Limerick,
Ireland
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MSc in Health Informatics in Limerick Ireland | University of Limerick
University of Limerick
|
Limerick Ireland
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
EUR
20,700
(c. USD24,036.63)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
Prepares graduates with the expertise to assess healthcare technology's potential and constraints, enhancing care delivery's efficiency, affordability, safety, and quality while addressing social, legal, ethical, and technical considerations and maintaining regulatory compliance.
Health informatics is an interdisciplinary domain. It emphasizes generating, structuring, handling, and exchanging health information to facilitate medical analysis and prompt healthcare decisions, supported by relevant information science and technology. This field extends beyond technical aspects, examining how technology interacts with practical healthcare environments - solutions are contextually developed, considering the societal, cultural, and institutional frameworks where digital systems operate in healthcare.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
A Health Care Administrator/Clerical Officer, Health Care Manager or Health Care Professional who holds a primary undergraduate degree (2.2 honours or higher)
OR
An applicant who holds a primary undergraduate degree (2.2 honours or higher) in a health sciences discipline
OR
An IT specialist who holds a primary undergraduate degree (2.2 honours or higher) with experience of working in a health care setting.
OR
An applicant with at least 5 years relevant work experience who can satisfy the course admission team that he/she has the ability to complete and benefit from this course. Such applicants shall be required to undertake an interview.
Note your degree must be an Honours (Level 8 - National Qualifications Authority of Ireland) degree or equivalent.
WHAT TO INCLUDE WITH YOUR APPLICATION:
Qualification transcripts and certificates
A copy of your birth certificate (long document)
A statement of purpose
If your qualifications have been obtained in a country where English is an official language this will suffice
If this is not available, the following additional documents must be provided:
English translation of your qualification(s)/transcripts
AND
English language competency certificate
IELTS - Minimum score of 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any component.
TOEFL- (paper based) - 580.
TOEFL- (internet based) - 90.
OR
An applicant who holds a primary undergraduate degree (2.2 honours or higher) in a health sciences discipline
OR
An IT specialist who holds a primary undergraduate degree (2.2 honours or higher) with experience of working in a health care setting.
OR
An applicant with at least 5 years relevant work experience who can satisfy the course admission team that he/she has the ability to complete and benefit from this course. Such applicants shall be required to undertake an interview.
Note your degree must be an Honours (Level 8 - National Qualifications Authority of Ireland) degree or equivalent.
WHAT TO INCLUDE WITH YOUR APPLICATION:
Qualification transcripts and certificates
A copy of your birth certificate (long document)
A statement of purpose
If your qualifications have been obtained in a country where English is an official language this will suffice
If this is not available, the following additional documents must be provided:
English translation of your qualification(s)/transcripts
AND
English language competency certificate
IELTS - Minimum score of 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any component.
TOEFL- (paper based) - 580.
TOEFL- (internet based) - 90.
Tuition
EUR
20,700