Course Summary
The programme will produce students with increased systematic understanding and critical awareness of key emerging therapeutic technologies, increasing the provision in identified skills needs.
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Entry Requirements
If English is not the applicant’s native language, an English language qualification is required. English language qualifications include a minimum overall score of 6.5 in the International English Language Testing System (IELTS), as per RCSI requirements.
Students who successfully secure a place on the programme can apply for a student visa. RCSI can provide a visa letter to support an application for a student visa.
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Students must liaise with immigration services independently to secure their own visa and ensure they undertake in a timely manner to have their visa secured for commencement of the programme.
Candidates can be in full-time employment while completing the one-year full-time or the two-year part-time programme as part of the flexible and blended learning approach.
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Career Interests
This course is typically suited for people with the following Career Interests. If these interests do not describe you, this course may prepare you for work you may not find satisfying.
Investigative
The Investigative person will usually find a particular area of science to be of interest. They are inclined toward intellectual and analytical activities and enjoy observation and theory. They may prefer thought to action, and enjoy the challenge of solving problems with sophiscticated technology. These types prefer mentally stimulating environments and often pay close attention to developments in their chosen field.
Career Progression
The RCSI Postgraduate Diploma in Technologies and Analytics in Precision Medicine brings together a unique educational offering filling an essential and emerging skills gap in the life sciences sector in the area of future transformative therapeutic technologies.
Graduates will be in a position to apply for roles such as but not limited to computational biologists, data scientists/analysts, bioinformatician/bioinformatics scientist across the biopharmaceutical industry. In addition, this course will further enhance the student's academic profile and students can choose to continue on to build up to the MSc Award (90 ECTS credits).