MRes Health Research (عبر الإنترنت)

Our Health Research Masters degree equips you to conduct high quality, rigorous research. You’ll benefit from our strong emphasis on both theoretical and practical skills and you'll be supported by a multidisciplinary team of experienced researchers and health professionals.

The course is suitable for diverse backgrounds including medicine, nursing, midwifery, allied health, social work, social and natural sciences. It's for anyone wishing to pursue a career in health research or to study for a PhD.

The course is entirely online, giving you the freedom to work towards a Masters around your personal and professional commitments.

Course objectives

The aim of our MRes Health Research programme is to develop skilled and knowledgeable researchers, able to understand and apply a full range of research methods and approaches to conducting research in health. We focus on equipping you with a combination of skills and experience, as well as placing an emphasis on developing confidence in both independent study and working as part of a team.

This MRes has been designed to be suitable for both novice and experienced researchers. No matter what your level of expertise may be, we will equip you with the necessary knowledge and skills to prepare for a career in research or to study for a PhD.

Professional accreditations

This course meets the requirements for the ESRC 1+3 awards, which means prospective students are eligible to apply for a studentship providing funding for a one-year research training Masters linked to a three-year PhD. Prospective applicants should apply approximately one year in advance of their intended start date.

Work placements

The Research in Practice module will give you experience of working within a research team. Students are allocated to research projects and these can also be completed remotely. Some students opt to spend some time on campus to benefit from the full experience.

Course details

Study part-time or full time as you work towards a Health Research Masters degree. Advance your knowledge and skills in how to conduct high quality, rigorous health research.

This course includes six modules and a dissertation project, all of which need to be completed in order to earn the Masters award. Full-time students will be expected to take 12 months to complete this work. Part-time students can complete the course in two or three years. If you are working full time, you are strongly recommended to undertake the programme part-time.

Teaching

This course benefits from considerable staff expertise in online learning. All lectures are delivered as podcasts or recorded in real-time with student participation. Additionally, ‘virtual classroom’ sessions offer the opportunity for students to engage in discussions, ask questions and collaborate on tasks.

تناسب دورة أبحاث الصحة لدينا الطلاب المهتمين بمجموعة متنوعة من المهن في مجال أبحاث الصحة. ستمنحك هذه الدورة جميع المهارات والمعرفة العملية والنظرية التي تحتاجها للتقدم كباحث أو متابعة درجة الدكتوراه.

يعمل أغلب طلابنا بالفعل في مجال الرعاية الصحية أو الاجتماعية قبل بدء الدورة ويظلون يعملون طوال مدة دراستهم. ويستخدم آخرون برنامج الماجستير في الأبحاث كتحضير لدراسات الدكتوراه. أياً كان وضعك، توفر الدورة تدريباً قيماً في إجراء أبحاث عالية الجودة يمكن أن تحدث تأثيراً حقيقياً على قطاع الرعاية الصحية والاجتماعية - وهي مهارة تحظى بالتقدير في مجموعة واسعة من الأدوار المهنية والأكاديمية.

96% من خريجينا حصلوا على وظائف أو أكملوا دراستهم بعد 15 شهرًا من التخرج (نتائج الخريجين 2020/21، HESA).

مهارات التوظيف

ستتمكن من تطوير مجموعة واسعة من المهارات القابلة للنقل أثناء دراستك والتي ستعزز فرصك المهنية، بما في ذلك:

• العمل الجماعي
• مهارات تكنولوجيا المعلومات
• البحث في الأدب
• تقييم نقدي
• مهارات العرض
• الكتابة وتحليل البيانات