Clinical Research  MRes

Overview

A knowledge and critical understanding of clinical research methods are becoming increasingly important skills for all professionals in the health, social care and private sectors, where an evidence based approach, supported by academic rigour is crucial to decision making, clinical practice and delivery of integrated services.

The MRes Clinical Research will provide you with training in quantitative and qualitative research methods and applied data analysis from basic to advanced levels as well as provide opportunities to apply this research knowledge to clinical settings.

Why study Clinical Research at City?

  • Develop key work-relevant skills in undertaking clinical academic research
  • Learn from experts in clinical research who are renowned nationally and internationally
  • Produce high quality, publishable research
  • Develop your clinical academic research career and become a leader in your clinical field
  • Gain the knowledge to lead and influence health service delivery and policy.

Entry Requirements:

Good honours degree, upper second class or equivalent. See 'entry requirements' below for full details.


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Course Fees:

  • Full-time EU: £8,000
  • Part-time EU: £4,000 first year fee, year 2 fee will be half of 2014/15 FT fees
  • Full-time Non EU: £16,000
  • Part-time Non EU: £8,000 first year fee, year 2 fee will be half of 2014/15 FT fees

Start Date:

1st October 2013

How to Apply

Entry Requirements

The degree is for qualified healthcare professionals from a range of primary care
or allied health disciplines who are already engaged in or seeking a career in clinical research and includes: 

  • Nurses
  • Midwives
  • Medical practitioners
  • Radiographers
  • Optometrists
  • Speech and language therapists
  • Physiotherapists
  • Dieticians
  • Chiropodists / podiatrists
  • Clinical psychologists
  • Art/music therapists

Entry requirements

  • A good honours degree, upper second class or equivalent
  • An upper second class or higher mark in undergraduate or postgraduate dissertation
  • At least one year experience of working as a clinician in the health sector
  • Be registered with a relevant UK professional body
  • Currently working in a clinical health care environment

Postgraduate Preparatory Courses for International Students

If you do not qualify for direct entry, our partner INTO City University London offers an academic preparation programme - the Graduate Diploma. The course offers a route to City University London through an excellent teaching and learning experience, located in purpose built study facilities.  Successful completion of the Graduate Diploma at INTO City University London to the standard required provides guaranteed progression to this Masters degree.

Other Suitable Qualifications

We also consider applications from capable individuals who may not have prior experience of working within the health sector but have clear plans for a future career path in clinical academic research.

English Requirements

For students whose first language is not English, one of the following qualifications is also required:

  • IELTS: 6.5
  • TOEFL (internet-based): 107

Visa Requirements

City University London retains Highly Trusted Status from UKBA, enabling us to sponsor international students to study in the UK.

The way that you apply may vary depending on the length of your course at City, there are different rules for:

  • Students on courses of more than 6 months
  • Students on courses of less than 6 months
  • Students on a pre-sessional English Language course

For more information see our main Visa page.

Course Content

The course will enable you to:

  • Independently design, develop and conduct research relevant to clinical practice
  • Critically appraise current research in the field (evidence based health care)
  • Apply research findings to improve health and the effective delivery of health services in clinical practice
  • Develop a collaborative, inter-disciplinary and ethical approach to your research and work 
  • Recognise the applicability and limits of the models and methods you use
  • Increase your confidence in understanding and using applied data analyses methods
  • Apply research knowledge to clinical research as part of a work-based placement learning module.

The course is taught by staff who are expert in a range of research methodologies and the health professions. You will be given the opportunity to explore the application of advanced level research and undertake high quality, publishable research via a dissertation. You will gain the skills to influence and lead health service related delivery, policy and innovation at both population and community levels - enabling you to develop and enhance your career aspirations.

At the School of Health Sciences you will be learning in a unique environment where a modern and interdisciplinary approach to health care is central to the School's ethos.

Course Structure

Postgraduate students are expected to allocate an average of 150 hours of taught and self-directed learning per 15 credit module.

Core modules

The MRes Clinical Research consists of six core modules:

  • Introduction to research methods and applied data analysis
  • Advanced research methods
  • Advanced research methods for applied data analysis
  • Work based clinical project
  • The application of research in clinical settings
  • Clinical research dissertation

Teaching and Assessment

Teaching is conducted via a mixture of lectures, class discussions and seminars, student presentations, poster presentations, analysis of case studies, worked examples, interactive computer-based exercises, an online VLE and self directed reading.

Formal assessments will be conducted via: essays, a systematic review, a research proposal, critical reviews, written examinations and a research project on an approved topic. In addition, there are short practical assignments throughout the course during sessions.

Fees

  • Full-time EU: £8,000
  • Part-time EU: £4,000 first year fee, year 2 fee will be half of 2014/15 FT fees
  • Full-time Non EU: £16,000
  • Part-time Non EU: £8,000 first year fee, year 2 fee will be half of 2014/15 FT fees

If you are a self financing student you will be asked to pay a £1000 deposit on acceptance of your unconditional offer.

Funding

For up-to-date information about tuition fees, living costs and financial support, visit Undergraduate Fees and Finance or Postgraduate Fees and Finance.

Bursaries

Funded by the NIHR (National Institute of Health Research), we are offering 12 MRes Clinical Research bursaries to health professionals commencing in October 2013. Bursaries will cover salary costs and tuition fees for the duration of the course. Applications for both full-time and part-time enrolment are welcome.

Please note, the deadline for bursary applications is Monday 15 July 2013.

Career Prospects

The course gives students the research and academic training to become a clinical academic researcher across all health service settings including the NHS, charities, industry, government, private practice and academic and research settings.

You will gain vital transferable skills which are applicable to all health and medical related careers where attention to detail, conducting research and evaluation for evidence based practice, and report writing is a career advantage.

MRes Clinical Research graduates may choose to advance to doctoral studies on completion of the programme.

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Please note, the deadline for bursary applications is Monday 15 July 2013