Our MSc in Clinical Research can be tailored to your specific needs, ensuring that you walk away with skills and knowledge that are relevant to your chosen career. Through our exciting mix of multidisciplinary modules, you’ll also benefit from exposure to students from the related health and social care professions, with whom you will be able to share practice, knowledge and ideas.  

You will experience a variety of teaching methods including online delivery as well as face to face small groupwork. We encourage the use of problem-solving and evidence-based techniques – a stimulating and exciting way to learn. During your time with us we’ll help you develop the skills to conduct critical analysis of the evidence that underpins healthcare as we know it, and to carry out in-depth qualitative and quantitative research relevant to your own practice. We’ll also give you the opportunity to develop an understanding of an extensive range of research methodologies, all appropriate and relevant to developing your clinical research career.  

You will be assigned your own personal adviser – to support you through the course. And, based at the School of Health Science, you’ll benefit from being taught by a team of world-leading experts. In fact, 92% of our research in allied health professions and nursing was assessed as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ (REF 2014).  

You can complete the course on a full-time or part-time basis, and it’s ideal if you’re also thinking of going on to a PhD.  

As a student on this course you may already be employed within the health and social care sector. This course will arm you with the in-depth skills in qualitative and quantitative research you need to further your career and achieve your professional goals.  

Whichever field you operate in, you will also gain leadership skills to help you deliver the best and most effective service. And you’ll be well placed to pursue a successful clinical academic career, as this programme is an ideal precursor to a PhD.  

Past graduates of this course have gone on to lead service improvement and local clinical research projects in their places of work. Some students have also been inspired to move into research posts within the health and social care sector. Students have gone on to enrol on our PhD programme and submit applications to the various NIHR Fellowships available. 

CAREER DESTINATIONS

• Health leadership roles  

• Social care leadership roles  

• Researcher  

• Academic