Overview

This is a taught multidisciplinary programme offering you the maximum flexibility to choose a selection of modules to suit your own needs and interests.

The MSc can be undertaken over one year (full-time) or two years (part-time).

You will focus on the production, critical appraisal and use of scientifically rigorous research evidence, applied to a range of health-related areas.

This programme is relevant to science and social science graduates and health care professionals, and to people from any health-related background interested in the application of research methods in any area of health and health care.

Training

You will take taught modules worth 120 credits. The compulsory modules are:

• Research Methods (20 credits)
• Applied Biostatistics (10 credits)
• Epidemiology (10 credits)

You can then choose other modules available in the department. We encourage you to study a range of areas and maximise your experience of various disciplines and subjects. Your choice may be limited by the timing of the modules, and you should discuss this with the programme leader before you arrive in York.  You can choose from the following list of modules to make up 120 credits:

10 credit modules

• Biostatistics in Research Practice
• Clinical Biostatistics
• Global Public Health
• Health Economics
• Health Policy - Principles, Practice and the Evidence Base
• International Health 
• International Health and Health Policy
• Measurement in Health and Disease
• Public Health and Ethics
• Public Health Information in Practice
• Qualitative Methods Applied to Health Research
• Randomised Controlled Trials
• Systematic Reviews

20 credit module

• Health and Illness in Society

Research project

The research project contributes 60 credits towards your degree.

You will be matched with a supervisor with complementary research interests, and together you will design an appropriate project.

For part-time students in employment, the project can represent an area that is of interest and value to your employer.

Funding

A limited number of funded student places are available for health professionals working in the area covered by the Yorkshire and Humber Strategic Health Authority.

For information on fees visit graduate course fees.