COURSE OVERVIEW
Are you working in healthcare and want to increase your knowledge and skills in health informatics? It’s one of the fastest growing areas in the UK and our MSc Health Informatics degree could increase your career prospects.
This course uses state-of-the-art technologies and has a strong focus on practical and analytical skills which you can apply in your working environment. It is available as either a one year full time course or three years part time.
Through links with the NHS and organisations within the Life Science sector you’ll learn about new developments and the changing nature of technology within health informatics, which will place you at the forefront of this fast growing industry.
WHY STUDY HEALTH INFORMATICS AT SWANSEA UNIVERSITY?
- Top 5 for overall research quality (REF2021)
- Postgraduate students have access to facilities in the Award Winning Data Science Building
- What Uni? Student Choice Award 2017 Winner – Postgraduate
- Degree is available full time over one year or part-time over three years
- Strong links with the NHS and organisations within the Life Science Sector
- Award winning teaching staff
HEALTH INFORMATICS EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
We have carefully designed the course to provide you with an increased knowledge and understanding of Health Informatics, and the skills you need to apply your learning to professional practice.
As such, this Master’s degree will give you the in-depth knowledge of the field to potentially enhance your prospects for career progression.
Careers and EmployabilitySwansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.
Our career support services include:
- Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
- Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
- Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
- Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
- Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.
- We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.
Modules
Modules typically include: Systems and Technology, Knowledge Management, and Communications and Coding. There are also optional modules you can study.
Students starting in September or January will study the same core modules as part of the programme. Dates for January intake to be confirmed.
MSc 1 Year Full-time - September
Year 1 (Level 7T)
FHEQ 7 Taught Masters / PGDip / PGCert
Compulsory Modules
- Health Informatics in Context
- Communications and Coding
- Systems and Technologies
- Knowledge Management
- Health Informatics Research Dissertation
- Using Secondary Health Data
- Undertaking Health Informatics Research
* Scholarships available for international students.
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