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Evidence Synthesis

20 credits at Level 7

Module leader: Dr Pete Coventry

Overview

Health and social care research and practice should be informed by the available evidence. Evidence synthesis is an approach to identifying, collating, synthesising, and interpreting information from a range of sources to produce critical summaries of the available research evidence on a specific topic. Systematic reviews are a critical component of evidence synthesis. Relevant studies are systematically identified, their data extracted and synthesised in narrative form and, where appropriate, statistically or thematically pooled, taking care to minimise error and bias. This module provides students with appropriate knowledge and training required for finding, interpreting and conducting quantitative, qualitative and mixed-methods systematic reviews.

Follow the link for further details of Evidence synthesis - HEA00148M

 

Entry

You should normally be a graduate with a 2:1 degree or higher, or equivalent from an overseas university, and be able to demonstrate that you have the necessary knowledge of and interest in a relevant area of health sciences. Applicants are assessed on a case-by-case basis, and we follow the University’s Equal Opportunities policy.

Credits and Cost

Qualification awarded

If you successfully complete this course you will be awarded 20 credit points by the University of York, at Level 7. 

Cost

Please visit www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/gradschool/funding/.

 

 

For informal enquiries about this course email dohs-pg-enquiries@york.ac.uk.

To apply for freestanding module

Postgraduate application form (MS Word , 116kb).