Course summary
Visit our website for more information on fees, scholarships, postgraduate loans and other funding options to study at Swansea University. This course is designed to develop the essential skills and knowledge you’ll need as a Health Data Scientist. Our degree offers strong emphasis on practical and analytical skills that you can apply in the workplace and could make you more employable. It is available as a one year full time or three years part time course. Healthcare already has an established strong relationship with Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), and is continuously expanding the knowledge forefront as new methods of acquiring data concerning the health of human beings are developed. On this course you’ll learn how processing this data to extract valuable information about a population (epidemiological applications) has the potential to improve quality of life on a large scale. Visit our website for more information on fees, scholarships, postgraduate loans and other funding options to study at Swansea University.
Modules
Modules typically include: Scientific Computing and Health Care; Health Data Modelling; Introductory Analysis of Linked Health Data; Machine Learning in Healthcare; Health Data Visualisation; Advanced Analysis of Linked Health Data.
Entry requirements
Applicants should have a 2:2 in a relevant subject such as healthcare, science, technology, engineering, mathematics, computer science, or bio-informatics. You should also have experience of analysing quantitative data. Significant relevant experience in health data science, or a related field, may be accepted in lieu of a degree and should be evidenced within your applications. International Applicants for whom English is not your first language, may require an IELTS score or Swansea University recognised equivalent. If this is the case an IELTS score or recognised equivalent of 6.5 (minimum of 6 in each component) or higher will be needed.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £3050 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £3050 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £3050 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £3050 | Year 1 |
| EU | £6950 | Year 1 |
| International | £6950 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Swansea University
Singleton Park
Swansea
SA2 8PP