Digital Health

Bournemouth University
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 1 Year MedicineHealthComputer science

About this course

Technology and data science is revolutionising the way health and social care is delivered around the world. This course will fuse your understanding of computer science and healthcare, teaching you the technological skills needed to drive global change.

Why study MSc Digital Health at BU?

  • Bridging the knowledge gap between healthcare and computing, you’ll graduate with the skills needed to address today’s and tomorrow’s design challenges in developing digital health solutions

  • Gain a critical understanding of advanced theoretical knowledge, methods and concepts of relevant digital health technologies required for supporting healthcare and social care services and products

  • Develop specialised technical knowledge and practical skills to take a professional approach to the planning, design and management of digital health products to address real-world healthcare and social care problems

  • If your first degree is computing or healthcare-related, this course will give you the knowledge and skills to become a visionary digital health technologist

  • You’ll understand the healthcare and social care perspective and create a strategic view of digital health product development, as well as manage and lead the development of such products and services.
  • Study Options

    This course is available in 5 study options:

    Part-time

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Poole

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 1 Year

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Poole

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 16 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Poole

    Full-time with year in industry

    Duration: 2 Years

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Poole

    Full-time with year in industry

    Duration: 30 Months

    Qualification: MSc

    Location: Poole

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2111 Chemical scientists
    2119 Natural and social science professionals
    2139 Information technology professionals
    2113 Biochemists and biomedical scientists
    3131 IT operations technicians
    2223 Speech and language therapists

    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    1 Year
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Poole
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Medicine, Health, Computer science