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Medical Science
(Leadership and Management)
KEY FEATURES: Variety of teaching methods including
online learning; includes work-based case study.
WHO IS IT FOR? Healthcare professionals in active practice.
LEVEL: MMedSci; Postgraduate Certificate; Postgraduate
Diploma.

Medical Science (Stroke)

Medical Science (Obstetrics and Gynaecology)

KEY FEATURES: A range of teaching methods including
online learning; assessment includes dissertation in candidate’s
specialty.

KEY FEATURES: A range of teaching methods including online
learning.

WHO IS IT FOR? Qualified healthcare practitioners actively
involved in stroke care or research.

LEVEL: MMedSci; Postgraduate Diploma; Postgraduate Certificate.
LEVEL: MMedSci; Postgraduate Diploma; Postgraduate
Certificate.

MODE OF STUDY: Part-time.

MODE OF STUDY: Part-time.

LENGTH OF PROGRAMME: One to five years.

LENGTH OF PROGRAMME: The Master’s degree must be
completed within five years of registration, the Diploma within
four years, and the Certificate within three years. It is possible
to complete a Master’s degree in Medical Science in two years.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: You will need to be a doctor actively
engaged in surgical training in obstetrics and gynaecology to apply
for this award. Certain individual modules are open to other
professionals with appropriate experience.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: You will need to have an
undergraduate degree or equivalent in a healthcare related
discipline and be actively involved in stroke care or research to
apply for this award. Stroke patients and carers, and individuals
without formal undergraduate qualifications who have
completed the Stroke School or Stroke Rehabilitation course at
Staffordshire University, are eligible to participate in the
teaching sessions on an attendance basis at the discretion of
the course director.

COURSE OVERVIEW: This award has been designed to facilitate
the learning of the generic skills and knowledge essential to
successful higher clinical practice. The emphasis is on obstetrics and
gynaecology but also covers areas such as an understanding of
medical education, leadership for health professionals, clinical
effectiveness and research methodology. Each module consists of a
mixture of different types of delivery, with some online learning and
face-to-face teaching, utilising a mixture of seminars, group work or
short lectures.

COURSE OVERVIEW: This award has been designed to
facilitate the learning of the generic skills and knowledge
essential to successful higher clinical practice. The emphasis is
on stroke care, but also covers areas such as an understanding
of leadership for health professionals, clinical effectiveness,
healthcare ethics and clinical research.

There are a number of core modules and then a wide range of other
generic modules that are optional. We have designed the award to
be as flexible as possible, including enabling students to study some
modules from other Keele awards. The award and modules have
been mapped onto the Royal College of Obstetrics and
Gynaecology professional curriculum.

MODE OF STUDY: Part-time.
LENGTH OF PROGRAMME: One to five years.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS: You will need to be a healthcare
professional in active practice or in a healthcare leadership role
to apply for this award.
COURSE OVERVIEW: For those in clinical practice, an
appreciation of leadership and management skills in the health
care setting is increasingly important. This part-time
postgraduate award is focused on developing the knowledge,
skills, and values to enable you to practice more confidently
and to become an effective clinical leader, if you so wish.
The three modules have been designed specifically to enable
you to think creatively and to challenge how healthcare
services are currently delivered.

WHO IS IT FOR? Qualified doctors actively engaged in surgical
training in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Each module consists of a mixture of different types of delivery,
with some online learning and face-to-face teaching, utilising a
mixture of seminars, group work or short lectures. There are a
number of core modules and then a wide range of other generic
modules that are optional. We have designed the award to be
as flexible as possible, including enabling students to study
some modules from other Keele awards.

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