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Advanced Health & Professional Practice – (M.Sc.)
De Montfort University
Health and Life Sciences| Location: | Leicester / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of De Montfort University
Why this course?
The course is intended to meet the needs of anyone seeking a flexible and adaptable route to a successful postgraduate degree, or to undertake postgraduate level study for continual professional development purposes at an advanced level.
Career opportunities
Completing this course will support your career progression to more senior posts within healthcare organisations or Higher Education institutions. This course will help you to advance your practice.
Teaching/assessment
A variety of teaching and learning methods are used including lectures, seminars, small group discussions, self-study, debates, online learning, independent study and academic supervision. This is a modular course and each module is individually assessed. A variety of assessment strategies are used including essays, reports, assessed seminars and a research dissertation.
Fee information
Home/EU students for 2010/11 academic session: Full-time: £6396 Part-time: £533 per 15-credit module and £2132 for a 60-credit dissertation. Fees for the 2011/12 academic session are yet to be announced - please contact us for more information.
Contents
The course aims to provide a framework for postgraduate study which offers healthcare practitioners the opportunity to extend their knowledge, skills and understanding for advancing healthcare practice. One of the central aims is to enable you to develop practice by the four integrated sub-roles of expert practitioner, educator, researcher and leader. The course consists of core and optional modules. You will need to complete a total of 180 credits to be awarded the MSc.
Core modules:
* Theory, Knowledge and Reasoning in Professional Practice (30 credits) introduces concepts of epistemology, critical enquiry, reasoning and the use of sound philosophical bases and their application in professional practice
* Dissertation (60 credits) allows you to undertake a major piece of research and draw upon recommendations for improving future practice
* Research Designs in Health (30 credits) develops a thorough grounding in both the technical and socio-political processes of research.
Optional modules:
* Strategic Leadership and Effective Management (15 credits) critically evaluates various facets of strategic leadership, effective management and quality initiatives in healthcare
* Advanced Healthcare Governance and Patient Safety (30 credits) explores advanced clinical governance and patient safety with an emphasis on tools and techniques applicable in various healthcare settings
* Research Dilemmas and Strategies (30 credits) explores advanced and specialist knowledge in the field of research strategies and philosophical assumptions underlying research decisions
* Advanced Communication Skills for Healthcare Practitioners (30 credits) challenges your own communication skills and utilise and applies theoretical concepts to enhance your ability to communicate more effectively
* Consultation and Examination Skills (30 credits) examines key knowledge and skills underpinning patient consultation, assessment and physical exam
* Advancing Health and Professional Practice through Independent Study (30 credits) develops an area of health and professional practice with the emphasis on enhancing service delivery
* Developing Health and Professional Practice through Independent Study (15 credits) explores in depth an area of developing health and professional practice
* Any relevant level 6 module Learning Beyond Registration (LBR) (30-credit).
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
You should preferably have:
* An Honours degree (2:2 or above) awarded by a British university or other equivalent approved degree awarding college/body
* A professional qualification as a healthcare practitioner, current registration with the relevant healthcare professional body and current involvement in professional practice
* You should be able to supply two references, one giving emphasis to academic and clinical ability.
Non-standard entry requirements
In exceptional circumstances consideration may be given if you do not meet the aforementioned criteria. In these cases, you will be required to demonstrate professional expertise through Professional Portfolio evidence in one of the following:
* Publication - an article published in a refereed journal as a single or joint contributor (with evidence of a significant contribution or being the first author in the list). This could be a research paper or a critical review of professional practice
* Change management - had an active part or been an instigator in the management of change. Documented evidence in the form of minutes of meetings, completed projects etc should be produced to substantiate claim. It is expected that you would be working as a team leader or specialist practitioner
* Leadership - be a leader/team manager with responsibilities for managing a team. As above, there should be documented evidence to substantiate the claim.
Plus successful study at degree level (Level 6) or above with the completion of relevant Level 6 modules with marks above 50%.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
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