Musculoskeletal Practice

We understand that you may not have time for a full-time degree, so the CPD pathways allow you to study flexibly in the way that best suits you. The structure, mode of delivery, and level of support allow you to progress towards a qualification at a postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma, or Masters level. Learn more at theMusculoskeletal Practice course fromUniversity of Essex.

The Musculoskeletal Practice pathway offered by University of Essex is designed to optimise flexibility for learners and enables experienced musculoskeletal to advance their practice.

A range of professions including physiotherapists, podiatrists and rheumatology nurses who work in either the NHS or private practice will be able to select modules appropriate for their professional needs.

Modules include material related to clinical decision-making and advancing clinical skills such as injection therapy and independent prescribing. There is a great deal of flexibility within this pathway for you to direct your learning to topics and regions of personal interest.

On this course, you gain:

• critical understanding of the key concepts underlying advanced musculoskeletal clinical skills beyond your normal professional scope of practice

• opportunity to acquire advanced musculoskeletal clinical skills beyond your normal professional scope of practice

• skills to access and critically appraise research findings to develop your own evidence-based practice

• enhanced understanding of the essential principles of research design and to conduct an extensive piece of independent research, including: planning, formulating, designing, choosing research methods, collecting data, analysing, interpreting and writing-up

• a range of transferable employment-related skills

Sport scholarships

The Performance Sport Scholarship program has been created for talented athletes playing at regional, national or international level, and offers a range of benefits. We want students competing in thefocus sports - basketball, volleyball, tennis and football - as well as other team sports and as individual athletes to contribute to theperformance sport program.

The scholarships can include fee discounts of up to 100%, offered to athletes who demonstrate sporting excellence. Athletes who are awarded the scholarship may also receive a host of other benefits, including:

• free kit

• access to state-of-the-art facilities

• performance coaching

• the option to live in theAthlete Village (accommodation fees may vary)

• a support package valued up to £1,500

These benefits are designed to help athletes focus on their training and development, and to enable you to reach your full potential alongside your studies.

Courses included:

• Postgraduate Research Methods

• Musculoskeletal Research: Data collection and analysis

• Technical Considerations in Ultrasound Imaging

• Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Guided Injections

• Understanding and Managing Complex Musculoskeletal Conditions