Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Informatics

This course is primarily targeted towards:

• Medical practitioners
• Those working in allied professions 
• ICT professionals working in the health sector

Course overview

Information management and the utilisation of associated technology is becoming a major activity of the healthcare professional. Our courses are designed to train graduates in medical and allied professions in healthcare informatics.

This course consists of four modules covering a total of 30 credits. 

Core 25 ECTS:

Clinical Information & Decision Support Systems (10 ECTS)

Biostatistics and Data Management (10 ECTS)

Medical Records (5 ECTS)

Options 5 ECTS:

Data Programming with R (5 ECTS)

Artificial Intelligence in Health (5 ECTS)

Eligibility criteria

• Candidates should possess a primary University degree in Medicine or in an allied profession, or a primary degree in the area of Information Technology and experience working in the healthcare industry.

• International applicants should contact the academic programme director for a full list of entry requirements.
• A list of FAQs for international applicants is available here. 

• Click here and follow the steps outlined.
• Scroll to the bottom of the course page and click the (yellow) APPLY button.
• Follow the on screen instructions.
• You will be directed to a login page.
• If you have never applied to study at UCD before, click on Create Account and follow the instructions shown to you on the screen and by email. Once your account has been created, you will receive an email from UCD IT Services with your login credentials. To continue with your application, you should click on the ‘Continue’ hyperlink embedded in the email. Once you have logged into your account, you will see the application form for the programme you had selected.
• Please complete all the ‘Required Application Tasks’ to submit your application.
• To help you complete your application, we have created a comprehensive video guide about how to fill out the application. 

• For course fees, please see the UCD Fees website.