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Maternal and Child Health MSc

Institution:

St George’s, University of London

Dept/School/Faculty:

Graduate School

Duration:

One year, full-time or two-years, part-time

Entry Requirements:

An honours degree in an appropriate subject and a minimum of two years practice experience in a health or social care setting. Graduates without a professional qualification but working in a relevant care setting will be considered. Qualified health or social care practitioners without first degrees may be admitted but will have to demonstrate an ability to study at master’s level. Graduates and qualified health or social care practitioners from overseas will be considered for the course if they possess equivalent academic qualifications and English IELTS score of 6.5.

Masters Fees:

£6,250 (Home/EU students) £11,600 (International Students)

Start Month(s):

September

Masters Degree Type:

MSc

Contact Name:

Student Recruitment

Study Type:

Key aspects of study:

* Determinants of maternal and child health (national and international perspectives)
* Ethical and legal issues relating to maternal and child healthcare
* Specialist and generic knowledge required for collaborative working in maternity and children's services
* Research methods and critical enquiry

Core modules

All students will undertake the following interprofessional modules:

* Determinants of maternal and child health
* Power, risk and organisational culture
* Research methods
* Research project planning and management
* Research project (dissertation)

Option modules

Students can choose four option modules depending on their interest or their specialist area of practice (eg child health, women's health, midwifery):

* Bio-social perspectives: Conception to spontaneous weaning
* Ethics and law
* Factors influencing children's and young people's development
* Globalisation, youth and culture
* Leading and managing people in healthcare
* Managing information in healthcare
* Managing pain in children
* Perinatal mental health
* Professional development and excellence in clinical practice
* Professional responses to domestic violence and abuse
* Sexual health and wellbeing
* Supervision of midwives (counts as two modules)
* Understanding childhood experience for safeguarding health and promoting wellbeing.

Visit the Maternal and Child Health MSc page on the St George’s, University of London web site for more details!

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