Study Details: MSc 2 years part-time
Are you a practising health and care professional? Our new Master's by Research gives you the skills to design, carry out and publish health and care research. You will be taught by experienced researchers in the Centre for Health Services Studies.
What is the difference between evaluation and research? What are the evaluative approaches used in the health and care services today? How does evidence-based research influence healthcare practice?
On this course you’ll ask these key questions and many more as you master the basics of research design, ethics and how to design a research protocol. You'll cover key areas in this field including the formative, process and summative research, realistic evaluation, case study design and evaluation methods, action research and participatory methods.
You’ll also learn about the techniques of trial design and the role and importance of discrete projects for the demonstration of ‘proof of concept’, feasibility, efficacy, and effectiveness. You’ll gain a broad grounding in applied research and evaluation each week and examine research articles for discussion in seminars/workshops.
A good honours degree in the social sciences, an interest in the chosen topic area and a clear idea of your proposed thesis topic. We will also consider candidates with professional qualifications alone and/or relevant experience in the health service.
All applicants are considered on an individual basis and additional qualifications, professional qualifications and relevant experience may also be taken into account when considering applications.
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Building on Kent’s success as the region’s leading institution for student employability, we place considerable emphasis on you gaining specialist knowledge in your chosen subject alongside core transferable skills.
We ensure that you develop the skills and competences that employers are looking for including: research and analysis; policy development and interpretation; independent thought; writing and presentation, as well as time management and leadership skills. You also become fully involved in the professional research culture of the School. A postgraduate research degree is a particularly flexible and valuable qualification that can lead to many exciting opportunities and professions.
Recent graduates have achieved senior positions and pursued careers in academia, central government, policy teams and research services.
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