MSc, PgDip / PgCert Healthcare Practice (Simulation Pathway). drafted
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2023-09-01 | - |
| 2024-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Overview
This course will develop your professional practice, both as an educator and, in deeper understanding of the practical applications of your learning translated into the workplace, to provide high quality care and professional development to enhance the experience and outcomes of service users.
Based within the Institute of Medical Sciences, a centre of excellence for postgraduate medical education and research, you will have access to cutting-edge simulation facilities to aid your learning and development.
The generic and comprehensive design of the course supports all students from a wide variety of professions and roles to apply learning to their individual circumstances and develop advanced multi-professional practice. The delivery keeps both the learner and the service-user at the heart of the process, including engagement with contributions from service-users via an innovative collaborative Impact Forum.
Why study MSc Healthcare Practice?
The MSc Healthcare Practice (Simulation Pathway) is designed to be a flexible and responsive course, meeting the learning and development needs of all healthcare professionals. It is open to both experienced and newly registered healthcare practitioners working in a range of roles and service contexts.
Choosing between a 40 Credit (12,000-word) and 60 Credit (18,000-word) Dissertation you can decide whether to study 4 or 3 Simulation Modules together with the core MSc Healthcare Practice content.
Program Outline
Module information
Please note that the list of optional modules and their availability may be subject to change. We continually review and where appropriate, revise the range of modules on offer to reflect changes in the subject and ensure the best student experience. Modules will vary when studied in combination with another subject.
The modules shown here are those which you will study if you choose Single Honours Forensic Investigation. Other, related, degrees are available to you.
Core/optional modules
*Modules subject to validation
How you’ll learn
Learning and teaching strategies will involve you as an active participant; you will be encouraged to use self-evaluation and reflection on your own experience to deepen and consolidate your understanding as well as plan for your future learning. This programme recognises that you are the experts in your field of health and care practice but will facilitate you to enhance your learning to seek innovative solutions for your own practice and as a leader to transform health and care delivery. Your own emotional wellbeing and connection to Health and Care Progressive Practice will be nurtured. Modules are organised using a range of teaching and learning methods to facilitate your academic and professional development. These methods include a blend of classroom based, online and work-based learning activities. Teaching and learning methods are supported by technologies e.g. our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). A strong emphasis on building of transformational networks for learning communities and wider local and national networks is advocated.
Within some of the optional modules you may be taught in a group with students studying on the BSc. Where this occurs, you will be facilitated to explore the content of the module at a Masters level and discuss assessment requirements through specified provision of tutorials and/or online learning opportunities which will differentiate your learning needs and outcomes. Specific Masters Level learning resources (via VLE) and delivery in the classroom will be made available.
A virtual Impact Forum will be utilised with students expected to engage in formative reflection on the impact of their learning from each module on the impact of their learning on healthcare practice and provision. This will involve service-users and a collaborative approach to sharing and learning and will foster a community of best practice and integration. Learning with and from each other is also enhanced through the provision of a yearly conference where posters and research outcomes are available and presented by students completing the core research modules.
Your future career
Enhancing your knowledge and understanding will contribute to your career progression and evidence that you are advancing practice according with professional skills frameworks. In addition, the skills you gain will enable you to write for professional journals and/or present at conferences, sharing best practice and raising your professional profile. Your postgraduate qualification could also help you to stand out in an increasingly competitive employment market, supporting you to consider senior, specialist or advanced roles within the health and social care arena, the independent and voluntary sector or education.
The Simulation Pathway is an interesting journey of learning and development of skills which will be extremely useful in my career.
Former Healthcare Practice (Simulation Pathway) student