Health Data Science

With the Health Data Science program from University of Liverpool , you'llcombine this knowledge with the fundamentals of computer science. Using statistical analysis, data visualisation and digital technology, you’ll learn how to identify data-driven enhancements to health care interventions and produce a significant piece of health data science research.

Key Features

• Offering specialist training for current and aspiring health data scientists, this MSc combines research-focused teaching, training and development in an emerging discipline.
• Whether you’re an experienced professional, recent graduate or intercalating medical student, you’ll benefit from our collaborative team-based approach. We’ll tackle important health research questions and work with new forms of health data, you’ll discover how health data science can enhance our understanding of disease and health care
• This MSc has strong links to Civic Health Innovation Labs (CHIL), which has built an internationally recognised, multi and trans-disciplinary research centre tackling global health challenges with civic data and technology. CHIL provides dissertation research projects for students, focusing on areas such as healthcare data analytics, digital health solutions, public health informatics, and the application of technology in community health initiatives. These projects offer students the opportunity to work on cutting-edge research, contributing to meaningful advancements in global health.

Career prospects

• The health sector is a fast-growing employment sector around the world. There is an increasing need for professionals with strong quantitative skills to evaluate health care interventions and information systems.
• The MSc Health Data Science is tailored to develop the statistical and computational skills needed to pursue a successful career as a data scientist working in academia, healthcare or biopharmaceutical sectors.

Courses include:

• Statistics For Health Research
• Using Routine Data For Public Health
• Data And Engineering For Health Research

• Dissertation