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Our School of Health Sciences has a well-established portfolio of postgraduate courses that will enable you to develop in your career in health or social care. As well as advancing your practice, our courses reflect the growing focus on person-centred practice, and our expertise in that field.

Specialist courses aimed at health professionals and social care practitioners

Aside from our Advancing Practice in Health Framework and our Person-Centred Practice Framework, we offer a range of stand-alone specialist courses that will allow health professionals and social care practitioners to develop your skills and knowledge in your particular area and which may enable you to develop or refocus your career in a particular area. These courses range from Advancing Practice in Signed/Spoken Language Interpreting to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Delivered part time and mostly, if not entirely, online, these courses are perfect for those wishing to study whilst in employment. 

These stand-alone post-registration courses include:

On-demand online courses

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Why study with QMU?

• Our strength and reputation: We are a leading provider of master’s level health course in Scotland, with a real strength in post-registration course provision.
  
• Gain the knowledge to progress in your career: Our post-registration courses aim to prepare you to develop your knowledge and advance in your chosen career.
  
• Flexible study options: part-time, full-time and single module options, with many courses available fully online.
  
• Utilise your workplace as a learning environment: You can gain invaluable experience by applying your learning directly to your workplace.
  
• Collaborative multi-professional online learning environment:  Learning and assessment are underpinned by current research and the evolving landscape of health and wellbeing.
  
• International collaborations: With collaborations in many countries across the globe, staff in our School of Health Sciences have developed a reputation as a major contributor to practice development on an international basis.      
• Looking after your needs: Our person-centred culture means that we have a real focus on the individual needs of each student.
• Beneficial partnerships: Some of our courses are delivered in partnership, which benefits all parties involved not only strengthening the theory practice link but offering students insight into the real world of work.
• Excellent industry links: A number of our courses are delivered in collaboration with recognised bodies/ organisations. These partnerships ensure the latest thinking, development and expertise is integrated into practice quickly to benefit the service user and strengthens the symbiotic relationship between education and practice.

Our approach to learning and teaching

A major part, if not all, of your learning will be through online activity. You will use an extensive range of learning technologies and multimedia resources to support directed, independent learning. Contact between staff and students can involve recorded or live online lectures, seminars, case-based discussions and tutorials.

Focusing on the processes of learning is fundamental to our learning and teaching approaches. You will be expected to draw on your previous knowledge and skills to inform your postgraduate study and will benefit from a variety of interesting ways to participate and share experiences and opinions with your peers. Students on our master’s courses also reap the benefits of learning with students from other cultures.

Students on the MSc Mammography will attend classes at the beginning of each module at the Scottish Academy of Breast Imaging (SABI), and then carry out further independent work. As part of the MSc Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, students will be required to see patients weekly and to attend Group Supervision for the duration of the course.

A variety of assessment methods are used including; essays; literature reviews, practical examinations; portfolios; presentations; practice-based assessments; case studies; self, peer, group and tutor assessment of practical skills with feedback.

Research-informed teaching

The School has a strong record of both research and enterprise and knowledge exchange in fields such as mental, health, physical activity, food science.

Learn more about our research and knowledge exchange centres. 

Find out more information on how to apply for a course at QMU.

Find out more information on how to apply for a course at QMU.