Health Research Methods

Entry requirements

Enthusiasm and commitment are vital, while formal entry requirements include:

• Usually a 2:1 degree (or equivalent) in medicine, a life/ biological science or another relevant subject
• An interest in health research methods
• An interest in evidence-based healthcare

On a case by case situation, we also consider:

• Other classes of degree and or relevant professional qualifications
• Experience of working in health or a related field

Applications are also welcome from UK medical students who wish to intercalate and have completed at least three years of full-time study.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Our most reliable knowledge about health, diseases and their treatment comes from high-quality research. This programme develops the skills you need to understand the critical elements in planning, undertaking and analysing research in health care - vital skills for anyone wanting to develop or enhance their career in health care and health-related research.

Why study this course?

• You will gain an advanced understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods in a global health care context. The programme provides in-depth knowledge and practical experience of the range of methodologies and analyses applied in health-related research and will enable critical interpretation of the findings of health research resulting from different methodologies
• This programme is run and taught by researchers and lecturers actively involved in leading health research nationally and internationally.
• The programme has a modular nature which allows the flexibility for participants to shape the programme to fit their needs and teaching takes place in one-week blocks.
• The programme is delivered in a progressive dynamic environment of up-to-date health research that employs rigour, discipline, and high standards.
• The University of Birmingham is a thriving and dynamic institution that combines over a century of heritage with one of the most compelling and ambitious agendas in higher education. It is ranked amongst the world’s top 100 institutions for clinical, pre-clinical and health. With world-leading activity across a range of subjects, it remains one of the UK’s most broadly-based research-led universities.
• The University has a particularly strong track record in Health Research and Health Research Methodology.