Health and Social Care - PGDip
The University of ManchesterProgram Overview
The Health and Social Care - PGDip at The University of Manchester is a MRes 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 and Social Care - PGDip 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 7
- Tuition: GBP 14,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 6,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Manchester, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Health and Social Care - PGDip 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
- Enable students to further develop systematic, in-depth knowledge and critical understanding of the nature, purposes, methods and application of research relevant to health and social care practice at an individual and/or organisational level
- Contribute to building capacity and capability for research and evidence based practice by equipping students with in-depth knowledge and essential skills to critically appraise, apply, design and undertake high-quality research in a range of health and social care settings
- Enhance the quality and evidence base for health and social care research, practice and service development through the provision of robust research training in a stimulating, challenging and supportive learning environment that draws on outstanding resources and expertise in research and practice
- Promote lifelong learning in students, and enhance their opportunities to pursue a variety of research careers and/or further research training which support and advance clinical and health and social care knowledge, research and practice
- Equip students with key transferable skills in critical reasoning and reflection, effective communication, team and multi-disciplinary working, use of IT/health informatics and logical and systematic approaches to problem-solving and decision-making
- Web-based audio-visual tutorials: individual and group
- Web-based collaboration areas and discussion boards
- Shared digital documents
- Support from supervisor and academic advisors online, telephone and face to face
- Peer support through course specific discussion boards and face to face meetings
- Foundations of research or Managing Research in Clinical Practice
- Research design
- Critical appraisal and evidence synthesis
- Quantitative research design and analysis
- Qualitative research design and analysis and statistics
- Statistics
- Foundations of research or Managing research in a clinical setting
- Research design
- Critical appraisal and evidence synthesis
- Quantitative research design and analysis
- Qualitative research design and analysis
- Statistics
- Dissertation
- Research design
- Critical appraisal and evidence synthesis
- Quantitative research design and analysis
- Qualitative research design and analysis
- Statistics
- Critical appraisal and evidence synthesis
- Quantitative research design and analysis
- Qualitative research design and analysis
- Statistics
- Dissertation
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
An honours first degree (normally 2.1 or above, *) in a relevant subject from an approved higher education institution.
and
For part-time students, written support of their employer to attend the programme and to complete any necessary requirements.
* Applicants with a 2:2 honours first degree may be considered on the basis of documented evidence of exceptional innovative practice, practice leadership, service development, research projects and publications. Such evidence must be clearly described in any application.
English language
Candidates whose first language is not English must have one of the following:
IELTS 7.0, with a score of 6.5 or above in each component
TOEFL 623 paper based
TOEFL 106 internet based (with a minimum score of 20 in each component)
TOEFL 250 computer based
GCSE English grade C
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 14,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 6,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 14,500 (Tuition (Year)) — International students; GBP 6,500 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact The University of Manchester 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 The University of Manchester
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University Profile- Language English
- Duration 12 months
