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Newcastle University| The award | How you will study | Study duration | Course start | Domestic course fees | International course fees |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc, PG Cert, PG Dip | Full-time, Part-time | 12 - 36 months | find out | find out | find out |
MSc - full time: 12 months, part time: 24 or 36 months
PGDip- full time: 9 months, part time: 21 months
Students on the Health Services Research MSc gain the high-level skills required to carry out in-depth applied public health research.
About this course
The MSc in Health Services Research is for those who are seeking to gain or enhance a high level of health research skills. It is also for those who wish to pursue a career in public health or health services delivery and analysis in the UK and internationally with:
This is a specialist MSc to provide you with a wide range of health services research methodologies, and with a high standard within those methodologies. You can be confident after successfully completing the course that you will have the skills to be able to proceed with a PhD or tackle higher-level analyses in your area of health services research.
The Health Services Research MSc is based in the Institute of Health & Society in Newcastle University’s medical school, the Faculty of Medical Sciences. The Institute, headed by Prof Allyson Pollock, is one of the UK’s leading public health departments.
The MSc in Health Services Research grows out of the Institute’s determination to undertake research and teaching to:
What you'll learn
Among the areas covered are:
Your development
You can follow your interests and develop specialisms through the public health research project, which is developed in collaboration with our expert staff. You can choose from a wide range of projects put forward by our academics, or propose your own.
Projects vary and can involve:
You receive a thorough grounding in introductory and advanced research methods. You’ll be provided with regular research supervision throughout the course.
Quality and Ranking
We rank in the top 100 for Medicine - QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019.
Our staff
Our diverse staff tackle global and public health issues from a large range of disciplines, including:
Delivery
The course consists of taught modules and a supervised project and dissertation. Your project and dissertation are an extremely valuable opportunity for you to integrate and apply the knowledge and skills learnt in the taught component of the course.
Teaching is via a mix of lectures, seminars and practical sessions. We encourage active learning through discussion, problem-solving and group work. Some teaching sessions may involve student presentations, and preparation or further reading. Individual study is required for other sessions. Module delivery varies from semester length to intensive block teaching.
Facilities
You will be based in the Institute of Health and Society in the Baddiley-Clark Building, adjacent to the main Faculty of Medical Sciences site.
You will have access to:
See Fees and Funding tab in the Programme information in our online Prospectus. https://www.ncl.ac.uk/postgraduate/courses/degrees/health-services-research-msc-pgdip/?utm_source=referral-study-link&utm_medium=course-listing&utm_content=health-services-research-msc-pgdip&utm_campaign=PG3PL-study-link#fees&funding
A 2:1 honours degree, or international equivalent, in a medical, health or social sciences discipline. You can also apply if you have successfully completed the fourth year of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) course, or equivalent.
If you have a different background you will be considered on an individual basis. If you have non-standard qualifications then you will be invited to an interview.
International Students
To study this course you need to meet the following English Language requirements:
Direct Entry: IELTS 7.5 overall (with at least 7.0 in writing)
Pre-sessional English Language courses are not accepted as an alternative entry to this course.
Our typical English Language requirements are listed as IELTS scores but we also accept a wide range of English Language tests.
The equivalent academic qualifications that we accept are listed on our country pages.
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