PGCert Health Informatics at Swansea University

Programme overview

PGCert Health Informatics is the certificate-level award of the Health Informatics programme. Health Informatics at Swansea is delivered in the Medical School, based within the Centres for Excellence for Administrative Data and eHealth Research, with links to the NHS and life science organisations.

Faculty: Medical School | Duration: 1 year full-time | Intake: September or January | Location: Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom

What you will study

Taught modules of the Health Informatics programme in health informatics, coding and knowledge management, without the MSc dissertation.

Career pathways

Graduates build careers in NHS Trusts (the largest UK employer in health informatics), digital health companies, local authorities and public health bodies, universities and research institutes, and private healthcare providers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Requirements stated for the Health Informatics MSc, PGDip and PGCert: normally a UK honours degree 2:2 or above, or an equivalent qualification, in cognate disciplines such as healthcare, health information and data management, medical or clinical records and coding, ICT, health economics, nursing and social work, or healthcare business administration. Non-graduates are welcome and are considered on merit, including applicants with at least two years of high-level experience in health informatics or related fields. International applicants need IELTS Academic 6.5 with at least 6.0 in each part, or an accepted equivalent.

Requirements published at program group level.

Domestic applicants: GBP 3,350 a year (2026/27). PGCert, full-time, 1 year. Source

International applicants: GBP 7,650 a year (2026/27). PGCert, full-time, 1 year. Source

Intake: September or January

Duration: 1 year full-time

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