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DEGREE REGULATIONS & PROGRAMMES OF STUDY 2026/2027

Draft Edition - Due to be published Thursday 9th April 2026

Timetable information in the Course Catalogue may be subject to change.
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Degree Programme Table: Data Science for Health and Social Care (Online Learning) (PgDip) - 2 Years (Part-time) (PTPGDDSHSC1P)

Jump to: Year 1, Year 2

Year 1 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
Please note that the delivery of elective courses is subject to demand and availability.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Introduction to data science in health and social care
HEIN11037 20 credits

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DSHSC course electives Y1

Select exactly 40 credits of the following courses
Introduction to statistics in health and social care
HEIN11039 10 credits
Data visualisation: knowledge transfer
HEIN11040 10 credits
Introduction to databases and information systems
HEIN11048 10 credits
Data Ethics in Health and Social Care
HEIN11059 10 credits
Applied Software Development in Health and Social Care
HEIN11062 10 credits
Foundations of software development in health and social care
HEIN11066 10 credits
Data Types and Structures in Python and R
HEIN11068 10 credits
AI for Care in the Digital Age
HEIN11083 10 credits
Introduction to GIS and spatial data analysis
INAH11017 10 credits
Statistical Modelling for Epidemiology
PUHR11064 10 credits
Leadership and Management in Public Health
PUHR11079 10 credits
Advanced Statistics
PUHR11116 10 credits
Understanding Planetary Health & Data: An Introduction to the Concepts and Themes
VESC11243 10 credits

Year 2 Academic year: 2026/27, Starting in: September

Notes:
Please note that the delivery of elective courses is subject to demand and availability.

Compulsory courses

You must take these courses
Foundations of research design in data science for health and social care
HEIN11089 10 credits

Course options

DSHSC PGDip Y2 electives

Select exactly 50 credits of the following courses
Innovation-driven Entrepreneurship-Data Science, Technology and Innovation
CMSE11515 10 credits
Introduction to statistics in health and social care
HEIN11039 10 credits
Data visualisation: knowledge transfer
HEIN11040 10 credits
Introduction to databases and information systems
HEIN11048 10 credits
Big data analytics
HEIN11055 10 credits
Implementation science: putting evidence-based interventions into practice
HEIN11056 10 credits
Data Ethics in Health and Social Care
HEIN11059 10 credits
Applied Software Development in Health and Social Care
HEIN11062 10 credits
Foundations of software development in health and social care
HEIN11066 10 credits
Intermediate R Programming for Data Science
HEIN11067 10 credits
Data Types and Structures in Python and R
HEIN11068 10 credits
AI for Care in the Digital Age
HEIN11083 10 credits
Natural Language Processing (NLP) in Health and Social Care
HEIN11085 10 credits
Applied research design in data science for health and social care
HEIN11090 10 credits
Foundations of Machine Learning for Health and Social Care
HEIN11098 10 credits
Systematic Reviews
PUHR11069 10 credits
Leadership and Management in Public Health
PUHR11079 10 credits
Qualitative Interviewing and Data Analysis in Health Research
PUHR11122 10 credits
Understanding Planetary Health & Data: An Introduction to the Concepts and Themes
VESC11243 10 credits
Foundations of Nutritional Epidemiology
VESC11264 10 credits
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