Master of Science in Digital Health Transformation

Implementing large-scale change involving digital health technologies requires an organisation to prepare leaders who
are flexible, highly adaptable and motivated by outcomes that realise benefits, have the capacity to build patient-centred models of care, engaging with stakeholders to realise the benefits of digital technologies in health and social care to empower patients and enhance their experiences, can effectively and consistently engage with patients and staff, bridging cultural differences and managing varying attitudes to change, would be capable of directing the planning and deployment of resources in a digital transformation project, can build a business case for cooperating with process improvements and emerging digital technologies to facilitate information sharing in a more integrated care environment to improve clinical development and clinical outcomes, appreciate the need to capture and disseminate lessons from implementation and deployment of digital technologies.
On successful completion of this course, graduates will have the skills, knowledge and abilities to:
Understand the dimensions of a patient-centric health ecosystem in order to identify innovation potential. Assess the potential of exponential technologies and digital services to facilitate collaboration and the sharing of information and knowledge to realise the benefits of an integrated care environment. Determine how the healthcare industry can best leverage digital technologies to improve clinical development and clinical outcomes having considered information governance challenges. Understand and apply the fundamental principles and key concepts of developing and managing an innovation culture in a healthcare context.

Entrance Requirements
A healthcare administrator/clerical officer/manager or healthcare professional who holds a primary undergraduate degree (first or second class Level 8 honours degree (National Framework for Qualifications (NFQ) or other internationally recognised equivalent)).
Or
An applicant who holds a primary undergraduate degree in a health sciences discipline (first- or second-class Level 8 honours degree (NFQ or other internationally recognised equivalent)).
Or
A manager or IT specialist who holds a primary undergraduate degree with experience of working in a health setting/industry/sector ((first- or second-class Level 8 honours degree (NFQ or other internationally recognised equivalent)).
Or
An applicant with at least five years' work experience in a health related setting/industry/sector who can satisfy the course admission team that they have the ability to complete and benefit from this course. Such applicants shall be required to undertake an interview.

Notes to Applicants
You should submit with your application the following material.
one page resume or curriculum vitae: listing your work experience, education, skills and achievements
a digital health transformation idea: two paragraphs on an idea of yours for a digital health transformation project
Documentation you should have to hand when making an application:
proof of qualifications: notarised documents, transcripts for each academic year and final certificate (scanned originals), certified English translations of transcripts/certificates should be submitted where the originals are in a language other than English
passport details: page which includes photograph (if the passport is in booklet form), card face which includes photograph (if the passport is a card) (scanned original)
English language qualifications if English is not your first languageone page resume or curriculum vitae: listing your work experience, education, skills and achievements
a digital health transformation idea: two paragraphs on an idea of yours for a digital health transformation project

IELTS - Minimum score of 6.5 with no less than 6.0 in any component.
TOEFL- (paper based) - 580.
TOEFL- (internet based) - 90.