Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice
Entry requirements
In order to apply for a place on this degree pathway you will need to have:
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- A relevant professional qualification and current registration with the relevant UK professional body.
- A minimum of 1 year post-registration experience and relevant musculoskeletal experience.
- A relevant first degree or relevant professional experience and qualifications that demonstrate ability to study at level seven.
You will also need to be:
- Currently employed in a relevant field of practice.
- Able to provide a demonstration of existing specialist competencies in musculoskeletal practice.
This degree pathway is not available to students who require a Tier 4 visa to study in the UK.
Months of entry
October
Course content
We understand that you may not have the time to do a full-time degree, so our CPD pathways allow you to study flexibly, in the way that best suits you. The structure, mode of delivery and level of support allow you to progress towards a qualification at postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma or Masters level.
This pathway enables experienced clinicians in the musculoskeletal field to advance their practice. All students will engage in material related to clinical decision making and there are options available to advance clinical skills including injection therapy and independent prescribing. There is flexibility within this pathway for students to direct their learning to topics and regions of personal interest.
The pathway is aligned with the four pillars of advance practice (clinical, leadership, education and research) as outlined by Health Education England's framework for Advanced Clinical Practice. To meet the Masters award, workplace supervision is required throughout the programme. We:
- Provide you with a critical understanding of the key concepts underlying advanced musculoskeletal clinical skills beyond your normal professional scope of practice
- Provide you with the opportunity to acquire advanced musculoskeletal clinical skills beyond your normal professional scope of practice
- Provide you with skills to access and critically appraise research findings to develop your own evidence-based practice
- Enhance your understanding of the essential principles of research design and to conduct an extensive piece of independent research including: planning, formulating, designing, choosing research methods, collecting data, analysing, interpreting and writing-up
- Ensure you acquire a range of transferable employment-related skills
This course sits within our School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences. This allows us to bring together our internationally recognised research, share knowledge, and enhance placement and vocational opportunities for our students and graduates.
Professional, statutory and regulatory bodies
We are committed to embedding the NHS Constitution Values (which are strongly reflected in our University values) into everything we do. They define the behaviours and expectations of all our staff and students underpinning the work we do in the university, clinical arena and other workplaces.
We understand that not all of our students and staff are employed within the NHS but these values uphold the underlying principles of excellent care as a standard, and as such we expect that anyone who cares for others will aspire to uphold these values.
For us, involving not only our students, but service users, experts by experience, carers and NHS/non-NHS professionals in the creation and delivery of all programmes is vital.
Specialise in hand therapy
We also offer qualifications at postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma and Masters level in Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice (Hand Therapy).
Information for international students
Entry requirements - You can find international entry requirements for most countries on our webpage www.essex.ac.uk/international. If your country is not listed, please contact Postgraduate Admissions at pgadmit@essex.ac.uk.
Pre-sessional English Language courses - If you need to improve your English language skills before joining your main degree course, we offer pre-sessional English courses on our campuses in partnership with Kaplan International Pathways. To learn more, please visit www.essex.ac.uk/international/pre-sessional.
Funding - You can explore scholarship opportunities for your country at www.essex.ac.uk/international or view our university-wide scholarships at www.essex.ac.uk/scholarships.
Fees and funding
There are a wide range of funding options for postgraduate study, including scholarships, bursaries and alumni discounts.
You can check your eligibility at https://www.essex.ac.uk/postgraduate/masters/fees-and-funding.
Qualification, course duration and attendance options
- PCert
- part time60 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- PDip
- part time60 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
- MSc
- part time60 months
- Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
Course contact details
- Name
- Postgraduate Admissions
- pgadmit@essex.ac.uk