healthcare Executives, Health IT leaders, and others involved in healthcare that wish to gain broad and deep knowledge in Health Informatics.
• Strong academic background, passion for healthcare, and quantitative aptitude

Program Features

REAL-WORLD PROBLEMS IN THE CLASSROOM

Classroom projects engage interdisciplinary teams of students to tackle real-world problems from faculty research or industry partners.

PROGRAMMING AND DATA ANALYTICS SKILLS

All students, regardless of background, learn programming skills in the context of working with healthcare data.

ENTREPRENEURIAL PERSPECTIVE

Located in the epicenter of the global digital revolution, our program engages with the Silicon Valley startup community. Interested students are given startup mentoring opportunities.

INTERNSHIP AND PRACTICUM OPPORTUNITIES

Students are required to complete a Capstone Experience consisting of original research, substantial project in health and biomedical informatics, or an internship with industry partner. We provide support for students in finding their internships and projects.

ADVANCED CLINICAL TRAINING

Clinically trained students are able to take graduate level nursing courses that fully count toward an advanced nursing degree including Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) or Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) at USF.

Job Outcomes

Our graduates are well-prepared for current and future challenges in this field. Importantly, our graduates have the technical skill to work with computer scientists and programmers, and a deep understanding of the healthcare environment to work with doctors, nurses, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals.

Our graduates have found opportunities in large hospitals or medical centers, research institutions, startups, government health agencies, and global health organizations. Positions have included Clinical Data Analyst, Director of Clinical Informatics Research, Statistical Analyst, Senior Programmer Analyst and Advanced Research or Clinical training (MD, DNP, PhD in Biomedical Informatics).

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Programme Information

Globally, innovation through information technology is transforming healthcare. The programme will help develop a sound understanding of healthcare and the role that information technology is playing in re-shaping the industry and improving people’s health. It is for those with computing, science, engineering, business or healthcare backgrounds who want to develop careers in the growing health informatics sector. We have a strong international reputation and excellent links with employers.

On completion you will:

• have gained skills in soft systems, process modelling and strategy development in healthcare
• be able to identify opportunities for process and care pathway innovation, to quantify benefits and develop successful strategies to effect change
• be equipped to work in a variety of healthcare domains, including project management, systems design, leadership, public health, primary and acute care, global e-health
• understand emerging technologies and have practical skills in developing innovative technology solutions to improve healthcare
• be ready to take a proactive and self-reflective role and be able to critically and creatively identify and evaluate potential solutions within political, economic, social and technological constraints
• be able to plan and manage the strategic use and development of healthcare information and information systems to support the transformation of healthcare.

Programme Duration

MSc: 12 months full-time or 36 months part-time
PG Dip: 9 months full-time or 24 months part-time
PG Cert: 12 months part-time

Funding Information

The University offers a wide range of scholarships to international students, including partial fee awards and full scholarships covering fees and maintenance, see http://scholarships.leeds.ac.uk for full details. Details of the financial support that may be available can be found on http://www.leeds.ac.uk/info/125186/postgraduate_funding.

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About the course

This CILIP-accredited course is aimed at health care professionals who want to improve services in their sector by getting more out of information and communication technologies. It’s taught online so you can fit it around your work.

Alongside the more specialised knowledge, you’ll acquire valuable transferable skills such as presentation and report writing. We can also help you develop leadership and management capabilities.

First year students take part in an online induction before the course starts. The rest of the course uses specialised software to deliver lectures, seminars and tutorials online, in real time. In the final year, you’ll complete a research dissertation, supervised by an academic.

Your career

Effective use of information improves the world and makes a positive difference to our lives. It is also central to economic development. The rapid pace of technological change and the globalisation of markets means that organisations in all sectors must realise the value of information systems.
The world needs graduates who are information literate.

Our graduates work for all kinds of organisations, in the public and private sectors. Employers include:

Adidas; BBC; British Red Cross; Cambridge University; The Department of Health; Ernst and Young; GCHQ; Goldman Sachs; Hewlett-Packard CDS; House of Commons Library; Imperial College London; IBM; Kings College London; NHS; Pepsico; Pricewaterhouse Coopers; Stanford University

If you’re already an experienced professional, you can develop new skills and advance your career with one of our Professional Enhancement Programmes (page xxx).

Your subject

Our courses are research-led, which means you’ll learn about the latest concepts from academics who work with organisations to drive developments in this field. Alongside the theory and technical skills, you’ll develop some valuable attributes including effective communication, application of research methods and creative problem solving.

How we teach

All our courses (except our distance learning courses) include lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical laboratory classes, group work, online discussion, case studies and lectures by visiting speakers. Our MA Librarianship course also includes visits to library and information service organisations. You’ll be assessed using a wide variety of methods including essays, reports, small projects, in-class tests, presentations, posters, group work and a research-based dissertation.

Learning Environment

Our dedicated departmental teaching suite contains two networked laboratories with 60 computers and a 30-seat lecture room. Our state of the art iLab includes a Usability Lab and Digital Media Lab designed to collect research data into human–computer interaction.

The iSpace is an open plan, social learning area for students. It has display facilities, open-access PCs and bookable partitioned group work areas. There is Wi-Fi coverage throughout the department, and you can connect your own laptop to our network. Mobile devices and tables are available for you to borrow for project work.

We’re right in the middle of the campus and close to the Information Commons and the new Diamond building so you’ll be able to access the University’s many resources.

Core modules

Placing Electronic Records at the Centre of Care; Evidence-based Practice and Health Care Information; The Internet, Web and E-Health; Information and Knowledge Management; Information Systems in Health; Introduction to Health Informatics; Research Methods and Dissertation Preparation; Dissertation.

Examples of optional modules

Introduction to Telehealth and Telecare; Public Health; Informatics Leadership, Strategy and Change; Analysis of Health Information.

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This course is ideal for graduates who love to work in a role that connects computing and biology, medicine, or healthcare, and have an analytical and inquisitive mind.

Our school of School of Computing and Engineering has developed partnerships, such as Amazon allowing our students to gain vital industry skills in:
• integration with big data
• cloud computing
• cyber-security.

This course has been structured with the modern healthcare sector in mind, providing you with the opportunity to gain comprehensive ICT skills required by the sector.

Course detail

We aim 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

Core:
• Research Methods
• Supervised Research Project
• Information Systems in Healthcare
• Knowledge Management
• Data Architecture

Optional:
• Leadership and Management Competence in Healthcare
• Programming
• Information System Project Management
• Public Health Perspectives
• Measuring Public Health and Wellbeing
• HCI for Information Systems.

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.

On successful completion of this course you can pursue further study at MPhil and PhD level.

How to apply

Click the following link for information on how to apply to this course: http://www.uwl.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/how-apply

Scholarships and bursaries

Information about scholarships and bursaries can be found here: http://www.uwl.ac.uk/students/postgraduate/scholarships-and-bursaries

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The Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation (IHPME) is training Canada's future health leaders and researchers through its outstanding degree programs:
-Doctor of Philosophy in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
-Master of Science in Health Policy, Management and Evaluation
-Master of Health Science in Health Administration
-Master of Health Informatics

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This interdisciplinary programme introduces health informatics in the context of international health systems and global health challenges, supported by specialist courses covering areas such as public health informatics, telehealthcare and mHealth.

The term eHealth describes a diverse field concerned with the application of ICT to support the organisation and delivery of healthcare services and to enable citizens to manage their own health and wellness.

eHealth has become a priority area for the international healthcare sector and is attracting considerable global investment. This interdisciplinary programme introduces eHealth in the context of international health systems and global health challenges, supported by specialist courses covering areas such as public health informatics, telehealthcare and mHealth.

It is aimed at a wide audience, including health professionals, policymakers, NGOs, researchers, eHealth vendors and ICT practitioners. The programme is unique in addressing the topic from a truly international perspective, including a consideration of low and medium income economies.

Online learning

Our online learning environment is fully interactive and enables you to communicate with classmates and tutors from the comfort of your own home or workplace.

Our online students not only have access to Edinburgh’s excellent resources, but also become part of a supportive online community, bringing together students and tutors from around the world.

Programme structure

Courses include:

• Introduction to Global eHealth
• Introduction to Health Informatics
• The Ethics and Governance of eHealth
• Telemedicine and Telehealth
• The Business of eHealth
• mHealth in High and Low Resource Settings
• Global Health Challenges
• User-centred Design
• Public Health Informatics
• Project Management

In the final phase of the programme students are be assessed on the basis of a structured research dissertation, based on a piece of original empirical research using a range of methods suited to the technology context and questions under investigation.

Postgraduate Professional Development (PPD) is aimed at working professionals who want to advance their knowledge through a postgraduate-level course(s), without the time or financial commitment of a full Masters, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate.

You may take a maximum of 50 credits worth of courses from the list of courses below over two years through our PPD scheme. These lead to a University of Edinburgh postgraduate award of academic credit. Alternatively, after one year of taking courses you can choose to transfer your credits and continue on to studying towards a higher award on a Masters, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate programme.

Although PPD courses have various start dates throughout a year you may only start a Masters, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate programme in the month of September. Any time spent studying PPD will be deducted from the amount of time you will have left to complete a Masters, Postgraduate Diploma or Postgraduate Certificate programme.

• Online Learning options

Learning outcomes

The programme is focused on eHealth applications, delivery, research and policy and does not provide training in technical aspects of software design.

Career opportunities

• Academic and commercial research in eHealth
• eHealth industry - design, development
• Aid agencies/NGOs - eHealth deployments and evaluation
• Governments and health providers - eHealth policy and management
• International Agencies - eHealth policy, analysis, delivery

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The Population Health MSc will provide the core skills needed to work in public health, as well as offering a wide range of optional modules which can be targeted towards a range of careers in or parallel to this area including: health policy, programme management, health inequalities, and urban and environmental planning.

Degree information

Students will learn how to define and measure health, understand the role of socioeconomic and behavioural determinants of health, appreciate how health systems and public policy impact on health, and learn how to evaluate interventions to improve population health.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.

The programme consists of four core modules (60 credits), four optional modules (60 credits) and a dissertation/report (60 credits). A Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits), full-time nine months, flexible study 2-5 years, is offered. Students take four core modules (60 credits) and four optional modules (60 credits). A Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits), full-time nine months, flexible study two years, is offered. Students take three core modules (45 credits) and one optional module (15 credits).

Core modules
-Core Concepts in Population Health (to be confirmed)
-Epidemiology or Epidemiology and Infectious Disease
-Health Systems in a Global Context
-Basic Statistics for Medical Science

Optional modules
-Advanced Statistical Modelling
-Climate Change and Health
-Economic Evaluation of Health Care
-Evaluating Interventions
-Health Inequalities Over the Life Course
-Health-related Behaviours and Cognitions
-Immunisation and Communicable Diseases
-Physical and Mental Health, Stress and Aging
-Qualitative Research Methods in Health Research
-Quality Improvement in Health Care
-Reproductive Health
-Research Methods in Social Epidemiology
-Sexual Health Programming in Low and Middle Income Countries
-Urban Health
-Using Informatics in Healthcare

Dissertation/report
All students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of 7,500 words. An oral presentation and a lay summary of 500 words are also required. The dissertation can include primary research, secondary data analysis, a literature review or a project proposal in a field related to population health.

Teaching and learning
The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures and tutorials. Assessment is through a variety of methods, including essays, unseen examinations, project proposals and oral presentations. Students will also write a research dissertation of 7,500 words, along with an oral presentation and a lay summary of 500 words.

Careers

Students interested in careers in public health, health policy and healthcare management - as well in associated areas such as urban and environmental planning and health financing - will benefit from the knowledge and transferrable skills gained during this programme.

Employability
Students will gain interdisciplinary skills and knowledge in population health which are core to careers in the health sector and beyond. Optional modules will enable students to focus the development of their skills in research methods; public health and health systems; sexual health and infectious disease; and health across the life-course. Discussions on the policy and practice of population health will help students become engaged and critical thinkers about real-world problems.

Why study this degree at UCL?

UCL has a worldwide reputation in understanding health inequalities, and the social determinants of population health and causes of diseases. Students will benefit both from learning from and networking with leaders in these fields. UCL can also bring the full power of a multi-faculty university to bear on discussions on population health, involving academics from the wide range of disciplines necessary to tackle some of the most difficult in public health.

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