Overview
Our course incorporates a variety of modules that meet the needs of a wide range of health care environments. High emphasis is placed on self-directed and lifelong learning, and you will be given personal support to plan and organise an individualised programme of study.
You will have the opportunity to consider your own practice area in significant depth and further develop your critical analysis and reasoning skills.
You'll have the flexibility to study at your own pace, and fit your learning around your work and personal commitments. Funded places are also available.
Research Excellence Framework 2014
Research Excellence Framework 2014: 20% of our research in the Public Health, Health Services and Primary Care unit is world leading or internationally excellent.
Find out more about the School of Health & Community Studies.
We've a wide variety of modules for you to choose from, including from other postgraduate courses such as MSc Advanced Practice.
Entry Requirements
All students will normally be working, in paid or unpaid employment, within health and/or community care as students need to be able to reflect on their experience and relate theory with practice. All applicants should be able to evidence recent professional development/study; of working with different patient/client groups; awareness of current policies affecting the sector and potential implications for service delivery.
All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional; a template can be accessed at this link. All applicants should satisfy our University English language requirements, please access further details at this linkMature Applicants
Our University welcomes applications from mature applicants who demonstrate academic potential. We usually require some evidence of recent academic study, for example completion of an access course, however recent relevant work experience may also be considered. Please note that for some of our professional courses all applicants will need to meet the specified entry criteria and in these cases work experience cannot be considered in lieu.If you wish to apply through this route you should refer to our University Recognition of Prior Learning policy that is available on our website.
Please note that all applicants to our University are required to meet our standard English language requirement of GCSE grade C or equivalent, variations to this will be listed on the individual course entry requirements.
All students will normally be working, in paid or unpaid employment, within health and/or community care as students need to be able to reflect on their experience and relate theory with practice. All applicants should be able to evidence recent professional development/study; of working with different patient/client groups; awareness of current policies affecting the sector and potential implications for service delivery.
All applications should be supported by a reference, either academic or professional; a template can be accessed at this link. All applicants should satisfy our University English language requirements, please access further details at this linkVerify your qualifications
If you are an international student, we can help you to compare and verify your qualifications. Please contact our International Office on +44 (0)113 812 1111 09.00 to 17.00 Mon-Thurs / 09.00 to 16.30 Fri GMT or email internationaloffice@leedsbeckett.ac.uk.Need to improve your English Language skills?
Don't worry if you don't have the level of English required for your chosen course. We offer a wide range of courses which have been designed to help you to improve your qualifications and English language ability, most of which are accredited by the British Council. Check your English and find out more about our English courses.More questions?
No matter what your questions, we are here to answer them, visit our International website to get more information and find out about our online open days.Careers
Careers
MSc Health & Community Care
“I have worked for 30 years, and I have been surprised about the difference studying has made. My course allows me to take a new perspective on my role and question how and why I do things, which is making a positive difference to my clients and me.
Modules & learning
- Understanding & Evaluating the Evidence (20 credits), or
Explore different types of information about health and social care and critically evaluate research material from a range of study designs.
- Understanding Social Research & Evaluation (20 credits)
Gain a theoretical, methodological and practical foundation for social research enabling you to act as a social researcher to resolve practice based problems.
- Research in Practice: Dissertation (60 credits)
Your opportunity to produce a substantial research project on a self-selected topic of interest, demonstrating your developmental learning in addition to a variety of academic and practical skills.
- Non-Medical Prescribing
If you are a registered health professional, this module will allow you to achieve the required legal and professional standards to register as a Non-Medical Prescriber.
- Professional Portfolio Development in the Context of Health & Community Care
Critically reflect on your past experience, identifying future learning needs in the context of your role in shaping current health and social care policy and practice.
- Support for Learning in Practice
If you are a registered health professional, this module will prepare you to support, supervise and assess pre-registration health care students in practice environments.
- Therapeutic Relationships for Health Care Practitioners
Gain theoretical knowledge of people's emotional/mental health and wellbeing in relation to being service users/patients within health and social care systems, and relate this to your area of practice.
- Advanced Leadership & Management in Practice
Critically evaluatie theories, models and styles of leadership and management, to increase your confidence and competence in this area.
- Legal & Ethical Practice in Health & Community Care
This module aims to provide students with the opportunity to critique and evaluate the ethical and legal theories, principles and concepts that underpin current health and social care practice.
- Infection Prevention & Control
Explore best practice in the prevention and control of infection in healthcare, allowing you to evaluate and improve current practice.
- Care of the Child in the Emergency Department
Increase your knowledge, skills, insight and competence for caring for children and their families within the emergency department.
- Recognition & Management of the Acutely Ill Adult Patient
Increase your knowledge and skills in the recognition and management of acutely ill patients, focusing on patient assessment, clinical skills, decision making and treatment planning.
60 Second Research - Dr Mark Robinson
Fees & funding
Additional information
For further information on financing your studies or information about whether you may qualify for one of our bursaries and scholarships, follow the links below:
Facilities
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LibraryOur Library is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, every day of the year, providing you with access to specialist books and journals, learning spaces, computers, multimedia facilities and media equipment hire. Tens of thousands of our Library's digital resources, including ebooks, ejournals and databases, can be accessed online at a time and place to suit you.
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City Campus
It is not every university that can offer you the chance to study in the best tall building in the world. But we can. Our City Campus is home to such award-winning learning environments as Broadcasting Place, voted best tall building in the world in 2010. Other buildings include the Rose Bowl, home to our Business School, which was awarded Best Commercial Property Development in the 2009 Yorkshire Property awards. Just over the road from the Rose Bowl is the Leslie Silver building which houses one of our impressive libraries across five floors. The library is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week throughout the year.
