PGCert Clinical Data Science / Overview

Year of entry: 2024

Degree awarded
Postgraduate Certificate
Duration
1 year full-time, 2 years part-time
Entry requirements

We require an honours degree (minimum 2:1) or overseas equivalent or relevant work experience.

Non-standard applications for the course from applicants who have significant relevant professional experience and/or where the academic qualification falls below a 2:1 degree will be considered on an individual basis, and may be admitted at the discretion of the Programme Director.

Full entry requirements

Number of places/applicants
30-40
How to apply

Applying for an NHSE-funded place

Applications for places fully funded by NHS England (NHSE) must be made directly to NHSE. Please do not complete the University of Manchester application form. Applications for funded places will open on Monday 15 April and close on Monday 14 May .

Further information on eligibility for funded places and how to apply can be found on the National School of Healthcare Science website .

Applying for a self-funded place

To apply for a course you will fund yourself, you should complete and submit our online application form.

The application deadline is 23:59 on Sunday 28 April 2024 . Applications will only be reviewed after this deadline. We reserve the right to close applications once the course is full. For information and guidance, please see how to apply.

Course options

Full-time Part-time Full-time distance learning Part-time distance learning
PGCert Y Y N N

Course overview

This Clinical Data Science course was co-created with end users and industry partners to develop a flexible programme suitable for busy health and social care practitioners.

  • You will benefit from blended teaching that will provide a rich mixture of online and face-to-face learning opportunities.
  • Build your digital, data capabilities and confidence.
  • Develop your own data-based solutions to clinical problems.
  • Learn to work better with data centric professionals on digital transformation and research projects.
  • Develop fundamental data science skills for processing, analysing, and communicating using data.
Units can be studied full-time, part-time or as CPD.

Fees

For entry in the academic year beginning September 2024, the tuition fees are as follows:

  • PGCert (full-time)
    UK students (per annum): £4,800
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £10,900
  • PGCert (part-time)
    UK students (per annum): £2,400
    International, including EU, students (per annum): £5,450

Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.

Additional expenses

All students should normally be able to complete their course without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs (PDF document, 91KB).

Some NHS managed machines can make it difficult to access certain online learning materials. A non-NHS managed desktop or laptop is recommended.

Policy on additional costs

All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).

Scholarships/sponsorships

NHSE-funded places

NHS England (NHSE) will fully fund places on the autumn 2024 intake of the PGCert Clinical Data Science course.

Applications must be made directly to NHSE, not via the University. Applications will open on Monday 15 April and close on Monday 13 May .

Further information on eligibility for funded places and how to apply can be found on the National School of Healthcare Science website .

Self-funded places

We also accept applications from self-funded applicants via the standard University of Manchester application process.

See the Application and selection tab for more details.

Contact details

School/Faculty
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
Contact name
Postgraduate Admissions Team
Telephone
+44 (0)161 529 4563
Email
Website
https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/medicine/masters/
School/Faculty
Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health

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