Health Care Research Methods

Entry requirements

A 2:2 or above at undergraduate level in a relevant subject.

Find out more about how to apply for our postgraduate taught courses.

Months of entry

September

Course content

This programme will give you the academic background and specialist skills to carry out healthcare and clinical research. If you are a nurse, medical doctor or other health professional working in contract research organisations, the pharmaceutical industry and healthcare, this programme is for you

• Learn how to take research forward in health services, academic environments, contract research organisations, or pharmaceutical industry environments
• Gain a detailed picture of the complex and inter-related activities of the development cycle, from discovery to successful commercialisation
• Gain an understanding of the regulatory framework governing good clinical research
• Learn to apply the principles that you have learnt to your professional commitments
• Develop skills in gathering, recording and communicating information

Information for international students

If you got your degree in an English speaking country or if it was taught in English, and you studied within the last five years, you might not need an English language qualification - find out more.