Entry requirementsThis programme is aimed at nurses, doctors, clergy and health professionals and welcomes applications from a wide range of professionals whose current employment involves direct patient/client/family care. Nurses may pursue entrance to the Nursing & Midwifery Council register for specialist practitioner qualification. Coursework within the programme can be tailored to individual areas of expertise and interest, enhancing the specialisation if desired. Generic routes are also available.
Academic titleMSc (MEd Sci) Health Care
Course descriptionContent
Core course
* Research methods and statistics
Optional courses (four to be taken)
Cancer and palliative care options
* Assessing and managing symptoms
* Psychological, social and spiritual needs
* Scientific basis of cancer
Co-requisite for specialism in cardiac care
* Cardiac risk management
* Long-term management of cardiac care
Co-requisites for specialism in critical care
* Contemporary issues and systematic approaches
* Developing clinical practice
Options for specialist/advanced practice
* Promoting specialist/advanced practice
* Systematic assessment and advanced clinical decision-making
Generic options
* Education for professional practice
* Ethics for professional practice
* Management for change in health care: leadership and policy issues
Generic/specialist option
* Long-term conditions: impact and management
Stroke option
* Clinical management issues in stroke
Lymphoedema options
* Lymphoedema: diagnosis assessment and prevention of complications
* Lymphoedema: assessment and management
* Managing complicated oedema
* Management of oedema due to advanced disease
* Lymphoedema: specialist service development
Dissertation
* Project work: research-based dissertation or work-based project.
Entry requirements
Relevant first degree and professional qualification.