Program Overview

Cardiology MSc

Why study the MSc Cardiology at Middlesex University?

Cardiac physiologists record and analyse physiological data to diagnose and treat cardiac disease. They play an essential role in healthcare, saving many lives and improving many more. Cardiac physiologists in hospitals deal with patients first-hand, meaning they need not only highly specialised knowledge and excellent analytical abilities but good people skills.

Our biomedical and biological science courses have a burgeoning international reputation, due to our world-class research in areas including biomarkers, public health and biomodelling. The university is home to the Centre for Investigative and Diagnostic Oncology, which has pioneered techniques for cancer diagnosis and treatment, including our breakthrough in the development of a vaccine for bladder cancer.

Our teaching and research facilities surpass those at some UK medical schools, and our course will provide you with both in-depth practical experience and comprehensive, up-to-date theoretical knowledge. Our specialist clinical physiology laboratory houses a wide range of diagnostic equipment and is run by experienced practitioners. As well as attending practical classes in the lab, you'll be able to use it for independent study and research, and will have access to specialist journals.

In our partnership with Saracens Rugby Club, you’ll have access to the fantastic resources at StoneX Stadium, including the brand new £23 million redevelopment project of the West Stand which offers state-of-the-art facilities as a top educational and high performance centre for teaching and research excellence. With some of the most advanced equipment in the UK, you will be able to utilise the new specialist spaces, simulation suites, specialist labs, plus much more.

Please note: this programme will not lead to a qualification as a Healthcare Scientist (Cardiac Physiologist).

For further information please follow the links below:

• NHS Careers
• National School for Healthcare Science

Course highlights

• As well as a sound knowledge of how different problems affect the heart, and modern diagnostic and research techniques, you'll develop the critical analysis skills needed for literature reviews and an understanding of relevant ethical issues.
• Our unique leadership and management module will give you additional skills to help you progress up the career ladder. You'll cover leadership and management theory, health and safety, quality control, research and statistical methods.
• Our staff are supportive and hands-on – ever-ready with advice on your studies, they're also known for their strong pastoral care and for going the extra mile for their students. All our teaching staff are involved in research and many are pioneers in their own field.
• The course will also improve your IT, numeracy, research, communication, teamwork, managerial, presentation and problem-solving skills.

Modules

• Clinical Electrophysiology (15 credits) - Compulsory
  • This module is concerned with the knowledge and understanding of electrophysiology required to safely contribute to treatment and diagnosis of patients with cardiac arrhythmias.
• Cardiac Rhythm Management (15 credits) - Compulsory
  • This module equips students with the knowledge and understanding required to safely contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of patients with abnormalities of cardiac rhythm.
• Cardiac Ultrasound (30 credits) - Compulsory
  • This module aims to provide you with the underpinning theory of ultrasound and imaging plus the advanced knowledge of echocardiography required for current clinical practice.
• Research Project (60 credits) - Compulsory
  • Module aims to develop students' skills in planning and execution of an analytical, laboratory-based study and critical evaluation of real research results drawing on their acquired knowledge from other modules. In addition, the module aims to develop students' communication skills to enable them to communicate their findings in written and oral form.
• Leadership and Management (15 credits) - Compulsory
  • The module aims to provide students with current theories and approaches to leadership and management in order they can bring about effect positive change in the team or organisation that they lead or manage.
• Bioethics (15 credits) - Compulsory
  • The module aims to provide insight into a range of ethical and legal issues that relate to professional practice, to research with human and animal subjects and to human reproduction, particularly various forms of reproductive technology. It will also aim to give students a broad overview of the relevant current UK ethical and legal regulations for research using human tissues. The module will further explore the ethical issues present in the rapidly developing area of genetic technology, including genetic testing and selection, genetic engineering, and the concept of genetic disease. After an introduction to basic ethical theory and legal principles, the focus of the module will be on exploring ways in which, by applying theoretical considerations to practice, ethical and legal issues can be critically analysed and addressed.
• Experimental Design and Statistics (15 credits) - Compulsory
  • The module aims to provide students with the tools required to design effective and efficient experiments and to test scientific hypotheses. The module will also equip students with the tools necessary for statistical analysis in a hypothesis testing context.
• Cardiac Imaging and Diagnostics (15 credits) - Compulsory
  • This module aims to provide you with a specialised body of current knowledge in the field of medical diagnostics and the differing forms of imaging used in modern cardiology.

Teaching and Learning

• You'll be taught by an experienced teaching team with a wide range of expertise and professional experience.
• This programme will be delivered in a blended learning format using in person and live interactive teaching sessions via a number of learning platforms such as Kaltura, Adobe Connect or Zoom. Learning may be supplemented by pre-recorded lectures, demonstration of diagnostic techniques or data analysis activity where you can access the information at any point. Practical sessions will be on campus and in person. This wide range of teaching and learning approaches are used to build up your skills and knowledge.
• You will take part in online and in person case-study based discussions, in person workshops and in-class activities. You will supplement all this with your own guided and independent reading. The mix of delivery modes will be varied and suitable to the content being delivered.

Entry Requirements

• We welcome applications from graduates with a 2:2 honours degree, or equivalent qualification, in a health or science-based subject
• Applicants must normally be a clinical physiologist but those from other healthcare professions (e.g. registered nurse, clinical exercise physiologist, physiotherapist and medical practitioners) are also welcomed
• We also consider candidates with other relevant qualifications and individuals with a minimum of three years' work experience in clinical physiology
• Those without formal qualifications need to demonstrate relevant work experience and the ability to study at postgraduate level.

International Entry Requirements

• We accept a wide range of international qualifications. Find out more about the accepted qualifications on your country's support page. If you are unsure of the suitability of your qualifications or would like help with your application, please contact your nearest international office.
• You will need to meet our English language requirements. And, don’t worry If you don't meet our minimum English language requirements, as we offer a Pre-sessional English course.

Fees

• The fees below are for the 2025/26 academic year:
  • UK students: £10,700 (full-time), £71 per credit (part-time), £35 per dissertation credit (part-time)
  • International students: £17,100 (full-time), £114 per credit (part-time), £57 per dissertation credit (part-time)

Careers

• Our course will provide qualified cardiac physiologists with advanced knowledge and skills required to work in the NHS. You'll be equally well-qualified to do a PhD and move onto a career in research (for which an MSc is increasingly becoming a requirement), developing new techniques for diagnosing and treating heart problems. If you're already working in cardiology, our MSc will help you progress to a more senior position.
• As well as in-depth knowledge of your subject, our course will provide you with many transferable skills. It will improve your research, data collection and interpretation, IT, numeracy, communication, presentation, teamwork and problem-solving skills, as well as your confidence and your ability to work under your own initiative and manage your own time.
• Graduates can progress into careers in organisations such as:
  • NHS
  • General Electric Co
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Siemens
  • Medtronic