What will I learn?

Programme Aims

The overall aim of the programme is to offer an opportunity for healthcare professionals and professionals in related disciplines to develop the necessary knowledge, understanding and competencies needed to function more effectively and to master the advanced use of information technology skills in healthcare settings.

Characteristics

This programme is the first of its kind in Hong Kong, and it aims to equip healthcare professionals and graduates from health-related or information technology- or engineering-related backgrounds with advanced information technology skills for use in healthcare settings. The course content addresses the needs of healthcare providers and allows for the introduction, re-orientation and/or conversion to a field that is of direct relevance to the student's place of employment.

Programme Structure

Students need to complete 3 Compulsory Subjects, 2 Core Subjects and 2 Elective Subjects plus a Dissertation (alternatively, any 3 Core/Elective Subjects can replace the Dissertation).

Core Areas of Study

Compulsory Subjects

Electronic Patient Records
Information Technology in Healthcare
Professional Development in Health Informatics

Core Subjects

Applied Biosignal Processing
Artificial Intelligence Concepts
Business Analytics
Business Intelligence & Data Mining
Computer Programming for Healthcare
Digital Imaging & PACS
Epidemiology
Knowledge Management for Clinical Applications
Machine Learning & Data Analytics
Management Information Systems
Project Management
Software Project Management
Technology Innovation & Management

Elective Subjects

Advanced Technology & Clinical Application in Nuclear Medicine Imaging
Big Data Computing
Bioinformatics in Health Sciences
Data Structures & Database Systems
Ethics & Law in Clinical Practice
Health & Social Policy Analysis
Health Care Ethics
Healthcare Innovation
Intellectual Property, Standards & Regulations of Medical Devices
Internet Computing & Applications
Issues in Health Sociology
Medical Imaging Physics
Quality Management of Health Care Services
Radiation Protection and Radiation Safety
Radiation Therapy Physics
Rehabilitation Engineering
Research Methods & Biostatistics
Research Methods & Data Analysis
Virtual Reality in Healthcare

Dissertation

Which department am I in?

Faculty of Health and Social Sciences

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees

HK$153,000.00 (16,23,273) per year

HK $5,100 per credit

*Price shown is for indicative purposes, please check with institution

Start date

Expected September 2023

Venue

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

ST305, 3/F, Ng Wing Hong Building,

Hung Hom,

Kowloon City, Hong Kong, Kowloon

Entry requirements

For students from United States

Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree from an institution that is recognized by PolyU. In addition, you must meet the entrance requirements that are specified by individual programmes. PolyU may accept equivalent qualifications. The decision is made on an individual basis. A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 80 for the Internet based test or 550 for the paper-based test; OR An overall Band Score of at least 6 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

For international students

A Bachelor's degree in either a health-related discipline, information technology, engineering or applied sciences, or the equivalent, from a recognised university and, preferably, relevant post-qualification experience in health-related services or industries.

If you are not a native speaker of English, and your Bachelor's degree or equivalent qualification is awarded by institutions where the medium of instruction is not English, you are expected to fulfil the following minimum English language requirement for admission purpose, unless otherwise specified by individual programmes concerned:

A Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score of 80 for the Internet-based test or 550 for the paper-based test; OR

An overall Band Score of at least 6 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS).

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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