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MSc (PGCert PGDip)

  • Course summary and entry requirements

    Course duration Help

    Full-time: 1 year

    Part-time: 2 years (max 6 years)

    About the course

    This course covers the disciplines associated with health, health care and applied social science, and is aimed at people in public service employment or who may be engaged in community or voluntary activity. Each student on this course is able to create their own unique set of modules associated with health, health care and applied social science to make up the Health MSc. At the start of the course you will consult with the course leader, and complete a s.w.o.t. analysis alongside using the university's student profile system enabling you to review your current achievements and highlight areas for further development. On this basis a tailored choice of modules from the Graduate Programme in Health and Social Science is created that will suit your professional, academic and personal aspirations.

    Typical entry requirements Help

    The entry requirements listed here are for students starting their course in 2013. Individual offers may vary

    For non-native speakers of English:
    IELTS 6.5 overall, or equivalent qualification. Students with lower scores can enter through our extended masters programme. More information can be found here http://www.brighton.ac.uk/hss/courses/gphss/extended-masters.php?PageId=430.

    Other:
    Normally in, or recently in, public service employment or engaged in community or voluntary activity that gives direct understanding of the public service environment. Reflection on practice forms an important element of the learning. Applicants unable to demonstrate one of the three requirements above can be permitted to register as a single module student. Students who are successful at studying for one module and are awarded credits may be eligible to enrol for further modules.

    Degree and/or experience:
    Students are normally expected to demonstrate one of the entry requirements below: - an honours degree from a higher educational institution in the UK (minimum of 2.2), or equivalent award from a European, or overseas higher education institution, and some public/health service experience; - an appropriate professional qualification from a body that is represented in public/health services work plus minimum five years working in a public/health services organisation; and an ability to demonstrate skills of applied learning (for example successfully completing some L3 modules - grade C and above); - an HND, or diploma equivalent, in an area applied to public/health services, plus minimum five years working in a public/health services organisation; and an ability to demonstrate skills of applied learning (for example successfully completing some L3 related modules - grade C and above).

  • Course content

    Course structure

    This course can be studied either full- or part-time and the modules are delivered at different times throughout the year. Each module has approximately 30 hours lecturer contact and approximately 170 hours of individual study. Individual modules employ varying learning and teaching strategies.

    For UK-qualified nurses there is an opportunity to undertake a period of study in another health care setting in one of 14 European countries via the European Nursing Network.

    Areas of study

    All students take a core research-related module, from a selection of four titles. These are offered on different campuses and also online so that a range of student needs are met.

    Current students are from range of backgrounds and choose an academic route that facilitates their professional and personal development. For example, a health professional may decide to study a range of clinical modules but a student from a social care background may choose a range of social and health-focused modules.

    The dissertation project is an exciting element to this course and again is guided by your career route or employer requirements. This is the opportunity for you to consolidate the transferable masters-level skills gained from the taught modules which include analysing and interpreting data from a range of sources, demonstrating initiative, evaluating and problem solving, developing research skills and project management skills in order to produce a science-based project appropriate to your chosen pathway.

    Syllabus

    One research module from the following:
    Research Theory and Practice
    Research Methods and Critical Appraisal
    Research Methods for Health Professionals
    Qualitative Research

    Modules totalling 100 m-level credits from a choice of over 100 in the graduate programme.

  • 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 and may be subject to small increases, in line with inflation.

    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.

    What's included in the fee?

    When costs such as health or criminal record checks, field trips or use of specialist materials are incurred as a mandatory requirement of the course they are included in your tuition fee.

    You may incur additional costs depending on the optional modules or activities you choose. The cost of optional activities is not included in your tuition fee and you will need to meet this cost in addition to your fees. Before you apply please check with the school that provides your course using the contact details on the left of this page for advice about what is included and what optional costs you could face so you can budget accordingly.

    Our website www.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.

    Health (MSc) (Full time)  [L3BH017]
    UK/EU (Full Time)6,120 GBP
    Island Students (Full Time)7,700 GBP
    International (Full Time)11,000 GBP

  • Location

    Location Help Falmer and Eastbourne

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  • Career opportunities

    The career planning framework that is integral to this course guides students to choosing an appropriate and personal route through the programme.

    Graduates of this course are equipped with skills that are directly transferable to health and social care-focused employment, and have progressed into senior positions in their organisations.
    Local health-related employers are consulted during the regular reviews of this course.

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Graduate Programme in Health and Social Sciences
This course is part of our Graduate Programme in Health and Social Sciences. The programme allows you to sign up for one module at a time and build your qualification as you go. It also gives you access to a range of interdisciplinary modules across a broad selection of health and social science subjects. Find out more

 

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