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Study mode

Part time

Duration

1 year

Start date

OCT

Key information
DATA SOURCE : IDP Connect

Qualification type

Postgraduate Certificate

Subject areas

Health Studies

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

This modular programme is particularly suitable for academically gifted medical and dental trainees with the potential to be the independent researchers of the future.

Our Student Spotlights feature students' experiences both on and after their courses, and highlight the day-to-day life of study on the Evidence-Based Healthcare programmes.

Course aims

At the end of the course students will be able to:

  • demonstrate a knowledge of the principles, methods and techniques appropriate for solving evidence-based health care/health-research problems and be able to translate (through a critical comprehension of the relative advantages and disadvantages) that understanding into good clinical practice
  • demonstrate a range of research skills enabling them to complete research successfully, either as part of a research team or as an individual
  • acquire, interpret and analyse biological information with a critical understanding of the appropriate contexts for their use through the study of the existing primary literature in the field
  • apply skills and expertise gained across the medical and biological sciences expected of professional researchers

Modules

This module will introduce the basic concepts and skills of evidence-based health care. Students will be facilitated to turn clinical queries into focussed questions, from which they can search the evidence. Participants will learn the skills to develop a search strategy for use across several databases. They will also learn about the importance of matching a research question with the most appropriate study design, and then be guided through suitable critical appraisal techniques, so that they can understand how and why published research can be used in clinical practice. Students will learn with peers in small groups, and through the week, they will have the opportunity to decide on a relevant question, search the evidence and present a critical appraisal for shared discussion.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£7,695

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£7,695

Entry requirements

Applicants are normally expected to be predicted or have achieved a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours (or equivalent international qualifications), as a minimum, in any relevant subject. A good master's level qualification is usually required.