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MSc - Master of Science
Brunel University of London
Part Time
Sep 2026
3 Year
On this course, you’ll develop advanced assessment and clinical reasoning skills for the acute management and rehabilitation of critically ill patients from intensive care units through to their discharge. You will acquire a comprehensive knowledge of critical care, which will enable you to work at an advanced level of practice and apply your knowledge to the acute management and rehabilitation of critically ill patients. By studying the latest practices, policy and research, you will then be able to contribute to practice development initiatives to help your patients and improve their quality of care and health outcomes. At Brunel, we understand the challenges of fitting study around work and family life. For this reason, we have designed this course to be flexible so that it can fit around your current commitments. The full master's course can be studied 3 years part-time starting in September. If you don’t want to commit to part-time study of the entire master's, you can develop your educational portfolio over a longer period of time by undertaking staged study that leads to the award of Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert) after one year of study, Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) after two years of study and full Masters (MSc) after three years of study. Please note that it is important you apply for the stage you will be studying in that year, i.e. to study for the PgDip you must have already completed the PgCert and you only apply for the staged MSc once you have completed the PgDip. Following successful completion of this programme, you’ll be prepared for senior clinical or leadership positions within critical care settings at Band 7 or 8a level in critical care. You’ll graduate as a practitioner that makes a positive impact on patient care. You’ll gain a deep understanding of a range of clinical skills and knowledge that will allow you to manage critically ill patients. Alternatively, you could advance to a PhD or research degree and enter into a clinical academic pathway.
This module aims to critically explore, reflect and develop understanding of statistical approaches to the analysis of quantitative data in health science research, and to gain practical skills in analysing key research designs using standard statistical software package appropriate to biomedical and health research.
This module aims to critically explore, reflect upon and develop qualitative research skills and knowledge in health, and to explore qualitative approaches in research in the context of their philosophical, societal, and cultural underpinnings.
The dissertation aims for students to learn about research by working with an academic supervisor on a topic relevant to their clinical specialist practice, to demonstrate their ability to integrate conceptual and theoretical issues within their clinical specialist practice or discipline, and to learn how to design and conduct an original piece of research in an area relevant to their clinical specialist practice or discipline.
This module aims to develop advanced knowledge, skills, qualities and behaviours of leadership for clinical healthcare professionals working in a range of roles in healthcare settings in the NHS. This knowledge and skills literacy will nurture and enhance existing team-working skills and clinical leadership requirements in order to evidence advanced level skills.
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