Health Informatics - FdSc - Course Information - Undergraduate Students

Health Informatics FdSc

Facts about this course

Year of entry	2010
Type	FdSc
Modules	Module Listing
UCAS	Please note the standard UCAS application procedure and forms do not apply for this course. Instead please email cism@kingston.ac.uk for the relevant forms. This course is currently available to study part time (four years). A full-time option (two years) may also be available, subject to a minimum number of successful applications. The course is scheduled to start in January but, due to its modular structure, we will consider flexible start dates throughout the year. You may also be able to take individual modules as stand-alone units.

About this course

Why choose this course?

This course aims to equip current healthcare employees with the skills to be at the forefront of the technological changes currently transforming healthcare. It will enable health service managers and staff at all levels to make effective use of the mass of clinical data made available through computerisation. Much of the course is taught through distance learning and work-based projects, enabling students to combine work and study.

What will you study?

The course covers both the underpinning technology and the applications of health informatics. You will explore issues such as: how information systems can be used to achieve the aims of health service strategy; how technology can be used in healthcare, eg in e-health programmes and telemedicine; how data derived from computerised medical records can be used to improve chronic disease management and public health; and how knowledge management strategies can ensure quality through the practice of evidence-based medicine. You will also gain a good understanding of information systems architecture.

Module listing

Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list. Those listed here may also be a mixture of core and optional modules.