Population Health Data Science

Course Overview

Offered by University of Leicester, the MSc Population Health Data Science provides a comprehensive postgraduate education in social sciences. Based in Leicester, England, this programme combines theoretical knowledge with practical application, with a 1-year full-time and part-time structure. This postgraduate degree will build on your existing quantitative knowledge to give you the expertise in statistical analysis, computer science and health research that you will need to become a data scientist in the healthcare sector. You will develop a thorough grounding in computing and the statistical methods underpinning modern day data science, but with a focus on understanding, applying and adapting it to real life problems in the health domain. You will develop computing skills required to manage and explore big health datasets, to gain insight into, and inform, health research. A minimum ielts score of 6.5 is required for admission. Graduates from this programme benefit from strong career prospects, with 98% student satisfaction rating, and a median graduate salary of £24,000 within three years.

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Course description Course description This postgraduate degree will build on your existing quantitative knowledge to give you the expertise in statistical analysis, computer science and health research that you will need to become a data scientist in the healthcare sector. You will develop a thorough grounding in computing and the statistical methods underpinning modern day data science, but with a focus on understanding, applying and adapting it to real life problems in the health domain. You w

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