Postgraduate

MSc and Postgraduate Diploma/ Certificate in International Primary Health Care

Structure & Syllabus

Qualification	No. of credits	No. of modules	Comprised of the following modules
			Compulsory	Elective	Dissertation
MSc	180	5	2	2	1
Postgraduate Diploma	120	4	2	2	-
Postgraduate Certificate	60	2	2	-	-

 

Please note:

Two compulsory core modules:

The academic study of primary care [683IP02] [15 credits]

Research methods for primary care [683IP03] [45 credits]

elective modules  [30 credits each]

International comparisons in primary health care [683IP04] 

Getting research into practice and policy* [683IP08]

Quality improvement in primary care* [683IP09]

Health informatics* [683IP10]

Narrative in health and illness [683IP16]

dissertation module [60 credits each]

Research dissertation [683IP12]

Service development dissertation [683IP13]

Teaching and learning dissertation [683IP14]

Systematic review dissertation [683IP15]

Notes:
· All applicants are required to satisfactorily complete an induction module [683IP01] before registering.
· Students are required to pass Research methods for primary care before proceeding to the dissertation modules marked with an asterisk (*).
· A student’s selection of the elective modules is subject to the approval of the Programme Director.
· Students may take up to three of the elective modules as short courses.