University of Edinburgh Health Data Science

The course is for anyone working in health or social care or computational roles who are interested in starting a career in data science OR graduates who are seeking to develop data science skills that can be applied in health, social and care services. This is an introductory Masters-level course (SCQF Level 11). It provides foundational skills and/or an overview of the subject – no prior knowledge is needed. Masters-level courses are relatively intensive and require independent learning, critical thinking, analysis and reflection.

As this course is designed mainly for health and care professionals, we expect our students to have qualifications or work experience in such environments (e.g. NHS National Services, Acute/Community/Public health), Third sector organisations, Social Services, Nursing homes, pharmaceutical companies, diagnostic laboratories, etc.). An understanding of the fundamentals of maths and statistics (at Higher level) would be advantageous but is not a prerequisite for joining the course. You should be educated to a degree level as this course is catering for those seeking postgraduate academic credit. However, professionals who are involved with managing services and caseloads and have 5 years of work experience may also apply even if they do not hold a degree qualification.

Funded places are available to those who meet Scottish Funding Council (SFC) fee waiver criteria. Courses/provision is open to all Scottish-domiciled/’home fee’ students, which is consistent with SFC’s policy for core funded student places. Students from the rest of the UK (rUK) are not normally considered eligible for SFC funding. If however a university is working with a Scottish/UK employer which has a physical presence or operating in Scotland, rUK employees of that employer would be eligible. If your fee status is Scotland Fee Rate, RUK Fee Rate, or EU-EEA Pre/Settled Scotland Fee rate, you may be eligible for a funded upskilling place. To determine this we will look at your fee status, residency information and, where relevant, details of your employer, to confirm whether the employer is based in, or has a significant presence, in Scotland. Funding eligibility will be assessed at the point of each application and you may be asked to provide further information if you do not meet the general residence conditions.

Previous course participant (Nurse):

“The course was incredible and really solidified for me that my passion lies in health data. Having worked within the NHS for a number of years, and completed my undergraduate degree in Nursing, the next step in my career would be to complete the MSc Data Science for Health and Social Care.”

Please email bayes-training@ed.ac.uk if you would like to discuss your funding eligibility before applying.

To apply for the course that starts on September 19th and lasts 10 weeks please follow the link: HTTPS://FORMS.OFFICE.COM/R/SNVBLRGTFH

Best wishes,

The Data-Driven Health & Social Care Talent Programme
Usher Institute at The University of Edinburgh
https://www.ed.ac.uk/usher/health-and-social-care-talent-programme
Courses: https://www.ed.ac.uk/usher/health-and-social-care-talent-programme/learning-and-development-0