A total of 180 credits (the compulsory courses 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 10 credits (Medical Informatics, MCLM11037). This course may be taken in either year 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the programme.
- compulsory course worth 10 credits (Research and Evaluation in eHealth, GLHE11039). This course may be taken in either year 1, 2, 3 or 4 of the programme. PLEASE NOTE, Research and Evaluation in eHealth will no longer be offered from 2019/20.
- 100 credits of optional courses.
To progress on to the Dissertation component students are required to have taken 120 credits with at least 80 credits passed with an overall average of or above 50%.