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MSc - Master of Science
University of Leicester
Full Time
SEP
1 year
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MSc - Master of Science
University of Leicester
Full Time
SEP
1 year
MSc - Master of Science
Main Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
1 Year
MSc - Master of Science
Main Campus
Part Time
SEP-26
2 Years
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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. Your analytic skills will be developed on real medical data sets, using statistical and computational software such as R and Python.Alongside this, you will develop your knowledge base of cutting-edge machine learning and artificial intelligence methods, learning how they can be harnessed to answer clinical questions, bringing together the power and potential of computational analytics, statistical thinking, and medical research, to improve health.
Good undergraduate degree, minimum second-class honours in a subject with a high quantitative component, e.g. Mathematics, Physics, Economics. Equivalent professional experience may be considered in a relevant field.
Students living in
Domestic
£10,950 per year
Students from Domestic
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£20,250 per year
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£20,250 per year
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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