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MSc Health Data Science and Statistics

University of Plymouth

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  • Qualification

    MSc - Master of Science

  • Location

    Plymouth Campus

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    21-SEP-26

  • Duration

    1 Year

Course summary

This interdisciplinary programme provides you with up-to-date knowledge on data analytics, medical statistics, machine learning and artificial intelligence, as well as the design and analysis of health studies. These skills are highly sought after by employers in the healthcare sectors in the UK and globally, and ultimately, help them to improve public health. This MSc prepares you to work as a health data scientist or medical statistician in the public, charity or private sectors. Equip applicants from many undergraduate disciplines to gain specialisations in health data analytics, one of the fastest growing scientific areas in the world.Develop research skills and mastery of advanced health data research through an individual project supervised by world-leading subject experts.Establish proficiency in the use and application of state-of-the-art programming languages, such as R and Python, with additional instruction in SQL and NoSQL.Benefit from easy access to cutting-edge specialist labs and next-generation software and hardware. You may access facilities such as our NVIDIA seed-funded GPU Research Centre and our High-Performance Computing Centre.When our new engineering and design facility is launched, students in engineering, science and the arts will have access to a range of specialist equipment and innovative laboratories.Master statistical principles, and how to apply the resulting methods to solve practical problems related to the collection, analyses and interpretations of medical data.Core modules in medical data analytics, computing, and health studies, with flexible choices in data science, artificial intelligence and health studies.

Tuition fees

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£ 21,000per year

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University information

University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth

University of Plymouth

  • University League Table

    67th

  • Campus address

    Plymouth University, Drake Circus, Plymouth, Devon, PL4 8AA, United Kingdom

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Find your uni family in one of many international student groups at the Students' Union.
To reward outstanding achievement and to help ease concerns you may have about funding your studies, the university offers several international scholarships.

Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Computer Science

    72nd out of 118 7

    51st out of 65 3

  • Entry standards

    / Max 229
    123 54%

    48th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    79.0 79%

    46th

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.02 76%

    78th

    34

  • Entry standards

    / Max 236
    125 53%

    40th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    75.0 75%

    42nd

    11

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.27 82%

    18th

    3

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