What will I learn?

This is a two-year full-time postgraduate course of at least 90 weeks, with substantive time in clinical placement. You will study the anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, microbiology, and pharmacology related to the human body in health and disease.You will learn how to take a clinical history from a patient, request appropriate investigations, use clinical reasoning, and then formulate a safe and coherent management plan, including referral to specialities, if appropriate. You will study the principles of public health, the psychosocial aspects of health and aspects of common mental health presentations.You will learn skills to ensure patient safety, how to communicate within a multi-disciplinary team, prevent clinical error, and learn about the process of clinical reasoning and how to reach a diagnosis and suggest the correct management of your patient.You will also learn research methodologies, the process of evaluation, and how to prepare a research proposal and undertake a service improvement project.

Study options

Full Time (2 Years)

Tuition fees

Information not available

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Start date

September 2027

Venue

Stratford Campus

Water Lane,

London,

Greater London,

E15 4LZ, Southern England, United Kingdom

Entry requirements

For international students

An upper Second Class (2:1) Bachelor's degree in a relevant subject, such as medical, biological or life sciences or other health related subject OR An upper Second Class (2:1) Bachelor's degree in a physical science/engineering subject or social work and appropriate modules in biology passed at a minimum of 55% at QAA levels 5 or 6. e.g. from the Open University.

DipHE in Nursing, Paramedic Science, ODP with appropriate professional registration and a minimum of two years post-registration experience will be considered.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.