Data Science for Health
(MSc) Data Science for Health
Entry for 2026
This course has not been confirmed. Changes to details and modules are possible.
FHEQ level
This course is set at Level 7 (Masters) in the national Framework for Higher Education Qualifications.
No course outline is currently available.
Full-time course composition
| Year | Term | Status | Module | Credits | FHEQ level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autumn Semester | Core | Data Science Research Methods Autumn (L7) (970G1A) | 15 | 7 |
| Core | Linear Statistical Models (L7) (971G1) | 15 | 7 | ||
| Option | Algorithmic Approaches to Mathematics (817G5) | 15 | 7 | ||
| Algorithmic Data Science (969G5) | 15 | 7 | |||
| Imaging in Brain Diseases (870C1) | 15 | 7 | |||
| Introduction to Mathematical Biology (L7) (977G1) | 15 | 7 | |||
| Spring Semester | Core | Machine Learning and Statistics for Health (L7) (974G1) | 15 | 7 | |
| Core | Wider Topics in Data Science (L7) (981G1) | 15 | 7 | ||
| Option | Machine Learning (934G5) | 15 | 7 | ||
| Monte Carlo Simulations (L7) (865G1) | 15 | 7 | |||
| Statistical Inference (L.7) (867G1) | 15 | 7 | |||
| Spring & Summer Teaching | Core | Dissertation (Data Science for Health Sep entry) (984G1) | 60 | 7 |
Part-time course composition
| Year | Term | Status | Module | Credits | FHEQ level |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autumn Semester | Core | Data Science Research Methods Autumn (L7) (970G1A) | 15 | 7 |
| Core | Linear Statistical Models (L7) (971G1) | 15 | 7 | ||
| Spring Semester | Core | Machine Learning and Statistics for Health (L7) (974G1) | 15 | 7 | |
| Core | Wider Topics in Data Science (L7) (981G1) | 15 | 7 | ||
| Year | Term | Status | Module | Credits | FHEQ level |
| 2 | Autumn Semester | Option | Algorithmic Approaches to Mathematics (817G5) | 15 | 7 |
| Algorithmic Data Science (969G5) | 15 | 7 | |||
| Imaging in Brain Diseases (870C1) | 15 | 7 | |||
| Introduction to Mathematical Biology (L7) (977G1) | 15 | 7 | |||
| Spring Semester | Option | Machine Learning (934G5) | 15 | 7 | |
| Monte Carlo Simulations (L7) (865G1) | 15 | 7 | |||
| Statistical Inference (L.7) (867G1) | 15 | 7 | |||
| Spring & Summer Teaching | Core | Dissertation (Data Science for Health Sep entry) (984G1) | 60 | 7 |
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