Contents
Step ahead at QMU
Our courses 2 Welcome to QMU 3
Why QMU ?
A campus university with all the benefits of a capital city 4 Why study for a postgraduate qualification at QMU ? 6 About our range of postgraduate courses 8 Postgraduate study explained 10
Your learning experience : Giving you a step up
How we teach and how you ’ ll learn 12
Continuing professional development : single module and short course study 16
Preparing you for employment : placements , careers and employability , and business start-up support 18
Your personal development : extracurricular learning opportunities 20
Helping you succeed : student support services 22 The international student experience 24 Collaborations : UK and international 28
Your student lifestyle
City of Edinburgh , coast and countryside 30 Your accommodation 32 Your Students ’ Union 33 Sports and societies 34
The next step : Your future
Graduation and beyond 35
Our subject areas
Advancing Practice in Health Framework 36 Business 46 Culture and Creativity 54 Dietetics , Physiotherapy , Podiatry and Radiography 64 Education 78 Gastronomy 88 Institute for Global Health and Development 92 Media , Communications and Public Relations 98 Occupational Therapy and Arts Therapies 110 Person-Centred Practice and Post-Registration Practice 122 Public Sociology 130 Speech and Hearing Sciences 134 Research degrees 142
Is QMU right for you ?
All you need to know before applying
Application and selection 153 Student fees and finance 155 Funding , scholarships and loans 156 International scholarships 158 Course fees 160 Terms and conditions 166
Other useful information
Our campus : location and getting here 168 Useful contacts and more information 170 Acknowledgements 171 Alphabetical index 172 Our research 173
If you join QMU in 2021 , you ’ ll become part of a friendly , supportive university based at an innovative campus , focused on providing you with the skills you need for your future career .
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