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University of Aberdeen: Health Data Science (Online)

Institution University of Aberdeen View institution profile
Department School of Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition View department profile
Web www.abdn.ac.uk/smmsn
Email pgadmissions@abdn.ac.uk
Telephone 01224 272090
Study type Taught

Summary

Learn the interdisciplinary skills you need to become an exceptional health data scientist. Join an online MSc Health Data Science that fits around full-time work. 10% NHS staff discount. Learn to use data effectively and efficiently to address challenges in health care.

In this interdisciplinary degree, you’ll study health research, statistics, and computing sciences to develop your health data science skills. You’ll learn to evaluate, critique, and apply data-intensive analytical methods, and current health and care research methods.

We need health data scientists In the UK and internationally, there’s a critical shortage of people skilled in the use of data science, including machine learning and AI, for health care.

Help to transform health and care You’ll learn from academics in our Aberdeen Centre for Health Data Science (ACHDS). Right now, they’re creating innovative data science solutions to big health care challenges, to improve health and care for individuals, local communities, and globally. You’ll find out how.

Customise your learning In this degree, you can build a learning experience that’s tailored to you. Choose from a wide range of specialist elective courses to match your interests and skills, including projects and work-based placements.

Who can join online MSc Health Data Science? This MSc is for:

  • healthcare professionals looking to develop data science skills, and

  • professionals with a computing and/or data-intensive science background who want to learn more about health research, or work in the health sector.

It’s designed to help students from both backgrounds transition into health data science careers.

MSc

The School of Medicine, Medical Sciences, and Nutrition provides a dynamic teaching, learning and research ecosystem that pushes beyond boundaries to create opportunities for greater knowledge, innovation, and scientific advancement to underpin improved health and disease treatment.

By promoting a culture that constantly asks, "what if?" we transcend conventional thinking, break down barriers between disciplines, and defy limits in the discovery and delivery of progressive healthcare solutions for all. Our environment empowers educators and students to keep reaching beyond imagined boundaries.

 

We nurture future leaders and change-makers who believe pushing fresh thinking is imperative for healthcare’s …

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