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MSc/PgDip/PgCert
Health Information Systems (HIS)

Location
Southwark

Duration
1 year (full-time)
2 years (part-time)

Start date
September

Number of places
40 places (maximum)

Simple timetable information
Full-time: typically 2 full days per week
Part-time: typically 1 full day per week

How to apply
Direct to LSBU

LSBU code
Full-time: 3319
Part-time: 3421

Course Contact
Shushma Patel
shushma@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 7412

Typical background of applicant

– IT-based honours degree (2:2, with some OO content) graduate from a UK or international university, or

– Mature applicants, minimum three years working in appropriate IT related environments. Course Units

− Management Competencies for Health Service Managers

− Model Driven Systems

− Perspectives of Project Management

− Professional Development Through Contract Learning

− Research Methodology and Strategy

− Information Management in Health and Social Care

− Health Information Systems

− Data Warehousing and Data Mining

− Dissertation (For MSc Path: only available to students who successfully complete all 8 compulsory units)


Course description

The course focuses on the development of IT and health care professionals who have the knowledge and skills in IT and information management and a good understanding of Health and Social Care (HSC) issues, and are able to develop systems which are compliant with current health legislation and meet the needs of the people using those services. It is designed to give students an in-depth knowledge of management issues within the health context, health terminology, meta modelling, methods, tools and techniques. The course seeks to provide the students with appropriate knowledge and skills of developing systems which can integrate with current practises and procedures in the health sector. It is anticipated that graduates of this course will enter positions of responsibility in their employing organisation. It is intended that they should be able to play an effective part in bridging the cultural gap between the health profession and IT communities by adopting an approachbased on systems integration, employing reusable services/components.


Consequently the aims of the course are that on completion the student should be able to:

– Appreciate the impact of IS development on the infrastructure of today’s HSC and IT environments

– Understand the nature and role of information and its use in delivering quality health and care services

– Identify and formulate information related problems and deliver systems which are compliant and meet the needs of the Health sector.

Career opportunities

Employment prospects for graduates are excellent in the UK and internationally. Graduates enter positions such as: Information Architects, Information Analysts, Information Managers, Business Intelligence Specialists, Data Analysts, Health Systems Analysts/ Developers. The course provides a direct path to PhD level research within the faculty.

Course units in profile

Research and Management: Perspectives of Project Management concentrates on methodologies, tools, techniques for managing projects. Research Methodology and Strategy covers research approaches to help students undertake research in a chosen area.

Health Informatics: Information Management in HSC concentrates on the impact of technology on managing information, clinical governance and integrated care records. Professional Development through Contract Learning looks at health informatics relevant to student’s field of practice. Management Competencies for Health Service Managers provides knowledge in integrated areas of finance, procurement and systems.

Information Systems: Model Driven Systems concentrates on how capture requirements and design a system. Data Warehousing and Data Mining focuses on the advantages of data warehousing and data mining, including aspects of warehousing strategies, data exploration and visualization. Health Information Systems looks at developing systems from a holistic view point.