MSc Management of Long Term Conditions

Comments about MSc Management of Long Term Conditions - At the institution - Sunderland - Tyne and Wear

• 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.