Study Details: MSc/PGCert/PGDip 1 year full-time; 1-5 years part-time
Life expectancy is increasing worldwide, with people living for longer and often with multiple chronic conditions. Palliative care, including rehabilitation and ‘living well’, is increasingly needed in people’s homes and other community settings, as well as in hospices and hospitals.
Delivering evidence-based, cost-effective palliative care in partnership with communities requires health and social care professionals, policymakers and researchers who can lead change and use robust evidence to inform their work. These professionals must be able to design, conduct, and critically appraise research about what should be done, how it is done, and to what effect. There is an urgent need for professionals in this field to drive positive change in palliative care.
Our MSc in Palliative Care: Implementing Best Practice programme is designed to address this significant gap. It will enable and empower you, whether you are a health and social care professional, policymaker or researcher, to progress your development, delivery and evaluation of care that facilitates best practice in palliative care and long-term conditions.
On this course, you will learn how to develop, deliver and evaluate care that facilitates best practice in palliative care and the care of people living with long-term conditions.
This programme is delivered 100% online, allowing you to access our world-renowned, research-led teaching from anywhere in the world. Designed specifically for an online audience, we use a range of interactive activities to support learning, including discussion forums, webinars and online lectures.
Applicants must have previous training in a health or social care profession (e.g. graduates of medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, or social work or other allied health and social care professions), in a science applied to human or organisational behaviour (e.g. graduates of psychology or sociology) or have equivalent professional experience.
Applicants must have a 2.1 degree or equivalent.
All applications will be subject to successful completion of an online interview.
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This course opens doors to a future filled with remarkable opportunities and rewarding accomplishments.
Graduates from this programme develop the knowledge and skills to further their careers in the following roles, including those who wish to combine them with a clinical academic path:
For those who seek to deepen their understanding and contribute to the advancement of knowledge in the field, pursuing a PhD is a natural progression. By embarking on this academic journey, you can position yourself on a career track that allows you to shape and influence the very methods that researchers employ, making substantial contributions to the field of palliative care.
Your learning journey will be integrated by key threads in each module: equity, patient and public involvement, implementation science, and critical appraisal. This integrated and holistic approach will enable you to develop the research and personal skills, attributes, and confidence to apply your learning to the challenges of implementing evidence-based palliative care in your own settings, regions, and countries.
Some modules can also be studied as standalone courses. Find out more about our continuing professional development opportunities.
All modules are subject to availability, and this list may change at any time.
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