MSc in Health and Pharmaceutical Information (HaPI)
Please note that we are not recruiting to this course for 2009/10. Please contact our programmes office for further details.
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The course aims to develop:
- a broad knowledge of library/information science, balanced by a focus on health and pharmaceutical applications
- a critical understanding of the organisational, regulatory and policy contexts within which healthcare and pharmaceutical information is generated, managed and used
- a critical understanding of the role, and best use, of IT systems in handling healthcare information
- relevant skills in the retrieval, organisation, analysis and evaluation of healthcare information
Overview
The HaPI postgraduate degree offers an unprecedented opportunity to undertake an in-depth study of library/information science, as applied in the healthcare and pharmaceutical domains.
The only course of its kind in Britain, it is delivered by City's Department of Information Science, with modules contributed by the Centre for Health Informatics.
The course strikes a balance between fundamental library/information science content, flavoured by applications and examples from healthcare, and specifically health and pharmaceutical material.
HaPI provides preparation for a career in library/information work in healthcare and pharmaceutical environment, or enables development of an established career in the sector.
It is particularly aimed at those intending to work in libraries and information services in the health service, including consumer health information and medicines information services, in research, medical, and commercial information services in the pharmaceutical industry, and in other sectors - eg academic libraries, publishing, and database building - with a strong health or pharmaceutical focus. The course is also excellent preparation for doctoral (PhD) study.
Why study this course at City University London?
- Benefiting from teaching delivered by both the Department of Information Science and the Centre for Health Informatics, the MSc in Health and Pharmaceutical is the only course of its kind in Britain, and offers an unprecedented opportunity to undertake an in-depth study of library/information science as applied in the healthcare and pharmaceutical domains.
- You will experience a highly innovative learning environment based on the application of the state-of-the-art educational tools (CitySpace) and flexible teaching methods.
- Career opportunities in the healthcare and pharmaceutical information sectors are varied and expanding.