Overview

Healthcare Data Science at University of Cambridge will be focused on cultivating highly competitive professionals capable of playing effective roles in health data science projects. The design of the course integrates the multidisciplinary nature of this field and incorporates required components from mathematics, statistics, computation, and health sciences. Its design aligns with the expectations of level 7 study while also incorporating the knowledge and skills required across research, healthcare and industry.

Aims of the programme

The course will:   

provide teaching and learning opportunities to gain the knowledge and skills that underpin and are at the forefront of the successful implementation of an advanced health-focused data science project
equip learners with current data science tools and techniques to manage and analyse large datasets across healthcare systems
advance learners’ programming and analytical skills for performing meaningful and reproducible analysis
develop, create and upskill healthcare data experts with the necessary expertise, and originality of application, to pursue and expand their roles in the context of the rapidly evolving environment of electronic health data
promote a comprehensive understanding of the practical and ethical considerations relevant to health data, informatics and innovation
provide work-relevant learning opportunities and practical expertise in the context of a critical awareness of current problems, best-practice, challenges, and potential solutions in the use of health data
provide students with advanced knowledge and skills required for design and execution of the health data science project capturing: the entire process from initial curiosity driven database queries, through to data analysis, statistical inference and visualization in an impactful and reproducible output
all Master's students will receive supervision to develop the required elements for leading a project in a work-relevant and practical manner delivered via their research dissertation

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Data-driven Decision-making
Principles of Health Data Science
Health Data Science
Data Visualisation
Machine Learning
Databases

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-05-27 00:00:00

Language

English

Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Campus Location

Cambridge, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Data Science & Big Data Health Informatics View 405 other Masters in Data Science & Big Data in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

Typically, we expect a good UK undergraduate degree, such as a 2.1, or international equivalent. It is preferred that an applicant's first degree be in a subject relevant, or related to, life sciences, medical sciences, computational or data science.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

43656 GBP / year

≈ 43656 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

21828 GBP / year

≈ 21828 GBP / year

Living costs

Cambridge

United Kingdom

846 - 1465 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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