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Clinical Practice
Kingston University
Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 6,825 - ≈ € 12,751 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | London / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | October |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Kingston University
This masters course provides a focused programme of practical and academic study to prepare you for leadership and management in clinical research. The course is suitable for nurses, midwives and allied health professionals and will enable you to promote and drive change in clinical practice.
What will you study?
You will gain the knowledge and research skills necessary for your first step towards a future career in clinical research. You will learn to generate research questions; design and test data collection approaches; and interpret results within a scientific framework.
By the end of the course you will be able to participate fully in the academic community through debate and discussion; present to clinical meetings and conferences; and publish your work in relevant clinical journals.
Contents
Please note that this is an indicative list of modules and is not intended as a definitive list.
Modules
* Research Methods (15 credits)
* Critical Appraisal (15 credits)
* Statistics (15 credits)
* Research Project Planning and Management (15 credits)
* Applied Research in Clinical Practice (15 credits)
* Research Project on a topic related to clinical practice (105 credits)
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
* At least one year of clinical experience
* An honours degree in a subject relevant to health or social care with a classification of at least 2:1.
You must be currently employed in an NHS Trust for funded studentships. Part-time students can be employed either in the NHS or an equivalent health or social care organisation.
Full-time students will be seconded for a period of one year for the duration of the course and must supply a letter of written support from your employer. Successful candidates will be asked to identify an appropriately qualified member of staff to act as a mentor.
Candidates will be interviewed and ten applicants will be offered studentships for the one year full-time programme with their salary costs reimbursed.
Overseas applicants will not be eligible for NIHR-funded places but may be able to access the programme on a part-time self-funded basis. Equivalent overseas qualifications will be considered on a case-by-case basis, will appropriate reference to guidance from the UK National Recognition Information Centre (NARIC).
Applicants whose first language is not English will be asked to provide evidence of English language attainment at least equivalent to a score of 7.0 on the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) test.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
Accreditation
Many of the courses that we run are accredited and recognised by relevant professional bodies within their respective fields. As part of our commitment to providing quality, relevant courses we seek accreditation and recognition wherever possible. In fact the Higher Education Funding Council of England awarded us a quality rating for 'Excellence in teaching'.
Kingston Business School is also one of an elite number of UK business schools with Association of MBA accreditation of our MBA courses. Plus we have received EPAS accreditation from the European Foundation for Management Development for several of our postgraduate and undergraduate business programmes; only the second UK business school to receive this accreditation.
To view a full list of our accreditations, please visit our website.
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