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:
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.
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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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.
Modules
Option modules
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