Digital Health

Entry requirements

You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in a Science, Technology, Engineering or Mathematics discipline, or a discipline related to Health, such as neuroscience, medical sciences, or sport and exercise science.

If your degree subject is not listed above, we may consider your application if it contains a module related to product design, or you have a minimum of six month's full-time work experience (or part-time equivalent) in the healthcare sector or the health technology industry.

If you are currently completing a degree, we understand that your final grade may be higher than the interim grades or module/unit grades you have achieved during your studies to date.

We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so you would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of your degree. Specific module requirements would still apply.

We will also consider your application if your final overall achieved grade is slightly lower than the programme's entry requirement.

If you have at least one of the following, please include your CV (curriculum vitae / résumé) when you apply, showing details of your relevant qualifications:

• evidence of significant, relevant work experience (six months full time, or part-time equivalent) in the healthcare sector or the health technology industry
• a relevant postgraduate qualification

See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.

Months of entry

September

Course content

The future of health is digital. We urgently need new technologies for understanding, preventing, diagnosing, and managing illnesses that affect millions of people, such as diabetes, depression and dementia. This challenge is increasingly being met with innovative technologies such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, novel ways of analysing big data, virtual reality and wearable technologies. The digital health industry is expected to grow six times in size over the next five years, at a rate of nearly 30% a year. Driven by the risk of future pandemics and the health needs of ageing populations in countries worldwide, this growth is expected to continue for decades to come.

The demand for graduates in this area is therefore unprecedented. If you have a first degree in a relevant field, including – but not limited to – health sciences, medicine, psychology, neuroscience, human computer interaction, computer science, life science, mathematics or engineering subject, you have the foundations to develop as a leader in this area.

Our MSc in Digital Health provides you with the necessary technological expertise and understanding of the health landscape to forge a career in this innovative and vital field. You will learn about novel sensing technologies to detect and monitor diseases, artificial intelligence, data science, epidemiology, statistics and more. You will also learn to evaluate the safety and efficacy of new products, assessing the ethical principles that guide the development of new health technologies, all alongside graduates from different disciplines. Once you have mastered the core skills of your degree, the final Digital Health Project will provide you with a unique group experience to solve a real-world digital health challenge: from market research to public involvement and from data analysis to regulatory submission, you'll have the opportunity to exercise creativity and problem solving in various aspects of Digital Health.

This degree programme, designed together with stakeholders from industry, academia and public health services, will equip you with the necessary skills to launch the next phase of your digital health career.

Information for international students

See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.

Fees and funding

Further information on funding for prospective UK and international postgraduate students.