Program Overview

Health Research MSc

The MSc in Health Research is a course in applied health and social care research. You'll study modules totalling 180 credits. These are made up of four compulsory modules, an additional four optional modules, and a research project.

Course Overview

Designed and delivered by active applied health and social care researchers, our course will equip you with the knowledge and skills needed to progress your research career. Designed to fit around your personal and professional commitments, the MSc in Health Research delivers advanced research methods training designed to inspire the next generation of applied health, healthcare and social care researchers. Our course is ideal for health and social care professionals, those already working in research and those who have an interest in applied health, healthcare and social care research.

Course Structure

The list shown below represents typical modules/components studied and may change from time to time.

Year 1 Compulsory Modules

• Module Name: Analytic Research, Credits: 15
• Module Name: Intervention Research, Credits: 15
• Module Name: Health Research Project, Credits: 60
• Module Name: Getting started in health research, Credits: 15
• Module Name: Capturing and Handling Data in Research, Credits: 15

Year 1 Optional Modules

• Module Name: Statistical Methods in Health Research, Credits: 15
• Module Name: Systematic Reviews of Research, Credits: 15
• Module Name: Clinical Trials Research, Credits: 15
• Module Name: Applied Qualitative Health Research, Credits: 15
• Module Name: Introduction to Health Economics, Credits: 15
• Module Name: Foundations of Health Data, Credits: 15
• Module Name: Informatics and Data Science in Health Care and Research, Credits: 15

Compulsory Modules

Getting Started in Health Research (15 credits)

This module is an introduction to applied health and social care research. It introduces the principles of study design (both quantitative and qualitative) and practical elements of setting up and disseminating research.

Capturing and Handling Data in Research (15 credits)

This module provides you with an in-depth look at collecting and making sense of health and social care data for applied research.

Analytic Research (15 credits)

This module focuses on analytic research (cross-sectional, case-control and cohort analytic studies).

Intervention Research (15 credits)

This module provides you with an introduction to intervention research, in particular clinical trials, systematic reviews and health economics.

Health Research Project (60 credits)

This module provides you with the opportunity to undertake a small-scale health or social care research project supported and supervised by experienced researchers/academics.

Optional Modules

• Statistical Methods in Health Research (15 credits): The module aims to provide you with a thorough understanding and practical experience of statistical methods commonly encountered in health and social care research settings.
• Systematic Reviews of Research (15 credits): This module aims to provide you with a thorough understanding of evidence reviews, including systematic reviews.
• Clinical Trials Research (15 credits): This module provides an in-depth understanding of the principles and practical elements of clinical trials research.
• Applied Qualitative Health Research (15 credits): This module will provide you with a thorough understanding of the role and application of qualitative approaches in applied health and social care research.
• Introduction to Health Economics (15 credits): High-income countries spend a considerable proportion of their GDP on health care services and technologies.
• Informatics and Data Science in Health Care and Research (15 credits): This module is designed to introduce you to a modern conceptualisation of Health Informatics with Data Science.
• Foundations of Health Data (15 credits): You'll learn what, when, how, why and by whom health data is collected, processed and shared in the health domain.

Learning and Teaching

Learning about applied health and social care research in an effective and enjoyable way involves activity. On this course, there is extensive use of problem-based scenarios, workbook exercises, hands-on computer sessions, small-group teaching and group participation.

Assessment

The modules are assessed by a variety of methods, typically including: workbooks, critical appraisals, research project proposals, written pieces in the style of a journal article, and presentations. Our approach to assessment aims to provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your knowledge and skills through the completion of assessments that align with activities you would typically perform as a researcher.

Entry Requirements

Normally applicants should hold a degree in medicine, dentistry, nursing, a profession allied to medicine, social work, health management, biological science or a social science at 2:2 or greater.

English Language Requirements

IELTS 6.5 overall, with no less than 6.0 in any component.

Fees

UK: ｣12,750 (Total) International: ｣29,750 (Total)

Additional Cost Information

There may be additional costs related to your course or programme of study, or related to being a student at the University of Leeds.

Scholarships and Financial Support

If you have the talent and drive, we want you to be able to study with us, whatever your financial circumstances. There may be help for students in the form of loans and non-repayable grants from the University and from the government.

Career Opportunities

Many of our successful graduates work in the UK National Health Service, social care sector, local authorities or universities associated with health and social care research. Graduates of this course have gone on to obtain funding for doctoral studies, research fellowships and research posts within higher education or health and social care sectors.