E-HEALTH at University of West of Scotland
| E-HEALTH at University of West of Scotland | |
| Course Duration | 1 Year |
| Course Intake | January, September |
| Course Details Website Link | Visit Website |
| Course Level | Postgraduate |
| Tution Fees | £ 16,000 |
| English Language Requirment | |
| IELTS | 6.0 |
| TOEFL | 78 |
| PTE | 54 |
OVERVIEW
Our e-Health course focuses on teaching the advance topics of e-Health including:
- Connected Health
- Digital Health
- Tele-Health
- m-Health
You will develop your practical skills through a comprehensive understanding of fundamental knowledge and hands-on experience of e-Health technologies within industry and academia.
Modules will focus on planning, analysing, developing, evaluating, deploying, and managing e-Health systems/services for modern day organisations/businesses.
All modules are designed to respect the overarching themes of e-Health, delivering research informed teaching in lectures, tutorials, and laboratory sessions; other modules will focus on academic, research and ethical practices within a professional environment.
In the course, unique and challenging modules are introduced, for example: Introduction to e-Health; Mobile networks and smartphone applications; Data mining and visualisation.
COURSE DETAILS
Our e-Health course was motivated by the growing importance of e-Health (Connected Health, Digital Health, Tele-Health, m-Health). According to grand view research, the total market size of e-Health will grow to £253 billion by 2022. In addition, the NHS has forecasted the funding gap of £30billion by 2020-2021 that can only be addressed by using smart technologies to reduce the cost.
Modules that you will study will focus on:
- Planning
- Analysing
- Developing
- Evaluating
- Deploying
- Managing e-Health systems/services for modern day organisations/businesses
CAREER PROSPECTS
Jobs
Examples of jobs available to you upon graduation include:
- Health Systems Designers
- Health Service Designer
- Data analysts
- Data mining analysts
- Knowledge management specialist
- Performance manager
Salaries range from £30,000 to £75,000.
Further Study
Successful completion of our course will prepare you for advanced research studies in related technology areas. If you so wish, you will have priority to study the MPhil/PhD degree courses.
University of the West of Scotland The Average Tuition Fees And Other Expenses
The annual tuition fee for a variety of courses are given below.
| Level of Study | Non-EU Tuition Fee |
| UG Class based | £12,000 |
| UG Lab based | £14,000 |
| PG taught (Class based) | £12,600 |
| PG Taught (Lab Based) | £14,600 |
| PG Research (Class based) | £12,600 |
| PG Research (Lab based) | £14,600 |
| PG Research (Lab based) (CEPS) | £15,900 |
| University of West of Scotland Average Tuition Fee Per Year | |
|---|---|
| Undergraduate | £ 8,900 |
| Postgraduate | 9,200 |
| University of West of Scotland Cost Per Year | |
| Overall cost of living | £ 5,500 |
| Campus accommodation | £ 4,300 |
| * Please note that fees may vary. Always check the exact cost of the program and bear in mind likely additional expenses. | |
| University of West of Scotland English score required | |
|---|---|
| IELTS Undergraduate | 6.0 |
| IELTS Postgraduate | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Undergraduate | 78 |
| TOEFL Postgraduate | 78 |
| * Please note that minimum score required for English language may vary from course to couse.Always check exact requirement for the programme. | |
| University of West of Scotland University Contact Details |
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| University of West of Scotland Address |
| Technology Ave,Blantyre Technology Ave G72 0LH |
| University of West of Scotland Email |
| elaine.robertson@uws.ac.uk |
| University of West of Scotland Phone |
| 0141 849 4101 |