Department of Health Sciences Unless indicated to the contrary the Period of Registration, Entry Requirements, Curriculum, Assessment and Qualifications for Programmes are as follows: Period of Registration: See below. Entry Requirements: See below Curriculum: In addition to the taught modules candidates for the Masters degree also undertake a dissertation or project on an approved topic. Assessment: The pass mark at postgraduate level is 50%. The details of the assessments for individual modules are set out in the relevant Module descriptions. Unless otherwise indicated all programmes within the Department of Health Sciences follow Scheme B of the Postgraduate Scheme of Assessment. Qualifications Awarded: (i) (ii) (iii) Notes: (i) (ii) Candidates who accumulate 60 credits from the taught modules and satisfy the examiners in each of the modules will be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate. Candidates who accumulate 120 credits from the taught modules and satisfy the examiners in each of the modules will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma. Candidates who accumulate 180 credits, satisfy the examiners in each of the modules and submit a satisfactory dissertation/project will be awarded a Masters degree. Candidates may only be awarded the Postgraduate Certificate or the Postgraduate Diploma or the Masters degree. No candidate may be awarded more than one of the above qualifications. The Masters degree may be awarded with merit or distinction in accordance with the relevant scheme of assessment. M.Sc./Postgraduate Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Period of Registration: Three years part-time Entry Requirements: Candidates should have a second class honours degree or equivalent professional qualification from any discipline which involves the care of or working with children or adolescents (including teachers, residential care workers, nurses, primary mental health workers, etc). Applicants whose first language is not English and who have not lived in a country where the first language is English for at least three years immediately prior to the commencement of the course are required to provide evidence of a minimum standard of English language ability. The usual requirement is an IELTS score of 6.5 or above or its equivalent. Compulsory MD7110 * Introduction 0 MD7111 * Mental Health and the Community 30 MD7112 * Specific Mental Health Problems of Childhood and 30 their Therapeutic Intervention MD7113 Research Methods 30 MD7114 Training, Consultation, Supervision and Inter- 30 Agency Collaboration MD7115 ^ Dissertation 60 *Candidates who successfully complete those modules marked * may exit with a Postgraduate Certificate in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. Candidates who successfully all modules with the exception of the Dissertation may exit with a Postgraduate Diploma in Child and Adolescent Mental Health. ^ Compulsory only for the degree of M.Sc.
M.Sc./Postgraduate Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate in Diabetes Period of Registration: One year full-time or up to six years part-time. Entry Requirements: Candidates will normally have a relevant first degree or equivalent professional qualification with significant clinical experience in the field. Candidates with significant experience and/or qualifications in health or social care research practice or management will also be considered and assessed through an informal interview process and under some circumstances a written piece of work may be required to demonstrate an ability to study at the required level. Students with accreditation of prior certified learning will be able to transfer in up to 30 relevant credits at the discretion of the course coordinator. MD7009 Clinical Presentation and Management in Diabetes 20 MD7004 ^ New and Advanced Therapies in Diabetes 20 EITHER MD7432 * Quantitative Methods In Applied Health Research 20 OR MD7433 * Qualitative Methods in Applied Health Research 20 MD7007 * Dissertation 60 Optional MD7001 Self Management in Diabetes Care 20 MD7002 Prevention, screening and early detection in 20 diabetes MD7003 Diabetes and Obesity 20 MD7005 Insulin Management 20 MD7006 Clinical Presentation and Management of Endocrine Disorders MD7008 Counselling skills in diabetes 20 * Compulsory only for the degree of M.Sc. ^ Compulsory only for the degree of M.Sc. or Postgraduate Diploma Qualifications Awarded: (i) Candidates who accumulate 60 credits by satisfying the examiners in modules MD7431, MD7009 and one optional module will be awarded a postgraduate certificate (ii) Candidates who accumulate 120 credits from the taught modules (from MD7432, MD7004 MD 7009 and three optional modules) and satisfy the examiners in the assessment for each module, but do not complete or pass the dissertation will be awarded a postgraduate diploma (iii) Candidates who accumulate 180 credits, satisfactorily complete the assessment requirements for each of the modules and submit a satisfactory dissertation will be awarded the degree of Master of Science. M.Sc./Postgraduate Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Statistics Period of Registration: One year full-time or up to three years part-time Entry Requirements: Candidates should have at least a good second-class honours degree or equivalent in mathematics or statistics, or in a subject with a substantial mathematical or statistical content. Curriculum: In addition to the taught modules candidates for the Masters degree also undertake a dissertation or project on an approved topic relevant to the option stream they choose. This will lead to an MSc in Medical Statistics with specialisation in the chosen stream other than Further Topics in Medical Statistics.
Compulsory MD7440 * Fundamentals of Medical Statistics 20 MD7441 * Introduction to Epidemiology and Clinical Trials 20 MD7442 * Statistical Modelling 20 MD7443 Computationally Intensive Methods 15 MD7444 Advanced Statistical Modelling 15 MD7445 Advanced Epidemiology and Clinical Trials 15 MD7446 Project 60 Optional MD7447 Further topics In Medical Statistics 15 MD7448 ^ Genetic Epidemiology 15 MD77449 ~ Health Technology Assessment 15 * Students may exit with a Postgraduate Certificate upon completion of these modules. Choose for General Pathway ^ Choose for Modern Epidemiology Pathway ~ Choose for Health Technology Assessment Pathway Assessment: The M.Sc. in Medical Statistics follows Scheme A of the Postgraduate Scheme of Assessment. M.Sc./Postgraduate Diploma/Postgraduate Certificate in Pain Management Period of Registration: One year full-time or up to five years part-time Entry Requirements: Candidates will normally have a relevant first degree or equivalent professional qualification coupled with suitable practical experience. Where English is not a candidate s first language applicants must provide evidence of appropriate language skills. Compulsory MD7502 Physiology and Pharmacology of Pain 15 MD7503 Acute Pain 15 MD7504 Pain in Children 15 MD7505 Cancer Pain 15 MD7506 Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation 15 MD7507 Chronic Pain Syndromes 15 MD7508 Research Methodology and Interpreting the 15 Literature MD7351 Psychological Aspects of Pain 15 MD7008 * Dissertation 60 * Compulsory only for degree of M.Sc. M.Res./Postgraduate Certificate in Applied Health Research Entry Requirements: In addition to the above criteria candidates with significant experience and/or qualifications in health or social care research practice or management will also be considered. Where English is not a candidate s first language, applicants will be required to provide evidence of appropriate language skills. Curriculum: All candidates will study the following core modules. Candidates must successfully pass MD7431, MD7432 and MD7433 before progressing to the dissertation.
MD7432 Quantitative Methods in Applied Health Research 20 MD7433 Qualitative Methods in Applied Health Research 20 MD7430 * Dissertation 120 * Compulsory only for degree of MRes Qualifications Awarded (a) Candidates who accumulate 60 credits from the taught modules and satisfactorily complete the assessment requirements for each module will be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate. (b) Candidates who accumulate 180 credits, satisfactorily complete the assessment requirements for each of the modules, and submit a satisfactory research project will be awarded the degree of Master of Research. M.Res. in Clinical Sciences Entry Requirements: Candidates should hold a primary medical degree or an appropriate degree or equivalent professional qualification in a profession allied to medicine with at least 2 years experience in a relevant professional field. All candidates will be proficient in the use of English. This may be demonstrated by a) that applicants have undertaken undergraduate training in English; or b) have the following scores in the academic international English Language Testing System (IELTS) Overall 7, Speaking 7, Listening 6, Reading 6, Writing 6. Curriculum: All candidates will study the following core modules. Candidates may elect to attend lectures for HE7401, Foundations of Applied Health Research as part of the taught component, although this will carry no credits. MD7450 Dissertation 140 EITHER MD7423 Quantitative Methods in Applied Health Research 20 OR MD7433 Qualitative Methods in Applied Health Research 20 Qualifications Awarded: Candidates who accumulate 180 credits, satisfactorily complete the assessment requirements for each of the modules, and submit a satisfactory research project will be awarded the degree of Master of Research. M.Res./Postgraduate Certificate in Research Translation Management Entry Requirements: Candidates will normally have a relevant first degree, 2:1 or better, or equivalent qualification. Applicants with significant experience and/or qualifications in health or social care research practice or management will also be considered. Curriculum: All candidates will study the following core modules. Candidates may elect to attend lectures for HE7401, Foundations of Applied Health Research as part of the taught component, although this will carry no credits. Compulsory MD7432 Quantitative Methods in Applied Health Research 20 MD7433 Qualitative Methods in Applied Health Research 20 MD7434 Leading Change and Managing Performance 20
MD7430 * Dissertation 120 * Compulsory only for degree of MRes. Qualifications Awarded (a) Candidates who accumulate 60 credits from the taught modules and satisfactorily complete the assessment requirements for each module will be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate. (b) Candidates who accumulate 180 credits, satisfactorily complete the assessment requirements for each of the modules, and submit a satisfactory research project will be awarded the degree of Master of Research.