The course is primarily aimed at existing and future employees in the health service and IT industry sector who are looking to move into the area of Healthcare Informatics, expand their current knowledge in the area, or get more involved in health IT implementation projects in their respective work locations.

The assignments for the various modules are primarily focused on work-based topics, with these assignments being undertaken primarily as group or team work.

This team-based process mirrors the actuality of IT systems implementation projects or health data / business intelligence analysis in this sector.

Course Description

MSc in Healthcare Informatics (90 ECTS) is broken down as follows; 

Core modules (40 ECTS):

• Clinical Information & Decision Support Systems (10 ECTS)
• Biostatistics and Data Management (10 ECTS)
• Medical Records (5 ECTS)
• Information Visualisation (5 ECTS)
• Interoperability, Standards & XML (5 ECTS)
• Information Governance in Health (5 ECTS)

Optional modules (20 ECTS), choice of: 

• AI for Pathology and Histopathology (10 ECTS)
• AI for Medical Image Analysis (10 ECTS) 
• Health Data – What is it and where does it come from? (5 ECTS)
• Corporate Information Systems in Health (5 ECTS)
• Informatics Systems Implementation in Health (5 ECTS)
• Human Computer Interfaces (5 ECTS)
• Artificial Intelligence in Health (5 ECTS)
• Data Programming with R (5 ECTS)
• Personalised Medicine (5 ECTS)
• Data Mining in Health (5 ECTS)
• Medical Devices and their connectivity (5 ECTS)
• Clinical Biomarkers (5 ECTS)
• Bioinformatics (5 ECTS)
• Data Programming with R (5 ECTS)
• Artificial Intelligence in Health (5 ECTS)

Research / Dissertation module (30ECTS)

The lecturers will come from both UCD and the Health Service to ensure an appropriate mix of theory and application in the content.

Applicants will normally hold a NQF Level 8 academic award.

Where an applicant does not hold a Level 8 award, consideration will be given to those with relevant and appropriate qualifications and experience working in or closely with the health system. Such candidates may be interviewed to ensure applicability to the programme prior to acceptance.

Candidates who may enter via this route would typically be those currently employed but looking to change the focus of their career into the Health Informatics arena, or those that have health experience but are currently unemployed and looking to re-enter the workforce in the Healthcare Informatics field.

• International applicants should contact the Academic Programme Director for a full list of entry requirements
• Click this link and follow the steps outlined
• For more information, please visit  UCD Global.

This course is eligible for UCD Global Excellence Scholarships. For more information on these scholarships and application details visit this link.  

Important dates

• The next intake for MSc Healthcare Informatics is September

Apply Online

• Click here and follow the steps outlined.
• Scroll to the bottom of the course page and click the (yellow) APPLY button.
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• 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 information on cost, please see UCD Fees website.

   

  Financial Support available

  Springboard

  A number of places for this course are government funded under the Human Capital Initiative (HCI) via the Springboard.ie website. The following are eligible to apply for courses (subject to the applicant meeting all requirements, e.g. academic requirements): 

  • Returners (formerly referred to as Homemakers): May apply to all courses if they meet the nationality/visa requirement and residency criteria
  • People in employment: May apply to all courses if they meet the nationality/visa requirement and residency criteria. 
  • The unemployed or formerly self-employed: All courses are open to these categories of applicants, with the exception of the two-year part-time ICT conversion courses which are not open to those in receipt of a Jobseekers-related payment. 

  
  Depending on your situation, the fees are provided in full or subsidised. For more information, and to apply, please visit www.springboard.ie .