Everything you need to know...
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What is the fee?
Home: £10,620 for the course
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How long will I study?
2 Years
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Where will I study?
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When do I start?
September 2025
Course summary
- Manage the procurement, implementation and evaluation of digital healthcare technologies
- Evaluate the ethics surrounding data and artificial intelligence systems in a healthcare environment
- Utilise data frameworks in order to develop new predictive healthcare analytics
- Apply and critically appraise AI and data analytics technologies for their suitability to the healthcare sector
This course helps you develop into a graduate with unique skills as a digital healthcare professional. You will study the business requirements for healthcare data analytics and AI products, and learn to manage them following deployment. You will appreciate the challenge of working with such technology from a regulatory, legal and ethical perspective.
How you learn
All our courses are designed around a set of key principles based on engaging you with the world, collaborating with others, challenging you to think in new ways, and providing you with a supportive environment in which you can thrive.
This course combines online and face-to-face learning, and much of the content is delivered by AI practitioners from the NHS and healthcare AI/analytic suppliers.
You learn through
- Lectures/seminars
- Practical Labs (computer and robotics)
- Classroom quizzes
- Presentations
- Minute Papers
- Study group feedback
This course is delivered face-to-face over three semesters - teaching is scheduled based on the length of your course and the academic calendar.
Course leaders and tutors
Anuradha Somangurthi
LecturerStaff profile for Anuradha Somangurthi, Course Leader, MSc Healthcare Analytics & AI at Sheffield Hallam University
Applied learning
Live projects
Over the course, we tailor assignments and projects to the needs of actual healthcare organisations or your own areas of interest, to maximise the value of your studies. In one of your modules, you will have an opportunity to learn about the practical application of analytics and artificial intelligence within a project framework. You will also look at where artificial intelligence is being/will be used to support health and social care practitioners, allowing them to provide the best quality of life for their patients.
Networking opportunities
The programme is also supported by several NHS Trusts and providers of healthcare technologies who will provide input into your learning and contribute to your development. You’ll be taught by professionals who are active in their field, giving you an industry-focused knowledge of your subject.
Future careers
This course prepares you for a career in:
- Healthcare solutions architecture
- Clinical informatics
- Project management
- Systems procurement management
- Systems training/education
- Information management
Where will I study?
You study at City Campus through a structured mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions as well as access to digital and online resources to support your learning.
City Campus
City Campus is located in the heart of Sheffield, within minutes of the train and bus stations.
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Adsetts library
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On this course you work with
- Various computer systems and simulations
- The handling and manipulation of large data sets
- Machine Learning systems
- Cognitive robots and other interactive systems
Entry requirements
All students
A minimum of a lower second-class Bachelor’s degree in a relevant discipline from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. A relevant Master’s degree from an appropriately accredited institution is desirable.
We do accept applications from people with a wide range of qualifications, and we do consider professional experience if students do not have a relevant first degree.
GCSE Maths and English Language or Literature at grade C or 4, equivalencies accepted.
If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills, or equivalent.
Additional information for EU/International students
This course is not open to international students who require a Tier 4 (General) student visa to study in the UK. If you are an international applicant but do not require a Tier 4 (General) student visa, email our Admissions Team to find out whether you’re eligible to apply.
Modules
Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.
Year 1
Compulsory modules
Ethics Of Healthcare Information
Healthcare And Information Systems
Procuring And Implementing Healthcare Projects For Transformational Change
Research Skills For Computing
Smart And Interactive Healthcare Technologies
Final year
Compulsory modules
Dissertation For Computing
Healthcare Knowledge And Data Management
Learning Systems And Data Analysis For Healthcare
Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fee for UK students starting part-time study in 2025/26 is £10,620 for the course. The tuition fee displayed above is for the full course. If the full course is more than one year in duration, the fee will be divided into annual payments which will then be rounded. This may mean the total fee you pay is slightly higher than the fee stated above. If you take a break in study or have to re-take part of the course, you may also be charged an additional fee and will be notified of this at the time.
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.
Postgraduate student loans
Up to £11,222 available for Home students on most masters courses.
Additional course costs
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