Nursing and Midwifery Research MPhil PhD

  • Overview

    The Centre for Health Research offers full and part-time research degrees (MPhil and PhD) to people working in clinical practice, or in education, who are interested in building knowledge and research skills around a focused topic. The majority of research students are part-time, in mid-career and are balancing work and family commitments. We also offer two professional doctorates, in Nursing and in Midwifery. These are intended for senior professional practitioners with a relevant masters degree. Three supported assignments and a final dissertation give these students the opportunity to study research topics in professional practice.
    As well as being an important part of the school's research culture, all stage 1 and postgraduate research students are members or honorary members of the University of Brighton Doctoral College. The Doctoral College champions a stimulating researcher development environment and connects the university's research community. The Doctoral College offers both students and supervisors practical support to achieve high and timely project completion.

    MPhil and PhD programmes
    Many people starting a research degree are unsure about the most appropriate methods of research and how to use them. Training in research methods and guidance from supervisors are essential elements of the support provided. Students can join modules, seminars, workshops and special interest group meetings to provide an overview of different methodologies and methods. There is an annual research conference at which student and staff present their work and there is opportunity for cross disciplinary sharing. Every research student has a supervisory team of two or more staff, which may be cross-disciplinary. In addition, a 'thesis panel', consisting of the supervisors, the Director of Postgraduate Study and the head of school, ensures optimum support and facilities throughout the programme and quality-assures the research process and output.

    Professional doctorate programme
    This four-year, part-time programme includes seminars on research methods and policy/organisational issues to support the practice-focused assignments and dissertation. It is designed to enable professional practitioners to solve problems and innovate in practice by drawing on the best possible evidence.

    Projects
    Please see www.brighton.ac.uk/snm/research/ for further information.

    Course duration

    Full-time:

    Part-time:

  • Course content

  • Entry requirements

    Typical entry requirements
    individual offers may vary

  • Location

    Location Help Falmer

  • Career opportunities

  • Fees and costs

    The fees listed here are for full-time courses beginning in the academic year 2012-13. Further tuition fees are payable for each subsequent year of study.

    The tuition fee you have to pay depends on a number of factors including the kind of course you take, and whether you study full- or part-time. If you are studying part-time you will normally be charged on a pro rata basis depending on the number of modules you take. Different rules apply to research degrees - please contact the Doctoral College for advice.

    To help you plan for your time here we will be providing further information about what is included in your tuition fee, and any optional costs you may need to budget for, later in the autumn.

    Our website wwww.brighton.ac.uk/money provides advice about funding and scholarships as well as further information about fees and advice on international and island fee paying status.

    Nursing and Midwifery (MPhil) (Full time)  [L3AC010]
    UK/EU (Full Time)4,250 GBP
    Island Students (Full Time)9,085 GBP
    International (Full Time)12,978 GBP
    Nursing and Midwifery (PhD) (Full time)  [L3AA010]
    UK/EU (Full Time)4,250 GBP
    Island Students (Full Time)9,085 GBP
    International (Full Time)12,978 GBP

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    You should not apply unless you can meet all the entry requirements for this course. Please contact the course team before applying if you are unsure about any of the specific entry requirements.

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