MSc in Data Analytics for Precision Medicine

at University College Dublin

The MSc in Data Analytics for Precision Medicine is open to graduates in the Health Sciences and Healthcare professionals who hold a minimum 2H1 in an undergraduate Degree. This 90-credit MSc can be taken as a full-time, 1-year programme (X889).  In addition, there are options to complete the 60-credit Graduate Diploma in Data Analytics for Precision Medicine (X891).

Genomic data, coupled with advances in Bioinformatics, Data Science and AI are transforming medicine, medical research and the biopharma value chain. Upskilling and diversifying the skillsets of a generation of life scientists, biomedical scientists and healthcare professionals to effectively utilize this data is essential to realizing this transformation. Drawing on coursework in Bioinformatics, Machine learning, Biostatistics and Data science for Genomics this MSc is designed to provide students with interdisciplinary skill sets to draw insights and value from such datasets and to communicate their findings across different domains. 

How technologies such as Genomics have revolutionized the application areas of public health, infectious disease, biopharma drug discovery and cancer will also be explored throughout the program using examples internationally and from within the Irish setting. Academically, the MSc will provide conceptual understanding and advanced scholarship, enabling students to critically evaluate and critique current research and innovation methodologies and develop new research questions and hypotheses.

The program will be delivered by clinical and scientific experts from UCD, experienced Bioinformaticians and computer scientists, statisticians and experts in public health as well as industry leaders in precision medicine. This interdisciplinary programme is applicable to life sciences graduates and healthcare professionals, wishing to pursue careers in industry, academia and in clinical settings.

We envision the MSc programme to be structured into a series of core and optional strands composed of 5 and 10 credit modules coupled with a 30-credit project. The program will be offered as a Graduate Diploma for students completing 60 credits worth of taught modules without carrying out the 30-credit project.

This structure which couples teaching in the data analysis skills allied to their application in industry and clinically relevant areas will cater for a broad audience while providing graduates with excellent career opportunities.