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MSc Health Data Science and AI at University of Manchester

University of Manchester, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Develop the key skills you need to work as a health data scientist and help tackle challenges in healthcare. Learn how to work within a team to collect and interpret health data and use it to help solve healthcare delivery challenges. Gain key technical and software skills for working with and manipulating health data.

Faculty: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health  |  Duration: 1 year full-time  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Intake: 2027 entry  |  Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Our MSc Health Data Science and AI course aims to create a new breed of scientist who can understand the healthcare sector and medicine, how data is collected and analysed, and how this can be communicated to influence various stakeholders. The current models of healthcare delivery worldwide are subject to unprecedented challenges.

Career pathways

Data science is increasing in importance in the fields of medicine and public health, enabling evidence-based decision making in areas such as disease prevention, diagnosis, treatment development and healthcare resource allocation.

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Entry requirements

We require an honours degree (minimum Upper Second) or overseas equivalent in: mathematics statistics computer science physical science biomedical science (including epidemiology, biological sciences or medicine/nursing) pharmacy/pharmacy-related subjects Your degree must have had significant statistical and computational elements and be from a recognised institution or an approved and relevant postgraduate qualification (minimum postgraduate... English language: IELTS: 6.5 overall and no component less than 6.5. Interview: No interview is required for this course.

Intake: 2027 entry

Duration: 1 year full-time

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