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Study Details: 1 year
This interdisciplinary programme provides you with up-to-date knowledge on data analytics, medical statistics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, as well as the design and analysis of health studies. These skills are highly sought after by employers in the healthcare sectors in the UK and globally, and ultimately, help them to improve public health. This MSc prepares you to work as a health data scientist or medical statistician in the public, charity or private sectors.
A 2:2 honours degree, or equivalent, in biology, biomedical science, computer science, chemistry, dentistry, economics, accounting, finance, engineering, epidemiology, health, geography, marine sciences, mathematics, statistics, data science, medicine, nursing, nutrition, physics, public health, psychology, and any other related disciplines in science, engineering, health and technology. Please contact us for individual advice.
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From scholarships and loans, to grants from charitable trusts, you can fund your postgraduate study at Plymouth in a number of ways.
The programme is designed to prepare graduates for roles such as: health data analysts, data engineers, data scientists, data managers, data modellers and medical statisticians. The skills developed and knowledge gained during this programme are highly sought after by employers in the healthcare sectors in the UK and globally, including NHS, Clinical Trials Units, healthcare industries, government agencies, research institutions and consultancy units. The skills developed also provide opportunities for employment elsewhere including in the finance and business sectors that invest in healthcare products. The programme also provides a solid foundation for those graduates who would like to continue to PhD study. The University of Plymouth hosts several
Doctoral Training Partnerships and Centres for Doctoral Training
funded by UK Research Councils and provides bespoke training for postgraduate researchers.
Core module:
MSc Dissertation and Research Skills
Health Data and Medical Statistics
Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare
Big Data Visualisation and Analytics
Applied Data Modelling and Artificial Intelligence
Optional modules:
Software Development and Databases
Information Security Management & Governance
Applied Quantitative Research Methods
Systematic Review
Natural Language Processing and Large Language Models
Computer Vision and Deep Learning
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