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Degree Programme Table: Health Informatics (Online Distance Learning) (MSc) (Part-time) (PTMSCHEAIN1P)


Year 1, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: September

  • Notes: The Certificate in Health Informatics, is taken as a foundation in the subject area or as a first stage in progression to the Diploma and MSc in Health Informatics and Health Information Governance.
    Students may undertake the programme by Intermittent Study (flexible progression route), accruing credit within a maximum time limit of six years for MSc, 4 years for Diploma and 2 years for a Certificate.
    The courses In Practice (I and II) will be delivered using a combination of face to face learning events held in Edinburgh, work-based learning, online activities and collection of evidence for an ePortfolio. Learning for these courses is supported through a process of personal development planning with tutor support.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 4 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    HEIN11001 Introduction to Health Informatics: a survey of the field As available 10
    HEIN11002 Introduction to Health Informatics: key concepts As available 10
    HEIN11004 Health Informatics in Practice I As available 20
    HEIN11003 Patient Care Systems (Informatics) As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 0 set(s) of course options with the following rules.

    Year 2, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Diploma in Health Informatics is for $ůStage 2&© students wishing to specialise in Health Informatics.
    Students may undertake the programme by Intermittent Study (flexible progression route), accruing credit within a maximum time limit of six years for MSc, 4 years for Diploma and 2 years for a Certificate.

    The In Practice courses (I and II) will be delivered using a combination of face to face learning events held in Edinburgh, work-based learning, online activities and collection of evidence for an ePortfolio. Learning for these courses is supported through a process of personal development planning with tutor support.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 1 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    HEIN11005 Health Informatics in Practice II As available 20




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 1 set(s) of course options with the following rules.


    Select exactly 40 credits from the following list of courses for the Programme Collection: 'Courses from School of Medicine- Health Informatics (Distance Learning) (MSc)- Level 11' (ROU_R_PTMSCHEAIN1P_11) , as available.
                                          
    Code   Course Name   Credits
    HEIN11006    eGovernance   10  
    HEIN11007    Consumer Health Informatics (Informatics)   10  
    HEIN11008    Remote Healthcare   10  
    HEIN11009    Communications theory (Informatics)   10  
    HEIN11010    Education and training in healthcare (Informatics)   10  
    HEIN11011    Organisational Change (Informatics)   10  
    HEIN11014    Confidentiality and Data Protection in Healthcare   20  
    HEIN11015    Freedom of Information and Records Management   10  
    HEIN11016    Information Security   10  
    HEIN11028    Human-Computer Interaction   10  
    HEIN11026    Medical Statistics - Uses and Abuses Part 1   10  
    HEIN11029    Medical Statistics - Uses and Abuses Part 2   10  
    HEIN11027    Global e-Health   10  

     

    Year 3, Academic year 2010/11, Starting month: September

  • Notes: Students may undertake the programme by Intermittent Study (flexible progression route), accruing credit within a maximum time limit of six years for MSc, 4 years for Diploma and 2 years for a Certificate.


    • COMPULSORY COURSES
    This DPT has 2 compulsory course(s).


    Code  Course Name  Period  Credits 
    HEIN11012 Research in practice As available 10
    HEIN11013 Research Project (Informatics) As available 50




    COURSE OPTIONS
    This DPT has 0 set(s) of course options with the following rules.

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