MSc Health Informatics(Part-time)

Year 3

(Award available for year: Master of Science)

Learning outcomes

On completion of the programme students should have shown evidence of being able:
- to demonstrate in-depth, specialist knowledge of the discipline of Health Informatics;
- to demonstrate a mastery of the skills, techniques and methodologies that underpin the discipline of Health Informatics;
- to demonstrate an ability both to learn from and evaluate current issues and research in Health Informatics and apply concepts, frameworks and understanding to the practice of Health Informatics;
- to demonstrate the ability to both understand and work with other disciplines to ensure the delivery of Health Informatics to enhance Health systems and Health Care delivery;
- to demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of techniques applicable to their own research or advanced scholarship;
- to take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and to develop professional relationships with others;
- to proactively formulate ideas and hypotheses relevant to Health Informatics and to develop, implement and execute plans by which to evaluate these;
- to carry out research directly or indirectly related to the discipline of Health Informatics part of which includes the development of a research question / hypothesis, a critical literature review, the choosing and application of an appropriate investigative method, presentation of results and finally a critical discussion of the findings with a conclusion.

Transferable (key) skills

Masters (Taught) students will have had the opportunity to acquire the following abilities as defined in the modules specified for the programme:
- the skills necessary to undertake a higher research degree and/or for employment in a higher capacity in industry or area of professional practice;
- evaluating their own achievement and that of others;
- self direction and effective decision making in complex and unpredictable situations;
- independent learning and the ability to work in a way which ensures continuing professional development;
- critically to engage in the development of professional/disciplinary boundaries and norms.

Assessment

Achievement for the degree of Master (taught programme) will be assessed by a variety of methods in accordance with the learning outcomes of the modules specified for the year/programme and will involve the achievement of the students in:
- evidencing an ability to conduct independent in-depth enquiry within the discipline;
- demonstrating the ability to apply breadth and/or depth of knowledge to a complex specialist area;
- drawing on a range of perspectives on an area of study;
- evaluating and criticising received opinion;
- make reasoned judgements whilst understanding the limitations on judgements made in the absence of complete data.