MSc Management of Long Term Conditions

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MSc Management of Long Term Conditions

  • Objectives This programme aims to enhance the healthcare professionals' skills and knowledge in the management of long-term conditions in primary and secondary care. The focus isl be on the development of practice at both an individual and organisational level. The biopsychosocial factors of chronic diseases will be explored and the evidence basis for specific interventions are addressed in some detail. Students are given the opportunity to consider methodologies and research strategies appropriate to this area and to complete an empirical study.
  • Entry requirements Entry Requirements Applications are welcome for holders of an honours degree and a qualification in one of the health care professions.
  • Academic title MSc Management of Long Term Conditions
  • Course description This programme is designed to meet the needs of health professionals in a variety of practice situations and to enable them to enhance and develop their practice through further study.

    The programme is structured into three separate branches - Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and Masters. Students may, if they wish, withdraw on completion of each stage with the relevant qualification.

    Contact Time:

    7 study days (Wednesday) over the semester.

    Course Content

    Stage 1
    Postgraduate Certificate (PgC) 60 credits

        * Research Methods
        * Public Health
        * Philosophical Approaches to Research
        * Research and Project Management

    Stage 2
    Postgraduate Diploma (PgD) 60 credits

        * Psychosocial Aspects of Long-Term Conditions
        * Management of Long-Term Conditions
        * Clinical Decision Making
        * Management of Practice

    Stage 3
    Masters (MSc) 60 credits

        * The final stage of the programme is a research project in the student's area of interest. Students are allocated a research supervisor from the outset of the programme who facilitates project development to completion.

    Teaching and Assessment

    Teaching uses a range of methods ranging from formal learning and small group work to open and electronic learning.

    Assessment is by both coursework and the compilation of a practice based portfolio.

    Career Opportunities

    This programme aims to enhance the clinical skills and ability in the area of chronic diseases to allow existing specialist practitioners to expand and develop their professional career prospects in health care assessment, community health and primary healthcare.
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