Master of Science in Medical Data Science 18 months Postgraduate Programme By The Hong Kong Polytechnic University |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

18 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

923 USDTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Medicine Related StudiesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine Related Studies

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Programme Aims

This programme is offered within the Postgraduate Scheme in Health Technology, which aims to provide professionals in medical imaging, radiotherapy, medical laboratory science, health technology and others interested in health technology, with an opportunity to develop advanced levels of knowledge and skills in information technology and medical science.

Characteristics

The MScMDS focuses on developing skills for

  1. formulating biological and medical problems into computational problems;
  2. integrating multimodal omics data (e.g., sequence, image and text) from diverse sources; and
  3. developing efficient data analytic systems for medical applications such as modelling aetiology, predicting disease susceptibility and suggesting therapeutic strategies.
With the rapid advancements in AI, genomics and biomedical fields, young talents with a solid background in medical data analytics are in high demand. 

Large quantities of clinical and medical data are now collected in clinical settings and need to be analysed to improve healthcare services. However, the lack of capable personnel is a significant obstacle to healthcare advances using new technologies. MScMDS will fill this immense void in the healthcare sector.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine Related Studies

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Programme Aims

This programme is offered within the Postgraduate Scheme in Health Technology, which aims to provide professionals in medical imaging, radiotherapy, medical laboratory science, health technology and others interested in health technology, with an opportunity to develop advanced levels of knowledge and skills in information technology and medical science.

Characteristics

The MScMDS focuses on developing skills for

  1. formulating biological and medical problems into computational problems;
  2. integrating multimodal omics data (e.g., sequence, image and text) from diverse sources; and
  3. developing efficient data analytic systems for medical applications such as modelling aetiology, predicting disease susceptibility and suggesting therapeutic strategies.
With the rapid advancements in AI, genomics and biomedical fields, young talents with a solid background in medical data analytics are in high demand. 

Large quantities of clinical and medical data are now collected in clinical settings and need to be analysed to improve healthcare services. However, the lack of capable personnel is a significant obstacle to healthcare advances using new technologies. MScMDS will fill this immense void in the healthcare sector.

Admission Requirements

6+
80+
  • A Bachelor’s degree in bioinformatics, computer science, computer engineering, electronic engineering, biomedical engineering, physics, applied mathematics, natural sciences, life sciences, biomedical sciences, biology, biochemistry, biotechnology, medical laboratory science, data science, big data analysis, public health or healthcare-related disciplines from PolyU or a recognised institution. Other qualifications may be considered on an individual basis.
If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to fulfil the University’s minimum English language requirement for admission purpose. Please refer to the "Admission Requirements" section for details.

1.5 Years
Sep

International
923 USD

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