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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2017/2018

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Year 1 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
A total of 120 credits (the compulsory taught course worth 10 credits plus the compulsory research courses worth 60 credits plus 50 credits from the Course Options) must be successfully taken to achieve the PG Diploma. The compulsory taught course may be taken in either year 1 or 2 of the programme. The compulsory research course worth 20 credits should be taken in year 1 of the programme. The compulsory research course worth 40 credits should be taken in year 2 of the programme. Course Options consist of courses in Data Science and Health Care and Medical Informatics.

These courses are limited to students registered on the programme.
We recommend that students take no more than 60 credits in any one year.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 50 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) V - Data Science (Medical Informatics)

Select between 0 and 50 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses in Data Science.

Over the duration of the programme, students should select between 0 and 50 credits of courses from either the Data Science and/or Health Care and Medical Informatics courses. These credits must be completed by the end of Year 2.

We recommend that students take no more than 60 credits in any one year.
AND

Courses from School(s) V - Health Care and Medical Informatics (Medical Informatics)

Select between 0 and 50 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses in Health Care and Medical Informatics,

Over the duration of the programme, students should select between 0 and 50 credits of courses from either the Data Science and/or Health Care and Medical Informatics courses. These credits must be completed by the end of Year 2.

We recommend that students take no more than 60 credits in any one year.

Year 2 Academic year: 2017/18, Starting in: September

Notes:
A total of 120 credits (the compulsory taught course worth 10 credits plus the compulsory research courses worth 60 credits plus 50 credits from the Course Options) must be successfully taken to achieve the PG Diploma. The compulsory taught course may be taken in either year 1 or 2 of the programme. The compulsory research course worth 20 credits should be taken in year 1 of the programme. The compulsory research course worth 40 credits should be taken in year 2 of the programme. Course Options consist of courses in Data Science and Health Care and Medical Informatics.

These courses are limited to students registered on the programme.
We recommend that students take no more than 60 credits in any one year.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 50 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) V - Data Science (Medical Informatics)

Select between 0 and 50 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses in Data Science.

Over the duration of the programme, students should select between 0 and 50 credits of courses from either the Data Science and/or Health Care and Medical Informatics courses. These credits must be completed by the end of Year 2.

We recommend that students take no more than 60 credits in any one year.
AND

Courses from School(s) V - Health Care and Medical Informatics (Medical Informatics)

Select between 0 and 50 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses in Health Care and Medical Informatics.

Over the duration of the programme, students should select between 0 and 50 credits of courses from either the Data Science and/or Health Care and Medical Informatics courses. These credits must be completed by the end of Year 2.

We recommend that students take no more than 60 credits in any one year.

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