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UK Level 2 Programme
UK Level 2 Award in AI in Healthcare & Medical Diagnostics
An open-entry, online UK Level 2 Award in AI in Healthcare & Medical Diagnostics. No programming required. Ten taught lessons, an applied assignment and a formal knowledge assessment.
- School
- School of Health Sciences
- Duration
- Self-paced · typically 6–10 weeks
- Delivery mode
- Online
- Admissions
- Open for applications
The course brochure for this programme is being prepared. Full programme information is published on this page, and the admissions team can be contacted for anything further.
Course overview
This programme introduces artificial intelligence as it is actually used in healthcare and medical diagnostics: what AI is, how it learns from data, where it supports clinical and administrative work, and where its limits lie.
It is taught entirely online. Each lesson is delivered live by a digital professor, with visual teaching material, a knowledge check and downloadable student notes.
Throughout the programme the principle is constant: AI supports healthcare professionals — it does not diagnose and it does not replace human judgement.
Course objectives
- 01Introduce artificial intelligence in plain language, without programming.
- 02Explain how AI systems learn from data and where that data comes from.
- 03Show where AI is used across healthcare and the diagnostic process.
- 04Develop an understanding of patient data, privacy, bias and fairness.
- 05Establish human oversight as the basis of responsible decision-making with AI.
Learning outcomes
By completing this programme, students will be able to:
- 01Describe what artificial intelligence is and how AI systems learn from data.
- 02Identify where AI is used in everyday life, in healthcare and in medical imaging.
- 03Explain the benefits and limitations of AI in a healthcare setting.
- 04Recognise risks to patient data, privacy, fairness and equality of care.
- 05Explain why human oversight is required whenever AI is used in healthcare.
Curriculum
Programme structure
- Units
- 1 delivered unit
- Taught lessons
- 10 lessons
- Mandatory units
- 1
- Applied assignment
- 1 (Unit 1)
- Formal assessment
- Unit 1 formal knowledge assessment
- Free preview
- Lesson 1.1 is open to everyone
Duration & delivery
- Study mode
- Online, self-paced
- Delivery
- Live digital classroom
- Location
- Online
- Intake
- Rolling — start once your application is accepted
- Programming needed
- None
Entry requirements
- 01Open entry — no prior qualification in AI, computing or healthcare is required.
- 02No programming experience is required.
- 03A verified email address and mobile number on your ICS AI University student account.
- 04A device with a modern browser, a microphone and an internet connection for the live classroom.
Who should apply?
- 01Beginners with no prior experience of artificial intelligence or programming.
- 02Healthcare and care staff who want to understand the AI tools entering their workplace.
- 03School and college leavers exploring healthcare technology.
- 04Career changers preparing for further study at a higher level.
Progression opportunities
- 01Progression to the Unit 1 applied assignment and formal knowledge assessment on completion of the taught lessons.
- 02Further units of this programme as they are released.
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