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FOR PROFESSIONAL MASTERS STUDY LEADING TO CAREERS as a Health Information Technologist. INTERNSHIPS IN INDUSTRY: This course offers an optional internship: six months of professional industry experience as part of your postgraduate degree. PROFESSIONAL RECOGNITION: The course is recognised at master s level by the National Health Service. OVERVIEW: MSc in Health Informatics is the longest-established postgraduate course in this field in Europe. The course equips you with the cutting-edge knowledge and skills necessary for the organisation and delivery of an informatics-led health service. Typical applicants are clinical and allied health professionals who wish to enhance their careers and computer scientists, engineers and others with relevant technical or professional qualifications who wish to move into a successful career involving the application of ICT in the health service and associated industries. You will be part of a highly multi-professional and strongly international cohort and will also benefit from lectures given by leading experts and from the University s central location, close to many hospitals and medical centres. Graduates of the course pursue successful careers in the health service (both state and private sectors in the UK and overseas) and in related healthcare industries and organisations the course has a successful track record of producing more than 250 very employable graduates over the past 15 years. The MSc in Health Informatics is also excellent preparation for doctoral study in the field. YOU WILL GAIN: - knowledge and skills regarding the manner in which ICT can be employed to enhance the organisation and delivery of efficient and effective healthcare - an ability to apply systems thinking in relation to complex problems in which ICT has the potential to enhance healthcare organisation and delivery - skills in tackling a major project relating to issues associated with ICT in the healthcare setting MODULES For the current list of modules, visit the School of Informatics website at http:www.soi.city.ac.ukpgcourses ASSESSMENT: Students successfully completing eight modules and the dissertation will be awarded 180 credits and a master s level qualification. Modules are assessed through a combination of coursework and examination. ENTRANCE REQUIREMENTS: The usual minimum entrance requirement is a good second class honours degree from a UK university in a medical or numerate subject, a recognised equivalent from an accredited overseas institution or an equivalent professional qualification. Other degree subjects or professional qualifications can be accepted if a candidate has subsequently had relevant health service or industrial experience. Applicants should have good professional English. For students whose first language is not English, an IELTS score of 6.5 or TOEFL score of 600 (250 computer-based version) is required. Previous academic and commercial experience will also be considered. BURSARIES AND SCHOLARSHIPS: The School of Informatics offers a number of scholarships for well-qualified full-time home and overseas candidates. ACADEMIC EXCELLENCE: The School of Informatics is at the forefront of international excellence and leadership in education and research for the information and computing professions. In the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE) over 85% of the School?s academic staff were ranked at 4 or 5, indicating research of international and national excellence in almost all areas. INNOVATIVE ONLINE LEARNING: We are one of the few universities in the UK where every module on our Informatics postgraduate courses is supported by the University?s online learning environment. SPECIALIST TECHNICAL SUPPORT: The University houses over 700 Windows and 90 Linux workstations, and the labs offer a wide variety of programming environments. In addition, the School of Informatics provides additional labs and file servers with applications specific to our postgraduate courses. Students als

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