Eligibility Criteria

The minimum entry criteria for the MSc course is as follows:

1. Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) or Equivalent Degree
2. Bachelor of Dental Sciences (BDS) or Equivalent Degree
3. Bachelor of Science Honours Degree (BSc (Honours)) in Computer Science or equivalent Degree
4. Bachelor of Science Honours Degree in any biomedicine related field (e.g. Nursing, Pharmacy, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Veterinary Sciences)

Those who have the qualifications mentioned in 1 and 2 above should have a Medical Degree registered with the Sri Lanka Medical Council (SLMC) and completed one year of medical experience after internship as at the date of closure of applications.
Foreign nationals who seek registration in respect of the selection process should possess a medical degree registrable with the Sri Lanka Medical council. The registrability will be determined on a case by case basis.
Those who have qualifications mentioned in 3 and 4 above should have completed two years work related experience in a medical or health related work setting which is acceptable to the Board of Study.
Candidates having these minimum qualifications will be allowed to sit for a selection process which tests the candidate's knowledge in basic informatics and health sciences.

Course Delivery

This would be a modular course delivered to a Masters level by an international faculty comprising of staff from the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka; University of Oslo, Norway; and other Universities in Sri Lanka and abroad.
The course is designed to be delivered using a mixture of open and distance learning sessions. Some sessions may be conducted by faculty members located overseas via live video conferencing.
Credit transfer may be considered on a case by case basis by the Board of Study.

Duration

The course has to be taken as full time for two years.

Assessment

Selection Examination:

• 60 Multiple Choice Questions (5 options) of True/False type
• Total duration of the paper: 3 Hours

The selection test will cover General Information & Communication Technology and General Health Sciences.

Course Assessments:

Assessment components for Module C1 and C2:

• Module Work : Group work
• End of module examination : SEQ paper in each module

Assessment components for Module C3 :

• Project report/dissertation: word limit: 10,000 words
• Viva: 20 minutes

Assessment components for Module E1, E2 or E3:

• Module Work : Group work
• End of module examination : SEQ paper in each module

Pass / Fail criteria

A trainee would have to obtain 50% in each of the modules to be considered to have passed the module. Those failing will be given the opportunity to obtain the required mark at a subsequent examination or resubmission of report/dissertation for a maximum total of 4 attempts per module.
A trainee has to pass all three core modules and the elective module to be awarded the Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics.

Course fees

• Local candidates : LKR 100,000.00
• Candidates from the SAARC and Viet Nam :US$ 4,000.00
• Other candidates : US$ 8,000.00

• Module C1
• Module C2
• Module E1
• Module E2
• Module E3