The aim of this programme is to produce graduates with an advanced level of theoretical knowledge and practice, with highly developed research capability, innovation and management skills to enable their professional development in both the IT industry but in particular within the healthcare software industry.

 

With 9 of the world’s top 10 medical technology companies based in Ireland, demand for graduates is at an all-time high. The medical technology sector in Ireland is recognised as one of the five global emerging hubs which currently employs over 40,000 people.

 

This course will produce graduates with in-depth knowledge of:

• Developing regulatory compliant medical device software;
• Developing a quality management system for medical device software development;
• Developing medical device software using best practice lifecycle models, software design patterns and making use of refactoring techniques;
• Medical device security and privacy;
• Embedded medical device software development;
• Usability and Human-Factors for medical device software development.