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The MSc Health Data in Practice provides an innovative, people-focused perspective on healthcare data, giving you the essential skills and knowledge to pioneer change in practical environments. Engage with a diverse curriculum blending statistical analysis, epidemiology, health informatics, health disparities, and qualitative research techniques, enabling you to apply cross-disciplinary methods for designing influential studies and guiding vital policy decisions. This program establishes a solid grounding in quantitative techniques, qualitative approaches, health data origins and context, plus hands-on data handling – preparing you to address urgent healthcare data issues. You'll also cultivate key professional abilities like analytical reasoning, solution-finding, and effective communication – vital competencies for succeeding in the rapidly changing world of health data science.
Career Opportunities
The MSc Health Data in Practice prepares you for leadership and strategic positions within the NHS, public health organizations, and commercial enterprises such as health technology firms, consulting agencies, and pharmaceutical companies. Within the NHS, potential roles include healthcare data specialist, clinical informatics expert, or digital modernization coordinator, contributing to data-driven healthcare improvements. Private sector options span healthcare data advisory services, digital health development, and medical analytics roles. You'll graduate with industry-relevant capabilities including sophisticated data interpretation, solution development, and persuasive communication – fundamental assets in this dynamic professional domain.
A 2:1 or above at undergraduate level in a relevant subject, such as statistics, computer sciences, mathematics, bioinformatics, biomedical sciences, epidemiology, public health.
Applicants with a 2:2 degree and relevant experience in the field will be considered on an individual basis.
IELTS (Academic) minimum score 6.5 overall with 6.0 in each of Writing, Listening, Reading and Speaking; TOEFL minimum score 92 overall with 21 in Writing, 19 in Reading, 18 in Listening and 21 in Speaking.