Health Studies

Designed to offer postgraduate education to healthcare professionals and nurses in a range of clinical environments and geographical settings, this MSc Health Studies from University of Dundee is ideal for UK based and international healthcare professionals to develop personally and professionally.

You will develop your ways of thinking, helping you to become an independent learner who thinks creatively to solve problems using evidence-based approaches. These include critical reflection, application of theory, and critical appraisal.

You will develop as a leader in a changing health care landscape. You'll be able to contribute to improving health outcomes for the population you work in, reducing health inequalities, and transforming lives.

Careers

On completion of this course you will have developed the knowledge and skills to enable you to develop as a leader in a changing healthcare landscape.

This course also facilitates the development of graduate, lifelong learning skills (such as critical reflection, critical thinking, problem-solving and the use of evidence-based practice) to enhance your professional and academic skills. This will maximise the opportunities for your career development and progression in healthcare.

Modules include:

• Quality Improvement in Action

• Meeting the needs of older people in diverse care settings

• Risk and Patient Safety

• Microbiology and its Application to Practice

• Acute and Critical Care

• Current Perspectives in Cardiovascular Disease