Program Overview
The Health Sciences Open Award at Oxford Brookes University is a MSc programme in Medicine & Health Sciences over 12 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of medicine & health sciences. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Health Sciences Open Award programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6
- Tuition: GBP 1,460 (Tuition (Credit)) — International students; GBP 1,000 (Tuition (Credit)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Health Sciences Open Award programme are prepared for diverse careers in medicine & health sciences:
- Healthcare Professional
- Clinical Researcher
- Health Policy Analyst
- Public Health Specialist
- Medical Writer
- Healthcare Manager
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Advanced Communication and Supportive Relationships
- Advanced Health Promotion
- Advanced History Taking and Assessment
- Advanced Research Design
- Advanced Symptom Management
- Advancing Professional Practice
- Applied Cancer Biology
- Applied Research Methods
- Communicable Diseases and Public Health
- Community Practitioner Nurse Prescriber (V150)
- Creating Frameworks for Learning
- Data Analysis and Interpretation
- Death and Dying: Global Perspectives
- Diagnostic Reasoning in Practice
- Disability: Individual and Global Perspectives
- Epidemiology
- Ethical Dilemmas in Health and Social Care
- Evidence Based Practice
- Finance in Health & Social Care
- Foundations in Public Health
- Human Resource Management in Health and Social Care
- Independent & Supplementary Prescribing (AHP) (V300)
- Independent Prescribing Conversion Course for AHP (V300)
- Infection Prevention and Control
- Informatics for Health and Social Care
- Leadership in Health and Social Care
- Living with Cancer in Contemporary Society
- Management of Minor Injuries
- Managing Health and Social Care
- Mastering Professional Practice
- Non-Medical Prescribing (V300)
- Occupational Therapy: New Perspectives
- Operational Management in Health and Social Care
- Palliative Care for Children and their Families
- Physiological Bases to Musculoskeletal & Neurological Rehab
- Planning and Managing Clinical Trials
- Prescribing from a Designated Formulary (V100)
- Project Management
- Psychosocial Palliative Care
- Rehabilitation: Application of the ICF
- Service Improvement in Health and Social Care
- Strategic Perspectives in Health and Social Care
- Supervision in Health and Social Care
- Supporting Children and Families: Building the Evidence
- Tackling Cancer: UK and International Perspectives
- The Evidence Base of Rehabilitation Practice.
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
Entry requirements
- Entry normally requires a UK/EU first degree or equivalent overseas degree from a recognised institution. Subject to approval by Oxford Brookes University, equivalent professional or other qualifications applicable to health and social care can be considered under some circumstances, particularly if you are registered as a health or social care professional. If you wish to engage in any work-based learning (which is not compulsory), you must be employed in a health or social care role, and have achieved appropriate registration with a relevant United Kingdom professional body.
- Evidence of recent study (within the last 5 years) at degree or equivalent level is highly desirable. Students who do not hold a first UK/EU degree or equivalent overseas degree from a recognised institution (taken within the last 5 years) OR students who have not studied at degree or equivalent level within the last 5 years will be required to write and submit an assignment which will be taken into account as part of their application.
- Six months\' experience as a student, employee or volunteer within the health / social care sector (European or International; public, private or voluntary) will normally be required.
- When designing your programme, the credit for learning at other recognised institutions or prior experiential learning cannot exceed two-thirds of the total credits required for the award, as one-third must be from Oxford Brookes University. As the recognition of such credit is subject to approval by Oxford Brookes University, it is recommended that you contact the subject co-ordinator upon application and discuss any prior learning that you would like to credit towards your programme of study.
English Proficiency: IELTS 6 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 1,460 (Tuition (Credit)) — International students; GBP 1,000 (Tuition (Credit)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 1,460 (Tuition (Credit)) — International students; GBP 1,000 (Tuition (Credit)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 6
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact Oxford Brookes University directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford, United Kingdom
Oxford Brookes University is a distinguished institution of higher education committed to academic excellence, innovative research, and preparing students for leadership in their chosen fields....
University Profile- Language English
- Duration 12 months