Undergraduate courses
We offer a comprehensive curriculum at the intersection of health and data sciences which will prepare our graduates for a career in data intensive medicine.
University of Edinburgh MBChB Programme
Year 2 - Data Science in Medicine
Data science enhancement of existing Year 2 courses for medical students, to include among other topics:
- data ethics
- artificial intelligence
- introduction to coding
Year 3 - Bachelor in Medical Sciences (BMedSci) - Data science for healthcare
A new one-year intercalated honours programme will be offered in Year 3 to MBChB students wish to expand their knowledge and potentially pursue a career in this area, commencing in September 2023. This flexible and highly innovative programme will provide students with the knowledge, skills and attitudes needed to transform the health and wellbeing of citizens through the proper use of data.
Year 5 - DataLochTM research project
DataLochTM offers a set of data-intensive Year 5 Special Studies Component (SSC) research projects where medical students employ their data skills to better understand disease, to transform the health of patients or to improve the delivery of health services.