Health Informatics

Key programme benefits to future students

This course aims to equip graduates with the skills, knowledge and abilities to evaluate the opportunities and limitations of healthcare technology and its impact on improving the efficiency, cost effectiveness, safety and quality of healthcare delivery, taking cognisance of the social, legal, ethical and technical issues whilst ensuring compliance with the standards and regulations governing systems in this domain.



Health informatics is a multi-disciplinary, multi-dimensional field. It is not solely a technical discipline but focuses on the relationship between the technology and its use in real-world settings i.e. solutions are designed in context, taking into account the social, cultural and organisational settings in which computing and information technology will be used in health care sectors.



At least 50% of the materials for each taught semester is delivered via distance education. During each of these semesters students attend five in-house blocks. An in-house block comprises a consecutive Friday and Saturday. This delivery mode facilitates participants to continue working full-time while completing this programme.

Autumn Modules

• Health Informatics Applications

• Electronic Health Record Management

• Research Methods in Health Informatics

• Medical Decision Support Systems

• Requirements Engineering for Health Informatics



Spring Modules

• Health Informatics Project Management

• Strategic Issues in Health Informatics

• E-Health Systems

• ICT for Evidence-Based Health Care

• Research project



Summer Modules

• Health Informatics Dissertation

A Health Care Administrator/Clerical Officer, Health Care Manager or Health Care Professional who holds a primary undergraduate degree (2.2 honours or higher)

OR



An applicant who holds a primary undergraduate degree (2.2 honours or higher) in a health sciences discipline

OR



An IT specialist who holds a primary undergraduate degree (2.2 honours or higher) with experience of working in a health care setting.

OR



An applicant with at least 5 years relevant work experience who can satisfy the course admission team that he/she has the ability to complete and benefit from this course. Such applicants shall be required to undertake an interview.

Note your degree must be a honours (Level 8 - National Qualifications Authority of Ireland) degree or equivalent.

1 year full-time, on-campus.

Autumn

Graduate careers

A newcomer to the health informatics industry will have a wide range of career options depending on their current position or the company they work for. There is no one way to advance in a career. The ability to quickly adapt and alter emphasis is highly regarded in the industry because it allows you to work in a variety of healthcare technology fields.