MSc Trauma Sciences (Military and Humanitarian) Online

With humanitarian crises and mass casualty events on the rise, specialist training in trauma is increasingly important. Undertake this two-year online MSc and develop an understanding of the up-to-date science and practice of military and humanitarian trauma care.

Understand the key aspects of military and humanitarian trauma
Develop a broad and critical understanding of developments in trauma care in military and disaster settings
Experience hands-on training at an optional summer school consistent with your scope of practice
Gain research skills through independent study
Accredited by the Royal College of Surgeons of England

What you'll study
Opportunities for the training of military trauma care specialists are extremely limited, and many defence agencies rely on the deployment situation as the primary training for their personnel. This programme will help you to develop the skills needed in situations of dire emergency and global disaster.

You can access the programme wherever you are, and you will have the option of a two-week residential summer school in London. The MSc is a collaboration between the Barts Centre for Trauma Sciences (C4TS) and Queen Mary University of London's Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry.

You will have access to an international, expert faculty and innovative, technology-enhanced learning. You will take part in interactive discussion forums and one-to-one tutor sessions.

You will also be offered an optional two-week residential summer school at the end of the first year in London. The summer school will give you simulated scenario training to complement your learning. You will gain practical knowledge and experience of decision-making so you can deliver safe, professional core clinical functions in the management of seriously injured patients. In your second year of study, you will write a dissertation on a specific area of knowledge, or you may undertake original research.

Career paths

The largest growth area for jobs in the medical field has been in trauma over recent years. This course is tailored to meet the needs of international graduates from all healthcare and health sciences backgrounds including surgeons, anaesthetists, nurses, operating department staff, allied health professionals and those with a specialist interest in trauma education and training.

It is intended to provide high-quality learning, no matter where you are in the world, in order to develop the future leaders in the science and practice of trauma sciences, including the field of Military and Humanitarian trauma.

A 2:2 or above at undergraduate level in Nursing, Paramedical Science or a Medical degree (non-UK medical degrees marked on a grading scale must be equivalent to a UK 2:2 degree). Professional clinical experience in managing patients with traumatic injury is desirable.