Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Informatics

This course is primarily targeted towards:

• Medical practitioners
• Those working in allied professions 
• ICT professionals working in the health sector

Course overview

Information management and the utilisation of associated technology is becoming a major activity of the healthcare professional. Our courses are designed to train graduates in medical and allied professions in healthcare informatics.

This course consists of four modules covering a total of 30 credits. 

Core 25 ECTS:

Clinical Information & Decision Support Systems (10 ECTS)

Biostatistics and Data Management (10 ECTS)

Medical Records (5 ECTS)

Options 5 ECTS:

Data Programming with R (5 ECTS)

Artificial Intelligence in Health (5 ECTS)

Eligibility criteria

• Candidates should possess a primary University degree in Medicine or in an allied profession, or a primary degree in the area of Information Technology and experience working in the healthcare industry.

• International applicants should contact the academic programme director for a full list of entry requirements.
• A list of FAQs for international applicants is available on the Course Finder page.

Important dates

• The next intake for Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Informatics is September.

Apply Online

• You can apply directly to UCD via the application portal. Please look for X912 as the course code.
• If you have any problems or queries with the online application process, email: applications@ucd.ie or telephone: + 353 1 716 1142 or 1476.

• For course fees, please see the UCD Fees website.