Program Overview

Health Informatics

MSc/PGDip/PGCert

Attendance

Part-time

Location

Online learning

Start

September 2025, January 2026

Duration

3 years

Description

Through our specialist qualification in health informatics, you'll study the interaction between people and information systems. Develop your professional practice and personal interest in the use of information and information technology to support the delivery of outstanding health and social care.

Why Study with Us

• Improve your practice and take a more innovative approach to patient care.
• Core modules are in health informatics, research methods, and study skills, as well as optional modules and a dissertation.
• The course is delivered by e-learning, so you can continue working while you study.

What You'll Do

• You’ll be encouraged to understand the role of information in your job and organisation, and use your knowledge to bring about innovation and improvements.
• You’ll improve your ability to communicate with information specialists within your organisation and in the wider informatics field.
• As part of the course, you may initiate and carry out research that will lead to improvements in your professional practice.

Pathways

This programme offers flexible study routes, allowing you to work towards a postgraduate certificate (PGCert), postgraduate diploma (PGDip), or a full master’s degree (MSc).

Modules

Compulsory Modules

• Postgraduate and Professional Study Skills
• IT for Health Research
• Evidence for Practice
• Dissertation

Optional Modules

• Quantitative Methodology for Health Research
• Qualitative Methodology for Health Research
• Informatics for Health and Social Care
• Information & Communication Technology for Care
• Quality Assurance for Health Care
• Knowledge-Based Management and Leadership in Health and Social Care
• Governance in Digital Health Solutions
• Population Health: the application of digital health at a ‘macro’ level (‘big data’)
• Statistics for Health

Entry Requirements

• Applications from all candidates will be considered on their merits in the light of the nature and scope of the programme.
• Applicants must be working in an area that involves the management and/or use of health data.

Fees and Funding

• UK: £1,050 per 20 credits (online part-time)
• International: £1,050 per 20 credits (online part-time)

Scholarships and Bursaries

• GREAT Scholarship (for students from Mexico)

Learning and Assessment

• Assessment is through coursework and a variety of formative and summative exercises including short papers, work-based assignments, oral presentations, electronic presentations, and a dissertation.
• To obtain the award of MSc in Health Informatics, you’ll need to successfully complete six taught modules, three core and three optional, plus a triple dissertation module.

Future Careers

• Our graduates go on to jobs in knowledge and information management and clinical informatics.
• Roles include health informatics managers, directors of services, information and communication technology workers, and health records staff.