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Digital Health and Entrepreneurship MSc

London, Stratford (UCL East)

Embrace a limitless career with this Master’s degree where health, digital innovation and the start-up worlds collide, empowering you to apply an enterprising approach to find solutions to improve the world of health.

UK students International students
Study mode
UK tuition fees (2026/27)
£21,500
£10,750
Programme also available on a modular (flexible) basis.
Overseas tuition fees (2026/27)
£39,200
£19,600
Programme also available on a modular (flexible) basis.
Duration
1 calendar year
2 calendar years
5 calendar years
Programme starts
September 2026
Applications accepted
Applicants who require a visa: 20 Oct 2025 – 26 Jun 2026
Applications close at 5pm UK time

Applications open

Applicants who do not require a visa: 20 Oct 2025 – 28 Aug 2026
Applications close at 5pm UK time

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Entry requirements

An upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree in a health, science, business or economics related subject or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Graduates without the relevant degree classification but with extensive relevant work experience are welcome to apply and will be considered on an individual basis.

The English language level for this course is: Level 2

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

Equivalent qualifications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below. Please note that the equivalency will correspond to the broad UK degree classification stated on this page (e.g. upper second-class). Where a specific overall percentage is required in the UK qualification, the international equivalency will be higher than that stated below. Please contact Graduate Admissions should you require further advice.

About this degree

This unique course which spans across health, business and innovation has been crafted by academics and industry experts at the world’s first business school dedicated to health. Our Digital Health and Entrepreneurship MSc, taught at a globally ranked top 10 university (QS World University Rankings 2026), offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn from the best academic staff. This course will help you gain skills for your future employability and empower you to contribute to a healthier society through using cutting-edge technologies.

The healthcare landscape is shifting from reactive treatment to proactive, preventive care. As early detection, intervention, and health promotion become central to global health strategies, digital health innovations are playing a critical role in this transformation. Start-ups and innovators are at the forefront, developing ground-breaking technologies and lifestyle-focused tools that are redefining how we manage health and deliver care.

Our immersive course gives you direct exposure to this fast-paced and inspiring world, teaching you the foundations of digital health and enterprise. Bringing this blended learning environment to life, students also have the opportunity to take a health innovation idea from concept to business case. This Master’s degree offers highly transferable skills, equipping you with an important blend of health innovation and business skills to bring to your future ventures and employers.

This course is taught from UCL’s state-of-the-art bespoke facilities on our UCL East campus, on the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park in east London. The UCL Global Business School for Health (UCL GBSH) is situated in the Marshgate building with access to hi-tech teaching areas and collaboration spaces, a library, and a refectory. 

Who this course is for

Our Digital Health and Entrepreneurship MSc course is ideal for individuals who envisage a career in health innovation and entrepreneurship. You may be a new or recent graduate in a health, science or business field, or you may have some relevant work experience that you want to build on to take your career to the next level. The degree is especially suited to those who want to run a health technology start-up company or bring an entrepreneurial mindset to future employers.

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What this course will give you

The Digital Health and Entrepreneurship MSc is designed for individuals seeking to lead digital innovations in health and care. Whether launching a health-focused start-up, driving digital transformation within existing organisations, or offering strategic consultancy, the course equips graduates with the tools, mindset, and entrepreneurial skills needed to shape the future of healthcare through innovation.

Building on UCL’s longstanding health credentials, which span across every faculty in the university, UCL GBSH has created a unique learning environment for those who wish to excel in the global health economy. By bringing together world-renowned academics in health and business, the school is committed to disrupting and reimagining global healthcare by cultivating a new generation of changemaking leaders and innovators.

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The foundation of your career

Graduates of this course are likely to pursue careers with a diverse range of employers, including the exciting world of management consulting or multinationals in the business development space. Some leverage the skills they have gained to found their own companies developing innovative digital health solutions.

Employability

There are excellent career opportunities in the digital health sector. These include project management, Health or MedTech innovations, product ownership, application and/or software development for digital health, implementation facilitation, business development and many other areas. You will find these opportunities within many companies across the globe, including health care providers, charity sector, consultancy firms, tech giants and corporate organisations.

Graduates coming from our Digital Health and Entrepreneurship MSc can expect to have:

  • A globally relevant understanding of the interconnections between health and business.
  • Invaluable research and analytical skills that can be specifically applied to health entrepreneurship.
  • Written and verbal communication skills suited to fast-paced and innovative environments.
  • A core understanding of the ethical, legal and regulatory factors that are required to help health innovations reach the market.
  • An ability to think from an entrepreneurial mindset, identifying business opportunities that stem from healthcare research.
  • The expertise to exploit entrepreneurial opportunities, either independently or within larger organisations that admire innovation.
  • An aptitude for teamwork and collaboration that drives problem-solving and makes teams effective at delivering equality, diversity and inclusion.
  • A mindset embracing innovation, nurtured by the experiential learning and real-world examples used in teaching at UCL GBSH.
  • Resilience and know-how in self-management, work-life balance and mental health, supported by continuous professional development throughout the course.

Networking

Throughout the year, you will have access to a variety of formal and informal networking opportunities. These include extra-curricular departmental activities which attract a diverse range of supporters and employers, as well as frequent invites to leading health tech conferences in London and across the UK. Additionally, there will be careers events aimed at networking and learning what to expect from day one in your next role.

Teaching and learning

Module Teaching is primarily in the form of attended lectures and seminars across Terms 1 and 2.

Weekly group tutorials facilitate more detailed discussion and consideration of the material covered in recorded lectures. Face-to-face lectures will be reserved for guest speakers.

Seminar sessions focused on informal case-based presentations and discussions related to module content allows for analytical understanding (and presentation skills) to be demonstrated and developed.

Additionally, there will be module consolidation seminars to review and test your understanding of the material through problem-solving or case presentations. Here, you will receive helpful formative feedback, before your final (summative) provide formative feedback to be given in advance of summative assessment.

Workshops on project development workshops will empower you to develop investigative, analytical, synthesis and data interrogation skills , which you will put into practice as you advance your business and research projects.

In Term 3, you will embark on the final part of your business project where you will pull together your business idea with colleagues having completed a proof of concept into a business case and presentation. You will also finish your individual desk-based research project.

Your project team will pull together your data, conclusions and case with the assistance of an industry mentor and academic supervisor. This approach will provide you with an opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills you have developed in the digital health and enterprise space into a real-time project that you will have to take forward or to highlight to potential employers as proof of your business acumen.

Types of assessment undertaken on the course:

  • Written exams: These will test your knowledge of and ability to analyse various case studies and scenarios and you will demonstrate your ability to apply that knowledge.
  • Coursework essays: These will allow you to demonstrate your organisation of knowledge and understanding to develop cohesive arguments.
  • Presentations: You will demonstrate your ability to select, synthesise and communicate information for varied audiences/purposes, using a variety of media, through both group and individual projects.
  • Business project: You will showcase and further enhance your project management, business planning and design, budget forecasting, strategy development and marketing skills along with an understanding of stakeholder engagement.
  • Research project: The research project will hone your research analysis, literature review, critical appraisal, structured research writing and presentation of argument skill set. 
  • Enhanced research skills. You will learn how to model health-based hypotheses, literature reviews and practical analysis of results.
  • Health and Business case written analysis: You will establish identification of need, challenges of buy-in, legal ramifications of development, obstacles and ethics through business and academic orientation.
  • Business presentation: Through this you will gain communications skills and the ability to be targeted, persuasive and professionally interrogate current knowledge and understanding with the capacity to take existing knowledge to new scenarios.

Full-time students can expect to spend 15 to 18 hours per week in Terms 1 and 2 in face-to-face teaching sessions, as well as 17 to 20 hours per week in self-directed study - reading, engaging with course materials and preparing assessments.

Part-time and flexible students study at a pro-rata rate.

Modules

This course is delivered through in-person lectures, recorded lectures, seminars, weekly group tutorials and workshops.

A one-week induction before the start of the course will enable you to focus on personal and professional development, as well as team building with your peers. Prior to the commencement of the degree, you will also be invited to complete an unassessed, self-paced course on Global Health to give you a grounding in the global context of digital health and entrepreneurship.

The content for the Digital Health and Entrepreneurship MSc course is delivered during Term 1 and 2 in four modules per term that focus on the foundations of digital health and enterprise, AI applications in digital health, entrepreneurial finance, the regulatory landscape for digital health, and challenges and opportunities of driving innovations in the health sector.

Over the 12 months, students will complete two projects: a research project and a business project. Term 3 focuses on finishing these projects and consolidating learning from Terms 1 and 2.

The two-year part-time structure consists of 180 credits. Students take 90 credits in Year 1 and Year 2. Please note that students who require a visa will not be eligible to apply for this flexible course due to visa restrictions.

The modular/flexible structure gives students the flexibility to take 180 credits worth of modules over two to five years. Students can choose as many or as few modules as they wish each year. Please note that students who require a visa will not be eligible to apply for this flexible course due to visa restrictions.

Compulsory modules












Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability are subject to change. Modules that are in use for the current academic year are linked for further information. Where no link is present, further information is not yet available.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded an MSc in Digital Health and Entrepreneurship.

Accessibility

The department will endeavour to make reasonable adjustments for students with disabilities, including those with long-term health conditions, neurodivergence, learning differences and mental health conditions. This list is not exhaustive. If you're unsure of your eligibility for reasonable adjustments at UCL, please contact Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

Reasonable adjustments are implemented on a case-by-case basis. With the student's consent, reasonable adjustments are considered by UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services, and where required, in collaboration with the respective department.

Details of the accessibility of UCL buildings can be obtained from AccessAble. Further information about support available can be obtained from UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

For more information about the department and accessibility arrangements for your course, please contact the department.

Fees and funding

Fees for this course

UK students International students
Fee description Full-time Part-time
Tuition fees (2026/27) £21,500 £10,750
Tuition fees (2026/27) £39,200 £19,600

Programme also available on a modular (flexible) basis.

Additional costs

For full-time and part-time offer holders with a fee status classification of UK, a fee deposit will be charged at 2.5% of the first year fee.

For full-time and part-time offer holders with a fee status classification of Overseas, a fee deposit will be charged at 10% of the first year fee.

For modular/flexible offer holders with a fee status classification of UK, a £350 deposit will be charged.

For modular/flexible offer holders with a fee status classification of Overseas, a £500 deposit will be charged.

Further information can be found in the Tuition fee deposits section on this page: Tuition fees.

This course is based at the UCL East campus in Stratford. The compulsory module: Human Factors for Digital Health (PSYC0098) is taught at the Bloomsbury campus. Students will need to fund their own travel between the Bloomsbury and UCL East campuses for the face-to-face components of this module. A one-way journey on the underground will cost either £2.80 or £3.40 depending on the time of travel.

For in-person teaching, UCL’s main teaching locations are in zones 1 (Bloomsbury) and zones 2/3 (UCL East). The cost of a monthly 18+ Oyster travel card for zones 1-2 is £119.90. This price was published by TfL in 2025. For more information on additional costs for prospective students and the cost of living in London, please view our estimated cost of essential expenditure at UCL's cost of living guide.

Funding your studies

Please visit the scholarships section of the UCL GBSH website for more information on available funding.

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.

See all the ways you can fund your studies

GBSH Executive MBA Future Impact Leaders Scholarship

Value: £15,000 (Duration of programme)
Criteria Based on academic merit
Eligibility: UK, EU, Overseas

GBSH Executive MBA Health Excellence Scholarship

Value: £15,000 (Duration of programme)
Criteria Based on academic merit
Eligibility: UK, EU, Overseas

GBSH Executive MBA Healthcare Excellence Scholarship

Value: £10,000 (Duration of programme)
Criteria Based on academic merit
Eligibility: UK

GBSH Global Healthcare Leaders Scholarship

Value: Up to £15,000 (Duration of programme)
Criteria Based on academic merit
Eligibility: UK, EU, Overseas

GBSH Health Systems Innovation Leaders Scholarship

Value: up to £15,000 (Duration of programme)
Criteria Based on academic merit
Eligibility: UK, EU, Overseas

GBSH International Health Systems Innovation Leaders Scholarship

Value: £39,200 (Duration of programme)
Criteria Based on academic merit
Eligibility: Overseas

GBSH MBA Health Excellence Scholarship

Value: £10,000 (Duration of programme)
Criteria Based on academic merit
Eligibility: UK, EU, Overseas

GBSH MBA Health Leadership Scholarship

Value: £30,000 (Duration of programme)
Criteria Based on academic merit
Eligibility: UK, EU, Overseas

GBSH MBA Health Women Healthcare Leaders Scholarship

Value: £5,000 (Duration of programme)
Criteria Based on academic merit
Eligibility: UK, EU, Overseas

GBSH Women Healthcare Leaders Scholarship

Value: Up to £15,000 (Duration of programme)
Criteria Based on academic merit
Eligibility: UK, EU, Overseas

UCL East London Scholarship

Deadline: 25 June 2026
Value: Tuition fees plus £17,096 stipend ()
Criteria Based on financial need
Eligibility: UK

Next steps

Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.

There is an application processing fee for this course of £90 for online applications. Further information can be found at Application fees.

When reviewing Digital Health and Entrepreneurship MSc applications, we will assess your eligibility for the course based on a combination of your academic credentials, any relevant work experience, personal statement, and references. We are looking for applications from ambitious individuals who want to become the next leaders in the digital health and entrepreneurship sectors.

When we assess your application, we would like to learn:

  • Why you want to study Digital Health and Entrepreneurship at graduate level.
  • Why you want to study Digital Health and Entrepreneurship at UCL and what your objectives are.
  • What particularly attracts you to the chosen course (content and opportunities).
  • How has your academic, professional and personal background prepared and qualified you for the demands of this challenging course.
  • Where would you like to go professionally through and after this course.

Please note that you may submit applications for a maximum of two graduate courses (or one application for the Law LLM) in any application cycle.

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Please read the Application Guidance before proceeding with your application.

Year of entry: 2026-2027

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