Health Research Methods (Taught)

• Develop the skills and knowledge needed to enact meaningful change as an effective and confident healthcare practitioner.

• Designed for health researchers, academic clinical fellows, nurses, midwives, allied healthcare professionals and public health professionals.

• Also suitable for new graduates seeking a comprehensive grounding in health services research methods to develop your career as a health researcher.

• Study topics such as patient and public involvement, collaborative working, evidence-based practice, complex interventions, health economics, clinical trials and medical statistics.

• Taught by leading international experts and authors in complex interventions research methods.

Play a vital role in making health services better. Constant changes in healthcare means that highly skilled researchers are in-demand for developing, testing, evaluating and implementing evidence-based healthcare in highly complex situations.

By studying MSc Health Research Methods, you could help solve important problems to deliver better, safer and more accessible healthcare to the population.

Previous topics that students have chosen for independent study include:

• Exploring facilitators and barriers of patients’ trust in clinical pharmacists in Primary Care.

• Improving the physical health monitoring of patients taking Clozepine.

• Intravenous antimicrobial therapy in the home.

• Effectiveness of group psychological interventions in reducing the burden for caregivers of patients with dementia residing in the community.

To learn more about modules, assessment methods, facilities and our staff research expertise please visit our course page.