2016/17 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue
MSc Health Research
Programme code: | MSC-MEDS-HR | UCAS code: | |
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Duration: | 30 Months | Method of Attendance: | Part Time |
Programme manager: | Dr D Owens | Contact address: | d.w.owens@leeds.ac.uk |
Total credits: 180
Entry requirements:
- Normally, a degree in medicine, dentistry, nursing, health care, health management, a biological science, a social science or in a profession allied to medicine.
- Applications are encouraged from non-graduates with work experience in health research.
School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:
Academic Unit of Psychiatry and Behavioural Sciences, School of Medicine
Examination board through which the programme will be considered:
Postgraduate Programmes Examinations Committee, School of Medicine
Programme specification:
The programme will offer high quality learning and teaching, in a flexible way, and at an advanced level. Aimed at people with a professional interest in the research of health and health-care - often undertaken within National Health Service settings - the teaching exploits the clinical research expertise in the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, Psychology and Health. It is distinctive for a number of reasons:
The Programme will provide students with a range of opportunities to develop research skills. The Certificate modules offer an introduction to research. The general principles that are covered include: the collection and handling of data, statistical testing, and writing about and disseminating research. Specific topics include study of case-control studies, cohort studies, clinical trials, systematic reviews, and economic analyses of health interventions. Much of the learning is undertaken in problem-based activities, practical classes, and seminars that emphasis student involvement.
Diploma modules offer greater depth of study in particular aspects of research - for example, in qualitative research, in systematic reviews, in health economics, and in the statistics of mathematical models. The Masters dissertation provides the opportunity to undertake a small-scale research project under the supervision of experienced researchers.
The programme is part-time and flexible, offering most of its modules in short courses of 2 to 4 days duration - usually with a gap of several weeks between modules. Typically, the Certificate can be gained after 6 months of study, the Diploma after a further year, and the Masters degree after another year of work.
Year1 - View timetable
[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]
Compulsory modules:
Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:
MEDR5130M | Intervention Research | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MEDR5300M | Health Research Project | 60 credits | Semesters 1 & 2 (Sep to Jun) |
Optional modules:
Candidates will be required to study 60 credits from the following optional modules:
MEDR5140M | Statistical Inference in Health Research | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Nov to 30 Nov (Adv pre 2223) | |
MEDR5150M | Statistical Modelling in Health Research | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), 1 Jun to 30 Jun (Adv pre 2223) | |
MEDR5160M | Systematic Reviews of Research | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun), 1 May to 31 May (Adv pre 2223) | |
MEDR5170M | Evidence-Based Practice | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
MEDR5180M | Clinical Trials Research | 15 credits | 1 Dec to 31 Dec (Adv pre 2223), Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Sep to 31 Jan (Adv pre 2223) | |
MEDR5250M | Applied Qualitative Health Research | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan), 1 Oct to 31 Oct (Adv pre 2223) | |
MEDR5260M | Introduction to Health Economics | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
PHLT5065M | Theory and Practice of Qualitative Research | 15 credits | Semester 2 (Jan to Jun) | |
YCHI5010M | Informatics in Health Care | 15 credits | Semester 1 (Sep to Jan) |
Last updated: 18/08/2016
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