University of Bath, Department for Health Masters Degrees

The Department for Health was established within the University of Bath in 2003, to centralise the high profile research and teaching in the health-related disciplines already taking place throughout the university, so creating a single entity through which links with the health sector at national and international level can be channelled, co-ordinated and developed. In 2010 the School joined the Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences and became the Department for Health, providing excellent opportunities for academic teaching and research collaborations with other departments, such as Psychology and Social & Policy Sciences. The Department's postgraduate teaching and research programmes now form part of the Faculty's new Graduate School, also launched in 2010, providing postgraduate students with dedicated support and a strong community in which to base their studies - whether on campus or by distance learning. The Dept’s aims are: To develop a research portfolio that is both of the highest academic standard and has applications in the real world To build on external links with the public services and other bodies concerned with health and society To innovate design and delivery of healthcare services To change corporate approaches to healthy organisations To support government reform of health and social care provision To identify and facilitate opportunities for academic collaboration and new developments. The Dept's postgraduate taught programmes combine academic excellence with flexible and innovative design and delivery; our postgraduate portfolio is distinguished by the provision of a number of Professional Masters and a Professional Doctorate programme designed to be studied part-time by learners working in a wide range of healthcare roles from all around the world. All our postgraduate courses are taught online and this has proved to be one of our unique selling points, with students able to continue within their practice area or working environment whilst gaining a further qualification. The Dept is renowned for its exemplary attention to educational design, integrating knowledge with research evidence and resulting in programmes which are highly relevant to contemporary practice; in addition, the Dept boasts some of the most innovative and successful approaches to online and part-time education, recognised through a number of awards. At all levels, learning and teaching in the Dept provides a strong focus on high quality education for real world situations and produces graduates with skills and knowledge relevant to professional roles and in high demand from employers. Postgraduate teaching programmes on offer within the Dept include: Sport & Exercise Medicine, the world renowned flexible masters programme exclusively for doctors Sports Physiotherapy, a specialist programme designed by physiotherapists for physiotherapists Research in Health Practice, a programme launched in 2008 aimed at health and social care professionals interested in conducting their own research The innovative Professional Doctorate in Health which focuses on both Population Health and Healthcare within the Dept, providing a doctoral level programme to develop expert practitioners and researchers in practice. Facilities, equipment, other resources Sport and exercise science and medical science laboratories. Close links with the English Institute of Sport and the Department of Sports Development and Recreation. International and industrial links There are current links with primary care trusts, strategic health authorities, the two hospitals in Bath and colleagues in industry. The Dept works closely with esteemed international academic institutions, and individual health practitioners, in order to meet the regional, national and global challenges facing health and social care. Careers information Postgraduate research students gain a wealth of experience to assist them with their next step and are offered personal career advice at the University. The Dept has an established research training skills programme for all research students. The taught programmes enable students to extend their health and social care career pathways and to build important networks for further professional opportunities.