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Health and Social Care (Taught)

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Course summary

Our MRes in Health and Social Care is designed to give you an in-depth understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of research and the research methods relevant to applied research in contemporary health and social care contexts.

The course is designed for those who want to pursue a career in health and/or social care where research is a core component. Most of the units on this course are shared with other MSc and PhD programmes.

You will learn how to conduct and apply health and social care research to practice at both an individual and organisational level, drawing on the expertise of renowned lecturers and practitioners from disciplines including social work, nursing, midwifery, speech and language therapy, audiology, psychology and medicine.

The bulk of the course content is delivered online and is complemented by two compulsory four-day campus-based introductory and winter study schools, and one mid-semester study day in both Semester 1 and 2.

PhD with integrated master's

If you're planning to undertake a PhD after your master's, our Integrated PhD programme will enable you to combine your postgraduate taught course with a related PhD project in biology, medicine or health.

You can also visit this page for examples of projects related to integrated master's courses.

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NIHR INSIGHT research master's degree studentships

Funded health and social care research master's studentships are available through the north-west regional programme of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) INSIGHT Inspiring Students into Research scheme.

The deadline to apply for these studentships is 1pm on Monday 17 June 2024 .

For more information and details of how to apply, visit the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North West Coast website .

NIHR Pre-doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowships

NIHR Pre-doctoral Clinical and Practitioner Academic Fellowships offer successful candidates backfill and fees to undertake MClinRes or other master's level study and to prepare a Doctoral Clinical Practitioner Academic Fellowship application. You need to apply directly to NIHR for one of these awards.

For the latest scholarship and bursary information please visit the fees and funding page.

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