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Public Health - MPH (Health Informatics)

Certificate in Continuous Professional Development, MPH, Postgraduate Certificate (PgC), Postgraduate Diploma (PgD)

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Key Features

Essential for practitioners aspiring to defined registration as Public Health Information Specialists
Provides an understanding of key, up-to-date issues in Health Informatics
Also for data analysts and healthcare managers/staff wishing to improve health information skills

“Trying to juggle a full-time job, with family and life was a real challenge, but a real benefit of this course is that you can access material on-line 24/7 and having the flexibility to study when you want. Although delivery is on-line, the discussion boards with the other students are like “chat rooms” and you quickly get to know each other and I found the other students on my course really supportive and helpful. I certainly enjoyed my study, but am so pleased now to have come away with a Masters Degree” - MPH student.

What it's about

The multidisciplinary field of Health Informatics is concerned with the acquisition, storage, retrieval, communication and optimal use of health information for problem solving and decision-making. Taking this course will enable you to enhance your professional skills with applications of emergent technologies in the health workplace. The course focuses on the principles governing the management of health information and knowledge and considers these principles in relation to the roles of patients and the different professions involved in delivering healthcare.

What you do

Core modules:

• Principles of Epidemiology
• Research Methods and Data Analysis
• Health Informatics and Use of Health Data
• Routine Data Sources and Data Manipulation
• Public Health Principles and Practice
• Masters Dissertation

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Qualification:	Certificate in Continuous Professional Development, MPH, Postgraduate Certificate (PgC), Postgraduate Diploma (PgD)
Faculty/School:	Faculty of Health
Location:	Distance Learning
Course Start:	We consider students for intake each year in September
Course Length:	2 years (Full-time), 2-5 years (Part-time)
Attendance:	Distance learning for the taught modules. Attendance at induction is advised and face to face presentation of thesis and viva voca (M – level only) at the campus is required at the end of the course
Entry Requirements:	Applicants will normally: possess an honours degree of class (2:1) or above (awarded by a United Kingdom university) or equivalent; have a minimum of one year working professional experience in a public health role, community, government setting, or similar. Most students are already working full-time in a related area. For those with a professional qualification, Accreditation of Prior Achievement (APA) will be considered. Students whose first language is not English require either: IELTS level 7.0 overall with level 7.0 in reading and writing specifically or TOEFL 600 (paper-based), 250 (computer-based) or minimum of 100 (Internet-based test) or Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English Grade B
Application:	Please submit a completed online Distance learning application form. We will also require two references, a copy of your current curriculum vitae (CV) and evidence of existing educational qualifications.
Fees and Bursaries:	Postgraduates Fees Information here Currently there are no bursaries for these awards. Applicants can apply for a career development loan from the usual agencies.