THE UNIVERSITY of EDINBURGH

DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2018/2019
- ARCHIVE as at 1 September 2018

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Year 1 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
A total of 180 credits (the compulsory course worth 20 credits, the Dissertation worth 60 credits, plus 100 credits from the Course Options) must be successfully taken to achieve the MSc.

By the end of year 4 at the latest and prior to progression to the dissertation element of the programme, students must complete the taught element of the programme:
- compulsory course worth 20 credits (Practical Introduction to Data Science, PGPH11092). This course may be taken in either year 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the programme.
- 100 credits of optional courses (from either the Data Science and/or Health Care and Medical Informatics courses).

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

With Programme Director approval, students may take up to 20 online learning credits offered within the University of Edinburgh from a related subject area over the course of the programme.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Group A

Select between 0 and 100 credits in this group.

Courses from School(s) V - Data Science Courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses in Data Science.

Over the duration of the programme, students should select between 0 and 100 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 4 at the latest.

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

OR

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

Select between 0 and 100 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 100 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 4 at the latest.

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

Year 2 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
A total of 180 credits (the compulsory course worth 20 credits, the Dissertation worth 60 credits, plus 100 credits from the Course Options) must be successfully taken to achieve the MSc.

By the end of year 4 at the latest and prior to progression to the dissertation element of the programme, students must complete the taught element of the programme:
- compulsory course worth 20 credits (Practical Introduction to Data Science, PGPH11092). This course may be taken in either year 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the programme.
- 100 credits of optional courses (from either the Data Science and/or Health Care and Medical Informatics courses).

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

With Programme Director approval, students may take up to 20 online learning credits offered within the University of Edinburgh from a related subject area over the course of the programme.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Courses from School(s) V - Data Science Courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses in Data Science.

Over the duration of the programme, students should select between 0 and 100 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 4 at the latest.

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 Courses

Select between 0 and 100 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 100 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 4 at the latest.

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

Year 3 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
A total of 180 credits (the compulsory course worth 20 credits, the Dissertation worth 60 credits, plus 100 credits from the Course Options) must be successfully taken to achieve the MSc.

By the end of year 4 at the latest and prior to progression to the dissertation element of the programme, students must complete the taught element of the programme:
- compulsory course worth 20 credits (Practical Introduction to Data Science, PGPH11092). This course may be taken in either year 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the programme.
- 100 credits of optional courses (from either the Data Science and/or Health Care and Medical Informatics courses).

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

With Programme Director approval, students may take up to 20 online learning credits offered within the University of Edinburgh from a related subject area over the course of the programme.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Courses from School(s) V - Data Science Courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses in Data Science.

Over the duration of the programme, students should select between 0 and 100 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 4 at the latest.

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 Courses

Select between 0 and 100 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 100 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 4 at the latest.

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

Year 4 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
A total of 180 credits (the compulsory course worth 20 credits, the Dissertation worth 60 credits, plus 100 credits from the Course Options) must be successfully taken to achieve the MSc.

By the end of year 4 at the latest and prior to progression to the dissertation element of the programme, students must complete the taught element of the programme:
- compulsory course worth 20 credits (Practical Introduction to Data Science, PGPH11092). This course may be taken in either year 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the programme.
- 100 credits of optional courses (from either the Data Science and/or Health Care and Medical Informatics courses).

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

With Programme Director approval, students may take up to 20 online learning credits offered within the University of Edinburgh from a related subject area over the course of the programme.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Course options

Courses from School(s) V - Data Science Courses

Select between 0 and 100 credits of the following courses
Notes:
These are courses in Data Science.

Over the duration of the programme, students should select between 0 and 100 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 4 at the latest.

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 Courses

Select between 0 and 100 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 100 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 4 at the latest.

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

Year 5 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
A total of 180 credits (the compulsory course worth 20 credits, the Dissertation worth 60 credits, plus 100 credits from the Course Options) must be successfully taken to achieve the MSc.

By the end of year 4 at the latest and prior to progression to the dissertation element of the programme, students must complete the taught element of the programme:
- compulsory course worth 20 credits (Practical Introduction to Data Science, PGPH11092). This course may be taken in either year 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the programme.
- 100 credits of optional courses (from either the Data Science and/or Health Care and Medical Informatics courses).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

Year 6 Academic year: 2018/19, Starting in: September

Notes:
A total of 180 credits (the compulsory course worth 20 credits, the Dissertation worth 60 credits, plus 100 credits from the Course Options) must be successfully taken to achieve the MSc.

By the end of year 4 at the latest and prior to progression to the dissertation element of the programme, students must complete the taught element of the programme:
- compulsory course worth 20 credits (Practical Introduction to Data Science, PGPH11092). This course may be taken in either year 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the programme.
- 100 credits of optional courses (from either the Data Science and/or Health Care and Medical Informatics courses).

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses

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