MSc Digital Health

Technology and data science are transforming the way health and social care are delivered all over the world. This course will combine your knowledge of computer science and healthcare, as well as teach you the technological skills required to drive global change. You'll graduate with the skills needed to address today's and tomorrow's design challenges in developing digital health solutions, bridging the knowledge gap between healthcare and computing.
Acquire a critical understanding of advanced theoretical knowledge, methods, and concepts of relevant digital health technologies that are required to support healthcare and social care services and products.
Develop specialized technical knowledge and practical skills in order to take a professional approach to the planning, design, and management of digital health products to address real-world healthcare and social care issues.

Opportunities for employment

Health systems and service designers, data analysts, application and systems developers, information governance managers, user experience consultants/practitioners, clinical information managers, and planning and performance managers are all possible career paths.

• A Bachelors Honours degree with 2:2 in a required subject, or equivalent

• If English is not your first language you'll need IELTS 6.0 (Academic) with a minimum of 5.5 in each component.

Upon completion of this course, you will have the practical skills and theoretical knowledge required to enter the business computing profession, regardless of whether you currently hold any IT qualifications. Because information technology is a critical component of many organizations' business functions, you will have numerous career opportunities in a variety of industries. After completing the course, students are expected to be competitive in the digital health market and consider the following roles:

• Health Systems and Service Designers responsible for designing health and care systems
• Data Analyst specialised in health and care decision making
• Application and System Developer in digital health
• Information Governance Manager responsible for managing data in health information systems

Example employers:

• NHS
• Apple
• Accenture
• Microsoft
• Google