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Healthcare Research Skills and Methods PGCert

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Study mode

Part time

Duration

9 months

Start date

SEP-25

Key information
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Qualification type

Postgraduate Certificate - PgCert

Subject areas

Research Methods (Science)

Course Summary

Develop, enhance and implement your healthcare research skills, with a curriculum based on the Vitae Researcher Development Framework (RDF).

Course overview

Benefits of this course

You will gain an excellent foundation for critically understanding and evaluating research, its design, conduct, dissemination and funding, as well as acquiring knowledge of appropriate statistical methods.

You will cover:

  • knowledge and techniques
  • personal effectiveness
  • engagement, influence and impact
  • research governance and organisation.

Award

You can select to apply for one of the available exit points for this course.

  • Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert)

Who is this course for?

This course is suitable for a wide range of healthcare professionals. It is of particular relevance to doctors and allied healthcare professionals in academic training, or established clinicians who wish to develop, enhance and implement their research skills.

It will also be of benefit to healthcare educators, social care practitioners and researchers.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (month)

£517

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (month)

£1,072

Entry requirements

To apply for this course, you should hold:

  • A minimum of a second class degree (2:2). For healthcare graduates a pass is required. All degrees must be awarded before 1st August on the year of entry.

Prior training in quantitative or qualitative research methods is not required.

Alternative professional qualifications, or previous related experience, may be considered and we encourage you to apply

University information

City, University of London is a leading institution, ranked 38th in the UK (Complete University Guide 2025). City offers an innovative programme of undergraduate and postgraduate degree courses which uphold the university’s commitment to enhancing people’s lives through education. City is a research-driven university and has around 21,000 enrolled students, of which 45 percent are studying postgraduate qualifications. The university community...more

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