Health Informatics

University of Manchester
Undergraduate PhD Full-time 36 Months Computer science

About this course

Our PhD/MPhil Health Informatics programme enables you to undertake a research project that will improve understanding of Health Informatics.

Health informatics and data science is set to revolutionise healthcare by providing a deeper understanding between healthcare delivery, outcomes and patients as well as empowering people to manage their own health.

Manchester has considerable breadth and expertise in this field, being home to the MRC-funded Health eResearch Centre (HeRC), one of four in the country recognised as a centre of excellence in the field.

The main research theme that we focus on is managed self-care and wellbeing, which includes:

  • Stratified medicine

  • Healthcare systems optimisation

  • Clinical trials and real world drug outcomes

  • Digital health

    • Study Options

    This course is available in 4 study options:

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 36 Months

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: Manchester

    Part-time

    Duration: 72 Months

    Qualification: PhD

    Location: Manchester

    Full-time Shown above

    Duration: 12 Months

    Qualification: MPhil

    Location: Manchester

    Part-time

    Duration: 24 Months

    Qualification: MPhil

    Location: Manchester

    Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2139 Information technology professionals
    3131 IT operations technicians
    2133 IT business analysts, architects and systems designers
    2136 IT quality and testing professionals
    3132 IT user support technicians
    2135 Cyber security professionals

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    Avg. Salary

    £25,500

    Course Details

    Qualification
    Doctor of Philosophy - PhD
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    36 Months
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Manchester
    Scheme
    Undergraduate
    Subjects
    Computer science

    Offered by

    University of Manchester

    Manchester

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