Full time
1 year
23-SEP-24
MSc - Master of Science
Children / Youth (Social Work) Health Studies
Taught
Overview
The course will enable biomedical & clinical students (including research midwives and nurses) to develop an academic and contemporary understanding of the biological and environmental influences that impact on pregnancy and the lifelong physical and mental wellbeing health of women and their infants. Students will gain insight and knowledge of how translation of basic science and clinical observation can lead to cutting edge research studies into new diagnostic and treatments both in the UK and in low resource settings globally. Students will develop scientific and clinical practical research skills, including statistics, so that they can confidently critically evaluate others research design and results, and apply these to their own research. They will also be given the necessary research knowledge and skills to design, plan, navigate and research governance pathways, and conduct and analyse their own research project. Both scientific and clinical research projects are offered.
Course detail
The MSc Women and Children’s Health comprises three required taught modules, including ‘Fundamentals of Women and Children’s Health’ which covers health and disease from the periconception period to birth and early childhood. Research led lectures will cover topics such as infertility, pre- pregnancy health, placentation, preeclampsia; immunology of pregnancy and autoimmune disease, metabolic disease in pregnancy, parturition and dysfunctional labour, miscarriage and preterm birth, lactation and infant nutrition, the developing brain and prematurity, childhood diet and dental health, premature infant and the neonatal lung, gut microbiome, obesity, childhood allergy, epigenetics and lifelong health, nutrition and global health and perinatal mental health. The other required taught modules cover Statistics, Research Governance and Scientific and Clinical Research skills followed by an intensive six month required research project within a lab or clinical research group. Students can also select 1-2 optional taught module(s) to tailor the course to their developing interests, examples include Perinatal Mental Health, Regenerative Medicine, Principles of Implementation and Improvement Science, Birth Defects, Assisted Conception, Regenerative Medicine and Global Women and Children’s Health.
Teaching and assessment
We will assess you through a combination of coursework, seen/unseen written exams, essays, problem directed learning exercises, case studies, data-handling, creation of clinical study materials such as patient information sheets and consent forms, research proposal, oral presentations, and a final research project report.
Career prospects
The course will be a springboard for your career as a scientist or clinician in the field of Women & Children’s Health. It will also equip you for a wide range of related job opportunities.
For this course (per year)
£15,840
For this course (per year)
£33,258
Minimum 2:1, or overseas equivalent, in a biomedical science related subject or MBBS, RM/RN.