MSc Health Research Methods 12 months Postgraduate Programme By University of Exeter |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

MSc Health Research Methods
Overview
  • Develop the skills and knowledge needed to enact meaningful change as an effective and confident healthcare practitioner.
  • Designed for health researchers, academic clinical fellows, nurses, midwives, allied healthcare professionals and public health professionals.
  • Also suitable for new graduates seeking a comprehensive grounding in health services research methods to develop your career as a health researcher.
  • Study topics such as patient and public involvement, collaborative working, evidence-based practice, complex interventions, health economics, clinical trials and medical statistics.
  • Taught by leading international experts and authors in complex interventions research methods.
Play a vital role in making health services better. Constant changes in healthcare means that highly skilled researchers are in-demand for developing, testing, evaluating and implementing evidence-based healthcare in highly complex situations.
By studying MSc Health Research Methods, you could help solve important problems to deliver better, safer and more accessible healthcare to the population.
Previous topics that students have chosen for independent study include:
  • Exploring facilitators and barriers of patients’ trust in clinical pharmacists in Primary Care.
  • Improving the physical health monitoring of patients taking Clozepine.
  • Intravenous antimicrobial therapy in the home.
  • Effectiveness of group psychological interventions in reducing the burden for caregivers of patients with dementia residing in the community.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

MSc Health Research Methods
Overview
  • Develop the skills and knowledge needed to enact meaningful change as an effective and confident healthcare practitioner.
  • Designed for health researchers, academic clinical fellows, nurses, midwives, allied healthcare professionals and public health professionals.
  • Also suitable for new graduates seeking a comprehensive grounding in health services research methods to develop your career as a health researcher.
  • Study topics such as patient and public involvement, collaborative working, evidence-based practice, complex interventions, health economics, clinical trials and medical statistics.
  • Taught by leading international experts and authors in complex interventions research methods.
Play a vital role in making health services better. Constant changes in healthcare means that highly skilled researchers are in-demand for developing, testing, evaluating and implementing evidence-based healthcare in highly complex situations.
By studying MSc Health Research Methods, you could help solve important problems to deliver better, safer and more accessible healthcare to the population.
Previous topics that students have chosen for independent study include:
  • Exploring facilitators and barriers of patients’ trust in clinical pharmacists in Primary Care.
  • Improving the physical health monitoring of patients taking Clozepine.
  • Intravenous antimicrobial therapy in the home.
  • Effectiveness of group psychological interventions in reducing the burden for caregivers of patients with dementia residing in the community.

Admission Requirements

For full details about our entry requirements, including English language requirements and international equivalencies, please visit our course page. 

1 Year
Sep

  • Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
  • Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance

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