Healthcare practitioners require the skills and knowledge to both critically appraise and generate research evidence in order to evaluate and develop practice and to provide appropriate care.
Healthcare roles also demand the development of skills that enable practitioners to discuss, disseminate and implement research findings in collaboration with colleagues, service users and the wider community.
This module introduces you to the main principles of research in the behavioural and health sciences.
It covers key concepts related to the scientific method and various research designs used in the study of human behaviour, health and illness.
This module aims to:
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This module can be taken as part of the BSc Nursing Studies top up degree. If you wish to complete a top-up degree, please apply directly on the Nursing Studies programme webpage. If you would still like to complete this module as a CPPD student but would like to complete a top-up degree at a later date, please note that you will only be able to transfer a maximum of 30 credits which have been awarded within 5 years prior to the start date of the programme (top-up degree). For any further information regarding top-up degrees please contact Kim Sanghera (Kim.Sanghera.1@city.ac.uk)
Entry requirements for BSc Health Sciences (online) programme:
Entry requirements for study as a stand-alone module:
For those students whose first language is not English one of the following qualifications is also required:
Martin is a Chartered Psychologist and joined City University in November 2010 as the Project Coordinator for two large cluster RCTs of telehealth and telecare. Martin previously worked at University College London (UCL).
Martin studied Psychology (BSc) and Health Psychology (MSc) at Staffordshire University before taking a post at ...