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Universities Ireland University of Limerick Courses MSc in Digital Health Transformation

MSc in Digital Health Transformation
at University of Limerick

Limerick, Ireland

Tuition Fee € 18,000
Country Rank-
Duration18 Months
Score IELTS: 6.5 TOEFL: 90

Program Overview

Implementing large-scale change involving digital health technologies requires an organisation to prepare leaders who:

are flexible, highly adaptable and motivated by outcomes that realise benefits
have the capacity to build patient-centred models of care, engaging with stakeholders to realise the benefits of digital technologies in health and social care to empower patients and enhance their experiences
can effectively and consistently engage with patients and staff, bridging cultural differences and managing varying attitudes to change
would be capable of directing the planning and deployment of resources in a digital transformation project
can build a business case for cooperating with process improvements and emerging digital technologies to facilitate information sharing in a more integrated care environment to improve clinical development and clinical outcomes
appreciate the need to capture and disseminate lessons from implementation and deployment of digital technologies

Course Content
This programme will run over 18 months. Taught modules are delivered over two semesters. In addition, participants undertake a substantial digital health transformation project.

Programme Delivery

This programme is delivered using a blended learning approach. For the taught element, in each semester participants will attend a residential block of one week and five in-house blocks. Each in-house block comprises a consecutive Friday and Saturday. Residential blocks will take place at the University of Limerick while the locations of in-house blocks will rotate among the participating institutions.

Semester 1 Modules (30 ECTS credits)
- Introduction to Digital Health Transformation
- eHealth Systems, Standards, and Digital Services
- Health Information Modelling and Governance
- Digital Health Research Design
- Health Service Digital Transformation
Semester 2 Modules (30 ECTS credits)
- Digital Health and Wellbeing in the Community
- Digital Health Change Management
- Clinical Decision Making and Knowledge Discovery
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Plus one elective from
- Medical Devices
- Medical Diagnostics
- Digital Health and Clinical Trials
Digital Health Transformation Project (30 ECTS credits)
- Through the medium of undertaking a substantial project, members of each group will integrate and apply their previous learning to develop and deploy a digital transformation solution or capability which will have a significant positive impact for the Irish Health System.
- The project definition phase will be undertaken between Semesters 1 and 2 while the transformation phase will commence at the start of Semester 2 and extend just over five months beyond Semester 2.
Entry Requirement
A four-year Bachelor Degree or three-year honours Bachelor Degree in a relevant discipline from a recognised university. First-division results are normally required with a minimum overall grade of between 55-70%* depending on the programme applied for.
Some programmes may require an interview and/or work experience.
A full transcripts/full marks sheets of each semester is required. A consolidated marks sheet is not sufficient as a standalone document.

Fees & Scholarships

International Tuition Fees:

£18000 per year

Cost Of Studying At University of Limerick

Interest rates as low as 8.9% ^*

250K+

Students Assisted

800Cr+

Loan Amount Disbursed

5000+

Loans Sanctioned

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MSc in Digital Health Transformation at University of Limerick