Health Studies

    Health Studies

    Duration12 month(s)
    Tuition Fee
    GBP 3,510 / Year
    Next IntakeJanuary 1, 2024
    Health Studies

    About

    Designed to offer postgraduate education to healthcare professionals and nurses in a range of clinical environments and geographical settings, this course is ideal for UK based and international healthcare professionals to develop personally and professionally.

    You will develop your ways of thinking, helping you to become an independent learner who thinks creatively to solve problems using evidence-based approaches. These include critical reflection, application of theory, and critical appraisal.

    You will develop as a leader in a changing health care landscape. You'll be able to contribute to improving health outcomes for the population you work in, reducing health inequalities, and transforming lives.

    You can choose to study from a range of areas to suit your interests, such as:

    • the relationship between risk management and patient safety
    • the assessment, care and management of acutely or critically ill adults
    • the understanding and application of leaderships skills and change management
    • prescribing safely, appropriately and cost-effectively

    This course is offered on a part-time basis and delivered through online distance learning. A small number of modules are also delivered partly face-to-face for locally based students.

    Aimed at all healthcare and nursing professionals, this course is a flexible, practice focused award, tailored to meet your individual needs and interests

    Disciplines

    School of Health Sciences

    Requirements

    Entry Requirements

    Typically we can consider a Bachelor's degree from a well-ranked institution.

    A score of

    • 75-91% (GPA of 3.0/4.0 or 3.5/5.0) is considered comparable to a UK 2:1 (Upper Second-Class Honours)
    • 63-74% is considered comparable to a UK 2:2 (Lower Second-Class Honours)

    English Requirements

    • PTEMin 76
    • IELTSMin 7
    • TOEFLMin 95

    Career

    On completion of this course you will have developed the knowledge and skills to enable you to develop as a leader in a changing healthcare landscape.

    This course also facilitates the development of graduate, lifelong learning skills (such as critical reflection, critical thinking, problem-solving and the use of evidence-based practice) to enhance your professional and academic skills. This will maximise the opportunities for your career development and progression in healthcare.

    Fee Information

    How to Apply

    How to apply for this course

    Sign up for our direct application system

    You will need create a temporary user account using your personal email address. This temporary user account is only used to complete, save, return to, and submit your application. You do not need to complete your application all at once, you can return to it later by logging back in.

    Please ensure you use the correct email address when you create your account as this can't be changed until after you have submitted your application to us.

    Complete your application

    You will be asked for the following information as part of your application:

    • your home address and contact information, including your personal email address and date of birth
    • details of the your qualifications, grades, and dates (this includes any qualifications you have not yet completed)
    • details of your English language qualifications, such as IELTS (for non-English speakers)

    You will need to upload the following documents with your application:

    • official transcript (if you have graduated, this should be a copy of your final transcript)
    • degree certificate (If you have graduated)
    • evidence of English language proficiency (view which documents we accept to demonstrate proficiency in English)
    • (for international applicants only) details of your passport and upload a copy of your current passport

    You may need some or all of these documents as part of your application, you can check which ones you need for this course on the additional documents page once you started your application.

    • CV
    • academic reference
    • professional reference
    • personal statement

    If you are working with a recruitment agent, remember to add in their details in the relevant section so that we can link them to your application from the start. This means the emails we send to you will also be copied to your agent’s registered branch email address for information.

    Health Studies
    University of Dundee
    University of Dundee
    United Kingdom

    United Kingdom, Dundee

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