Master of Science in Applied Statistical Modelling and Health Informatics Kings College London, UK

The Applied Statistical Modelling and Health Informatics course has been created to deliver a skill set and knowledge base in “multimodal” and “big data” analysis techniques, which are a recognised scarcity within UK Life sciences.

You will receive world-class training in core applied statistical methodology, machine learning and computational methodology, and you will have the opportunity to apply your skills to real-life settings facilitated by the world-leading Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience.

The course will apply to a broad spectrum of graduates preparing for a career in medical statistics and health informatics, or professional methodologists and clinical researchers working in the private or public health sector who are interested in state-of-the-art technologies training from world-class experts.

This course is also suitable if you are a graduate in/work in the fields of psychology, medical/health sciences, bioinformatics, data science, statistics, maths, physics, engineering and natural science,

The course will prepare participants for the ever-growing need for a sound scientific approach to processing information and generating knowledge in modern health services. Practical skills will be taught through applications to real-life settings in a world-leading research institution in mental health.

Key benefits

• Develop your skills in multimodal and big data analysis techniques.
• A unique flexibly structured programme ideal for researchers in industry and academia hoping to obtain methodological skills to boost their research excellence and employability.
• Specialist careers for those interested in applied statistical modelling and health informatics within a modern information and knowledge-based medical research setting.
• Valuable insight from those working at the cutting edge of these fields.
• Learn how omics, electronic health records, social media, wearables and smartphone data are used to benefit the patient.
• Apply your skills to real-life health settings facilitated by the world-leading Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience.
• Access the IoPPN’s statistical and health informatics research groups and benefit from our links with industry and the NHS.
• Benefit from outstanding career, networking and mentoring opportunities.
• High levels of student experience - The MSc achieved 87% overall satisfaction in the 2023/4 postgraduate taught experience student survey.

Our course is to meet the growing need for a graduate training course that focuses on methodological skills to respond to problems of “big data” of complexes diseases, which is underpinned by strong statistical methodology and real-world application.”

There is an increasing demand for the acquisition, storage, retrieval and use of information within private and public sector institutions engaged in health research. The range of modern medical data is vast, from patient records, genetics, other omics and imaging data to real-time measures of physiological responses from wearable sensors, smartphone social media use and environmental data. We will provide you with the necessary state-of-the-art statistical modelling and health informatics techniques to manage and evaluate this data.