Teesside University Masters Degrees

Accounting and finance are central to managing organisations effectively. This course integrates accounting, leadership and change, and gives you a practical insight into developing the discipline. It also provides you with a firm knowledge of accounting and finance and the adaptability needed in a rapidly changing environment.

Course details

This course is distinctive in its focus on using financial skills in organisations rather than on mathematically modelling financial markets and in placing business accounting systems in the national and global business environment.

You develop hard and soft accounting skills as well as the interpersonal skills necessary to work effectively in the challenging business environment. The programme is suitable for fully or part-qualified accountants for whom significant exemptions are available.

This programme is available with 100 credits of advanced standing to entrants who have obtained a full professional accounting qualification such as ACCA, CIMA and ICAEW. These students will only need to undertake two modules to complete the award - Current Issues in Accounting and Research, and the Accounting Dissertation.

What you study

Three core modules deal with the disciplines of financial accounting, management accounting and international finance. You also study the global business environment and explore contemporary issues in accounting thought before taking accounting skills and management research modules in preparation for your dissertation.

This programme is open to qualified accountants who may enter with 100 credits of advanced standing, leaving them with only the Current Issues in Accounting & Research and the Accounting Dissertation to complete the award.

Core modules
-Accounting Dissertation
-Core Concepts in Accounting and Finance
-Current issues in Accounting and Research
-Finance Management
-Financial Crime
-Global Economics and International Financial Markets
-Reporting, Governance and Accountability

Modules offered may vary.

Teaching

You work independently and with the support of peers and tutors in tutorials, seminars, directed exercises and IT-based activities.

Assessment methods vary according to the module studied and include formal examinations, in-course work and presentations.

Employability

Graduates can expect to be employed in areas within industry, accounting practices or the public sector. The degree provides a good stepping stone to training for a career in accountancy or a role in general management, and also provides those seeking positions in the finance industry with both specialist finance knowledge and the necessary level of understanding of accounting.

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This part-time programme is ideal for you if you are a healthcare practitioner employed in a health and social care practice and you would like to develop advanced clinical skills in this field.

Course details

Normally a minimum of two years post-registration clinical practice is expected. The curriculum has been designed within the context of developing autonomous practitioners with advanced clinical reasoning skills, with the ability to critically synthesise information from evidence. The programme produces graduates who can apply research and critical perspectives relevant to their healthcare profession and practice. This could be from practical and/or theoretical perspectives. This is driven by our understanding of the drivers for change within the NHS, such as the NHS mandate and Five Year Forward View. Depending on the modules you choose, you may study at the University, through distance learning or through a blended approach. The clinically orientated modules use practical and technology-enhanced activities to facilitate learning. Many of the clinical core modules require your attendance to ensure you achieve advanced clinical skills. Your transition to master's level is managed in the introductory core module Evidence Based Practice. A group tutor supports you, providing feedback to help you grow in confidence as you progress to master’s level. Your programme leader acts as a personal tutor and facilitates tutorials allowing you to discuss your progress.

What you study

The course combines core modules with a selection of specialist clinical modules. You choose your clinical modules from a pathway handbook, applying advanced skills to your practice area.

You can also choose a master’s-level option from the Education and Training Opportunities CPD brochure. In your final year you carry out an independent research study.

Year 1 core module
-Evidence-based Practice
-Two pathway optional modules - you may consider a 40-credit pathway module rather than 2 20-credit ones.

Year 2 core module
-Designing Research Projects
-And one pathway optional module and one optional module

Year 3 core module
-Dissertation

Designated modules refer to advanced clinical skills-based modules that form at least 60 credits for any given pathway in the course.

Modules offered may vary.

Teaching

We use a variety of approaches to teaching including learning sets, [email protected], lectures and seminars. You can opt for a traditional taught approach, a distance-learning route or a combination of both. Clinical skills modules use a hands-on practical approach. You focus on an area of interest that you can develop in subsequent study, such as within the Advancing Practice module and/or your dissertation.

We use a variety of assessment types challenge your strengths and develop your key transferable skills. Assessments are either summative or formative.

Summative assessments are marked and count towards your final module mark. This traditionally takes place at the end of a module.
Formative assessment is used to support and develop your learning. You are set an assignment and given a mark or feedback. This doesn’t count towards your final module mark. It’s a great way to check your progress and get feedback on how to develop your assignments.

Employability

The programme develops your core transferable skills in advanced clinical practice across a range of nursing and allied health professions. It is suitable if you are already operating in an advanced clinical role and require skills development.

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There is a demand for advanced practitioners specialising in the case management of multiple long-term conditions. The course allows you to develop an integrated and structured approach to the care of those with highly complex needs while further enhancing your knowledge of research and evidence-based health and social care.

Course details

You develop advanced skills for advanced clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning and management of long-term health conditions. You also develop your ability to engage with a range of stakeholders to deliver supportive care to this group of patients. Some modules require one full day of study a week.

What you study

Within the course core modules focus on evidence-based practice and research. Pathway-specific modules address diverse clinical and organisational issues in the management of patients with long-term conditions. You also have the opportunity to carry out an independent research study.

Year 1 assists your transition to master’s level study and gives you the knowledge and skills for evidence-based practice and working with clients with long-term conditions. The Evidence-based Practice module is fundamental in addressing outcomes of current approaches in evidence-based healthcare. The Supportive Care of Patients with Long-term Conditions develops your skills and knowledge in relation to the delivery of complex packages of care for these patients and their carers. This module recognises the need for support as well as facilitated self-management. Your option module allows you to focus on your unique learning needs.

In Year 2 you develop your competence and capability in working with clients with long-term conditions.

Through the year-long Advancing Assessment and Management of Long-term Conditions module you gain the knowledge and skills you need to clinically manage patients with long-term conditions in adult care settings. This module has theoretical and clinical components and equips you with the knowledge, skills and attitudes you need for physical assessment, diagnosis and patient management. The focus is on advanced competence in clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, evidence-based therapeutics, patient-centred co-ordinated care and ethical and legal issues.

The Designing Research Projects module gives you the knowledge and skills you need to plan, manage and write your dissertation.

In Year 3 you design, plan and implement research methodologies to generate new knowledge in clinical practice. This is achieved through the completion of an independent research project.

Year 1 core modules
-Evidence-based Practice
-Supportive Care for Patients with Long-term Conditions
-One optional module

Year 2 core modules
-Advancing Assessment and Management of Patients with Long-term Conditions
-Designing Research Projects

Year 3 core modules
-Dissertation

Modules offered may vary.

Teaching

We use a variety of approaches to teaching including learning sets, [email protected], formal lectures and seminars. You focus on an area of interest that you can develop in subsequent study, such as within the Advancing Practice module and/or your dissertation.
This part-time basis is flexible to meet your individual learning needs.

The Evidence-based Practice and Designing Research Projects modules are available online if you want to study by distance learning. The digital resources allow you to take a blended approach to your learning to fit with your professional and personal circumstances. If you would like to take this flexible approach, please discuss it with the relevant module leader.

We use a variety of assessment types to challenge strengths and develop your key transferable skills. Assessment is either summative or formative:
-Summative assessments are marked and count towards your final module mark. This traditionally takes place at the end of the module.
-Formative assessment is used to support and develop your learning. You are set an assignment that gets a mark or feedback. This doesn’t count towards your final module mark. It’s a great way to check your progress and get feedback on how to develop your assignments.

Employability

Many of our students have furthered their career after completing this programme of study.

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This course is ideal for you if you are a physiotherapist in neuromusculoskeletal practice and would like to advance your specialist treatment and assessment skills. You attain high levels of autonomy and clinical decision-making skills for application to clinical practice, and extend your knowledge of manual and manipulative therapy skills to a specialist level.

Course details

The course provides a flexible learning pathway to accommodate your needs. Core modules focus on evidence-based practice and research. Specialist modules address diverse clinical and practice issues in neuromusculoskeletal manipulative therapy.

Professional accreditation

Completion of this course, with the inclusion of the Advanced Clinical Placement (Neuromusculoskeletal Therapy) module leads to membership of the Musculoskeletal Association of Chartered Physiotherapists.

What you study

Core modules focus on evidence-based practice and research. Specialist modules address diverse clinical and practice issues in neuromusculoskeletal manipulative therapy. You choose an option module in Year and carry out an independent research study in your final Year.

Year 1 core modules
-Clinical Management of Neuromusculoskeletal Dysfunction of the Upper Quadrant
-Concepts of Neuromusculoskeletal Manipulative Therapy
-Evidence-based Practice

Year 2 core modules
-Clinical Management of Neuromusculoskeletal Dysfunction of the Lower Quadrant
-Designing Research Projects

Year 2 option module
-Advanced Clinical Placement (Neuromusculoskeletal Therapy) (To attain membership of the Manipulation Association of Chartered Physiotherapists you will be required to successfully complete this module)

Year 3 core modules
-Dissertation

Modules offered may vary.

Teaching

You learn through key lectures, seminars, laboratory-based learning, structured resource-based learning, asynchronous electronic discussion, formative assessment, tutorials, small group work, research tutorials and practical skills-based sessions.

All modules within this programme have formative and summative forms of assessment methods. Core research modules, designated pathway modules and the option module use a variety of assessment methods to help develop your advanced clinical skills for practice. Assessment includes written assignments, patient case studies, practical examinations, objective structured clinical examinations, reflective accounts, portfolio developments and oral presentations.

Employability

This course enhances your ability to secure employment as an advanced practitioner or extended scope practitioner specialising in the management of patients with neuromusculoskeletal conditions.

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Delivering excellence in health and social care at an individual, team and organisational level is not just desirable but achievable. The philosophy of this CIEHF recognised course is that for high-quality, safer care to flourish, every member of staff must be committed to, and play their part in, an integrated approach to care. The application of a human factors approach is also crucial if real progress is to be made. A human factors approach involves applying theory, data and design methods about how humans interact with their environment to make it easier for work to be done in the right way.

Course details

The programme develops and equips critical advocates and ambassadors for quality, safety and governance in health and social care. It also enables you to apply comprehensive knowledge, understanding, expertise and advanced skills to lead a human factors-based project in the work place to enhance the quality, safety and governance of care. The programme is suitable for you if you work in the public, independent and voluntary sectors, or any other professional field including clinical and support services.

To maximise your success on this programme you need a viable project in line with your departmental or organisational priorities and agreed by your relevant organisational representative and programme leader. Throughout this course you will have access to qualified CIEHF members. You will be asked to complete a brief human factors-based quality improvement project overview form to support your application.We expect that you will have prior knowledge and/or experience of change management, leadership and quality improvement science or a willingness to independently increase your knowledge in these areas before beginning the course.

Professional accreditation

This course is recognised by the Chartered Institute of Ergonomics & Human Factors.

What you study

You develop in-depth, specialist knowledge of human factors and gain experience in using this to enhance the quality, safety and governance of care. You also study improvement science, leading change and a multi-perspective approach to determining and measuring performance and the impact of change. This includes planning an evaluation study based on the change you have implemented.

Core modules
-Leading Person-centred Quality Improvement in Health and Social Care
-Using a Human Factors Approach to Quality Improvement in Health and Social Care

Modules offered may vary.

Teaching

The programme is taught in short study blocks spread across the academic year over a total of 14 contact days. We use a range of teaching methods including lectures and workshops, student-led seminars, action learning, interactive and online learning activities, directed and self-directed study activities. You are supported by module tutors with extensive experience in this subject area and the programme leader who is a member of the founding cohort for the NHS England and Health Foundation Q Initiative.

We use a range of assessment modes throughout the programme. These include an essay analysing a quality, safety and governance issue using a human factors approach, a project-based evaluation research critique, and a poster presentation and oral defence of a change project.

Formative processes include an informal presentation on the improvement project plan and initial implementation. This is an opportunity for you to receive early development feedback. Presentations are made to a small panel drawn from the critical friends stakeholder support forum whose members participate in student assessment and support programme design and delivery. This group comprises service users and carers, employer representatives and academic staff to ensure that a person-centred approach extends to all aspects of the programme, maximising employer/organisational benefit.

Employability

Graduates from this programme are equipped with specialist human factors knowledge, expertise and experience as well as a range of more generic attributes such as advanced reasoning and decision-making skills. You are able to work collaboratively, present and research. You also have strong ICT skills that highly sought after by employers.

The programme is relevant for you if you work in, or would like to work in a specialist quality, safety or governance role, or one dealing with human factors.

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Delivering excellence in health and social care at an individual, team and organisational level is not just desirable but achievable. The philosophy of this programme is that for excellence to flourish every member of staff must be committed to, and play their part in, an integrated governance approach. This is where people-centredness and people-centred approaches to care are afforded the same esteem and recognition as finance, performance, risk management, safety and quality.

Course details

The programme is designed to develop and equip critical champions and ambassadors for quality, safety and governance in health and social care. It enables you to apply comprehensive knowledge, understanding, expertise and advanced skills to develop an evidence-based business case for change to enhance the quality, safety and governance of care in your organisation. The programme is suitable for individuals from the public, independent and voluntary sectors, from any professional background, including clinical and support services.

What you study

You study issues related to the transition to master’s level. You explore the context of safety, quality and governance in terms of policy, theory and experience, at a personal, local, national and international level. You also study different types and sources of evidence, using these to identify a quality, safety or governance issue of relevance to your role based on an in-depth study of the principles, practices and tools of safety and governance in health and social care.

Core modules
-Principles and Practice of Safety and Governance in Health and Social Care
-Using Evidence to Advance Quality, Safety and Governance in Health and Social Care

Modules offered may vary.

Teaching

The programme is taught in short study blocks spread across the academic year over a total of 14 contact days. We use a range of teaching methods including lectures and workshops, student-led seminars, action learning, interactive and online learning activities, directed and self-directed study activities. You are supported by module tutors with extensive experience in this subject area and the programme leader who is a member of the founding cohort for the NHS England and Health Foundation Q initiative.

We use a range of assessment modes throughout the programme. These include written assessments such as an essay on the nature and use of evidence and a business case for change. Other opportunities for informal feedback include developing and presenting an environmental analysis and oral presentation/defense. The programme is supported by a critical friends stakeholder support forum which consists of service users and carers, employer representatives and academic staff. Members of this group participate in student assessment as well as supporting programme design and delivery. This ensures that a person-centred approach extends to all aspects of the programme, maximising employer/organisational benefit.

Employability

On successful completion of this programme are equipped with a range of knowledge and expertise such as advanced reasoning and decision-making skills. You are also able to work collaboratively, present and research and you have strong ICT skills highly sought by employers.

The programme is relevant for you if you are working in, or would like to work in a specialist quality, safety or governance role, or one covering these issues.

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Delivering excellence in health and social care at an individual, team and organisational level is not just desirable but achievable.

Course details

The philosophy of this programme is that for excellence to flourish every member of staff must be committed to, and play their part in, an integrated governance approach. This is where people-centredness and people-centred approaches to care are afforded the same esteem and recognition as finance, performance, risk management, safety and quality.

The programme is designed to develop and equip critical champions and ambassadors for quality, safety and governance in health and social care. It enables you to apply your comprehensive knowledge, understanding, expertise and advanced skills to lead evidence-based enhancement of quality, safety and governance in your health and social care settings and evaluate the impact of this. The programme is suitable for individuals from the public, independent and voluntary sectors from any professional background, including clinical and support services.

What you study

Year 1 focuses on the transition to mastery and explores the context of safety, quality and governance in terms of policy, theory and experience, at a personal, local, national and international level. You also study different types and sources of evidence. You use these to identify a quality, safety or governance issue of relevance to your role based on an in-depth study of the principles, practices and tools of safety and governance in health and social care. You then develop and justify a business case for change based on this.

The modules studied in Year 1 make up the Advancing Quality Improvement in Health and Social Care, PgCert.

In Year 2, you plan and implement a change project based on your business case presented at the end of Year 1. To help you achieve this you study topics such as a human factors approach, strategic change management, action learning and leadership and evaluation methodologies. You then develop and critique an evaluation study proposal in Year 2 which you take forward during your dissertation module in Year 3. The modules studied in Year 2 make up the Advancing Human Factors in Health and Social Care, PgCert.

Year 1 core modules
-Principles and Practice of Safety and Governance in Health and Social Care
-Using Evidence to Advance Quality, Safety and Governance in Health and Social Care

Year 2 core modules
-Leading Person-centred Quality Improvement in Health and Social Care
-Using a Human Factors Approach to Quality Improvement in Health and Social Care

Year 3 core modules
-Dissertation: Evaluating Impact

Modules offered may vary.

Teaching

In Years 1 and 2 the programme is taught in short study blocks spread across the academic year over a total of 14 days. We use a range of teaching methods including lectures and workshops, student-led seminars, action learning, real-life scenarios and case study analysis, interactive and online learning activities, directed and self-directed study activities. Year 3 is mainly guided self-directed study with the support of a dissertation supervisor. You are supported by module tutors with extensive experience in this subject area and the programme leader who is a member of the founding cohort for the NHS England and Health Foundation Q initiative.

We use a range of assessment modes throughout the programme. These include an essay on the nature and use of evidence, analysis of a quality, safety or governance issue using a human factors approach, a business case and the final dissertation evaluating the change you have implemented.

Other modes of assessment include a poster presentation and defence, and an oral presentation with questions and answers.
The programme is supported by a critical friends stakeholder support forum which consists of service users and carers, employer representatives and academic staff. Members of this group participate in student assessment as well as supporting programme design and delivery as a means of ensuring the person-centred approach pervades all aspects of the programme and to maximise employer/organisational benefit.

Employability

On successful completion of this programme you are equipped with a range of knowledge, expertise and experiences such as advanced reasoning and decision-making skills. You are also able to work collaboratively, present and research. And you have strong ICT skills that are highly sought by employers. The programme is relevant for you if you are working in or would like to work in a specialist quality, safety or governance role, or one covering these issues.

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This programme is designed to enable you to blend your practice with current research while advancing your CPD through onsite contact time at Teesside (in the first year only). The programme is primarily delivered and supported online through the virtual learning environment (VLE) with personal tutorial, module leader and peer support networks allowing you to advance your knowledge base and apply it directly in your current practice.

Course details

The qualification provides flexibility to rehabilitation professionals who wish to undertake a programme with highly specialised content that focuses on advanced skills of sports therapy and rehabilitation, to facilitate and develop experiential learning and evidence-based practice.

What you study

The programme commences with a comprehensive induction where you will be introduced to the other students, the staff on the programme and the VLE where all learning materials and programme documents will be situated, and through which online activities will be conducted. All online facilities will be explored during interactive sessions as part of the induction period and you will be familiar with the tools by the end of the first part of the onsite taught module. Tutorial support will continue online throughout the course via programme and module leaders.

The programme is flexible enough to fit within your personal and professional interests while developing your evidence based understanding of rehabilitation at master's level.

You explore how this applies to your own and other professions whilst gaining CPD skills and maintaining your individual professional practice. As a programme team we will be utilising a range of online activities with tutorial and peer support throughout the programme. You do not need to have experience of these skills before you start the programme as you will be introduced to them through our induction and modules in year 1. The programme will enable you to gain valuable experience in using webinar, wiki and discussion groups online as well as developing e presentations which is a growing technical world will be transferable to your individual practice setting and professional networks.

Modules
Year 1 core modules
-Sports Therapy for Special Populations
-Strategies to Improve Injury Management

Year 2 core modules
-Advanced Inquiry in Sport and Exercise
-Sports Injuries and Rehabilitation: Psychological Factors
-Student Independent Learning 2

Year 3 core modules
-Sport and Exercise Research Project

Modules offered may vary.

Teaching

A range of face-to-face contact and online learning, teaching and assessment strategies will be employed in the various modules. The key methods of learning and teaching are a mix of online activities and face-to-face Professional development workshops.

Online activities will include individual and group problem based learning, facilitated online via Wiki, discussion workshops supported via [email protected] CPD workshops will require attendance at the University and will involve practical workshops and problem based learning activities. No previous online learning experience is needed as you will be introduced to and practice all the tools we will use during the induction period and first taught element.

Assessments vary from CPD portfolio, essay / report, e-presentation, critical review, journal article to give a wide variety of experience in presenting your research in a various media formats.

Employability

-In an increasingly competitive working environment, the programme aims to foster working relationships between professionals working in a sporting environment, and to further develop research and practical approaches to Sports Rehabilitation
-To explore knowledge and understanding of the principles of Applied Sports Rehabilitation which can be applied in a practice setting
-To demonstrate application to evidence based practice
-Study a wide range of research findings, theories, and methodologies across the field of Applied Sports Rehabilitation
-Further development of critical awareness in the application of theories and methodologies appropriate to Applied Sports Rehabilitation settings
-To explore ethical issues as they relate to the field of Applied Sports Rehabilitation and within their practice
-To further develop research skills and professional competencies

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These programmes are consistent with the philosophy and criteria set out in the Autism Act (2009) and Autism Strategy (2010). The philosophy and outcomes are also consistent with the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence 2012 guidelines on autism.

Course details

The overall aims of the programmes are to:
-Facilitate your acquisition of substantial knowledge and skills appropriate to postgraduate study and integrates your advanced knowledge and skills related to autism practice
-Develop the skills and attitudes necessary for you to promote evidence-based practice and research in autism practice
-Develop your critical understanding of the necessary research methodologies to locate and critically appraise research to advance practice when working with people with autism spectrum conditions
-Foster your commitment to lifelong learning and encourages an inquisitive approach to practice

You focus on the person-centred support of service users and apply supportive interventions and strategies in ways that build on your previous study, employment and/or practice experiences. You are prepared to conduct research that is linked to the field of autism practice and to advance your knowledge of the discipline of specialist autism practice. You will apply theories and constructs related to autism in a workplace setting to make sense of complex situations and enhance your skills development through action or problem-based projects and practical experience. These programmes also facilitate the development of leading change and service improvement, developing services to meet diverse needs of people with autism, underpinned by a sound ethical framework.

What you study

You focus on the person-centred support of service users and apply supportive interventions and strategies in ways that build upon your previous study and employment/practice experiences. You are prepared to conduct research linked to the field of autism practice to advance your knowledge and understanding of autism spectrum conditions, enabling you to develop your knowledge of specialist autism practice. You ares also enable to apply theories and constructs related to autism in a workplace setting to make sense of complex situations and enhance your skills development through action or problem-based projects and practical experience.

The programme is underpinned by a sound ethical framework and facilitates the development of leading change and service improvement, developing services to meet diverse needs of people with autism.

Core modules
-Advancing Practice When Working with People with Autism Spectrum Conditions
-Designing Research Projects
-Evidence-based Practice
-Service Improvement for Autism Spectrum Conditions

MSc only
-Dissertation

Modules offered may vary.

Teaching

These programme use e-learning as a key resource to enhance your learning and support. You use our virtual learning environment, [email protected] for all of your modules. we provide links to useful online resources and web-based interactive activities related to autism.

You also learn through discussion boards remotely from your home or at your practice placement site. In addition you learn through keynote lectures, seminars, case-study and scenario-based discussions and critical incident analyses in the form of group work. This enhances your learning and provides support for your modular assessment.

We use debate and argument to stimulate you to be an active participant in your reflective learning process. The programme team includes members with research experience and there is an emphasis on research-informed teaching.

Each module carries an assessed element which is integrated with the learning outcomes of the module and award. It requires a critical appreciation of the subject matter and its implications for practice.

Your work is assessed through essays, case studies, project work and a final dissertation if you are enrolled on the MSc Autism Practice.

Employability

You must work in a practice setting for this programme within your own area of employment. Career opportunities include a range of services in health and social care settings where individuals with autism require support.

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The programme is designed for graduates and professionals involved in the civil engineering, structural engineering and construction sectors who wish to deepen and broaden their technical knowledge and understanding of specialised areas of civil and structural engineering.

Course details

You enhance your technical skills in various core areas of civil engineering that are in demand in the construction industry, such as advanced geotechnics and river and coastal engineering. You also further develop your conceptual understanding of critical aspects of structural engineering, such as advanced structural analysis and design, and become familiar with complex analysis and design techniques, modelling the causes and solutions of problems involving the real behaviour of structures. You also acquire an advanced knowledge and understanding of the design of structures under dynamic and earthquake conditions. Advanced project planning and visualisation methods, such as building information modelling, are also integrated into the course. The 60-credit dissertation gives you the opportunity to conduct a supervised research project developing original knowledge in a specific area of civil or structural engineering. The programme structure is divided into a combination of 10 and 20-credit taught modules, delivered over two semesters. By successfully completing these modules, you proceed to a 60-credit research project.

Starting salaries for new graduate civil and structural engineers can reach £32,000, increasing to £70,000 when a senior level is reached (prospects.ac.uk, 2015).

Professional accreditation

Our MSc Civil and Structural Engineering is accredited by the Joint Board of Moderators (representing the ICE, IStructE, IHE and CIHT) as a technical master's. This means it meets the requirements for further learning for Chartered Engineer (CEng) under the provisions of UK-SPEC for candidates who have already acquired a CEng-accredited BEng (Hons) undergraduate first degree.

By completing this professionally accredited MSc you benefit from an easier route to professional membership or chartered status. It also helps improve your job prospects, enhancing your career and earning potential. Some companies show preference for graduates who possess a professionally accredited qualification.

The Joint Board of Moderators represents the following four professional bodies:
-Institution of Civil Engineers
-Institution of Structural Engineers
-Chartered Institution of Highways and Transportation
-Institute of Highway Engineers

What you study

For the Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) award you must successfully complete 120 credits of taught modules. For an MSc award you must successfully complete 120 credits of taught modules and a 60-credit master's research project.

Examples of past MSc research projects include:
-Shear strength of composite and non-composite steel beam and concrete slab construction
-Investigation into the self-healing capability of bacterial concrete
-A review of the use of smart materials and technologies in cable stayed bridge construction
-FRP and its use as structural components
-Non-linear modelling of ground performance under seismic conditions

Core modules
-Advanced Geotechnics
-Advanced Project Planning and Visualisation
-Advanced Structural Analysis with Dynamics
-Advanced Structural Design
-Advanced Structural Engineering
-Practical Health and Safety Skills
-Research and Study Skills
-River and Coastal Engineering

MSc only
-Research Project

Modules offered may vary.

Teaching

You learn through lectures, tutorials and practical sessions. Lectures provide the theoretical underpinning, while practical sessions give you the opportunity to put theory into practice, applying your knowledge to specific problems.

Tutorials and seminars provide a context for interactive learning and allow you to explore relevant topics in depth. Some of the modules require using specialised technical software and practical computer-based sessions are timetabled.

In addition to the taught sessions, you undertake a substantive MSc research project.

Assessment varies from module to module. The assessment methodology could include in-course assignments, presentations or formal examinations. For your MSc project, you prepare a dissertation.

Employability

The course will equip you with the relevant technical and transferrable skills to pursue a career as a civil/structural engineer or technical manager with leading multidisciplinary consultancies, contractors, as well as research and government organisations.

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This course provides you with the opportunity to develop the research skills you need to undertake clinical research within the field of health. The course focuses on preparing you to undertake clinically relevant research and develop your knowledge, understanding and practical skills within a range of primary and secondary research methodologies. You also have the opportunity to develop skills in project management, research governance and writing for publication and to gain an in-depth understanding of the context of health-related research and policy.

Course details

The course enables you to:
-Develop the skills and expertise necessary to undertake clinically relevant research
-Develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of a wide range of research methodologies and data analysis techniques relevant to clinical practice
-Foster a commitment to life-long learning and the independent learning ability necessary for a clinical research career

A flexible approach to course delivery has been taken. You can choose to study either by attending taught sessions, through distance learning or through flexible learning (a combination of both attendance and distance).
-UK students to apply using the online application process
-International students who want to come to the UK to study full-time apply thorough the international office
-International students who want to study in their home county as a distance learner (full or part-time) apply using the online application process

What you study

You study a number of modules throughout the course which aim to develop your knowledge, understanding and practical skills in quantitative, qualitative and systematic review methodologies and data analysis techniques. You also gain an in-depth understanding of the context of health-related research, managing a research project, research governance, applying for ethics and writing for publication. Towards the end of the course you have the opportunity to plan, manage and undertake a research study in an area of interest to you and to write this up for publication.

Core modules
-Clinical Research in Context
-Clinical Research Trials
-Dissertation
-Qualitative Research Methods and Analysis
-Quantitative Research Methods and Analysis
-Research Evidence Synthesis
-Research Project Management

Modules offered may vary.

Teaching

A range of teaching and learning methods is used throughout the course. You can choose to study either by attending taught classes or through distance learning or through flexible learning (a combination of attendance and distance). Learning and teaching methods for taught classes include key lectures, seminars, group discussions, computer lab work to develop skills in searching for literature and analysing data, and a range of practical activities to develop your practical research skills. Teaching and learning methods for distance learning are supported through the use of a virtual learning environment, where learning materials are available in a range of formats such as written materials, narrated power points, and practical activities to develop your searching, data analysis and practical research skills. Electronic discussion forums also support your learning. Personal development planning is also a key aspect of the course to support your learning.

Supervision and support are provided throughout the course by the personal tutor, course leader, module leaders and dissertation supervisor.

A range of assessment methods are used throughout the course. These include formative assessment, written essay, written report, proposal, oral and poster presentation, written project and an article for publication.

Employability

The course enhances your career progression by developing your ability to undertake clinically relevant research and will prepare you for either a clinical research career or a PhD.

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As a doctor this postgraduate award develops your knowledge and skills in evidence-based medicine and clinical research.

Course details

This award develops the knowledge, skills and attitudes necessary to perform evidence-based medicine and clinical research and is relevant to all specialist areas of practice. It also enhances your commitment to lifelong learning, encouraging you to develop an inquisitive approach to clinical practice.

You study three core modules in evidence-based practice, research design and statistics. We take a flexible approach to course delivery. You can take this one-year course either by attending classes, by distance learning (no attendance required) or by flexible learning (a combination of some attendance and some distance learning). On successful completion of this award you can choose to progress onto a PgDip or MSc.

What you study

You study three modules throughout this award to develop your knowledge and skills in evidence-based medicine, research methods and statistics. You are encouraged to apply this to your own specialist area of practice.

Year 1 core modules
-Designing Research Projects
-Evidence-based Practice
-Practical Statistics

Modules offered may vary.

Teaching

You can choose to study all modules by attending classes, distance learning or a combination of both. Attendance learning includes key lectures, group discussions group seminars, practical activities, computer lab work and individual tutorial support. Distance learning is supported electronically through the virtual learning environment and includes written learning materials, narrated PowerPoint presentations, interactive learning materials, electronic discussion forms and email or Skype tutorial support. You can choose to combine these two learning methods by attending some sessions and taking others by distance learning.

We use a range of learning and teaching methods throughout including a written report, statistical analysis and a research proposal.

Employability

This award supports your career progression by giving you the knowledge and skills to undertake research and to become an evidence-based practitioner.

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This programme has been developed in response to local, national and international agendas regarding the increased role of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) within healthcare provision.

Course details

Gaining an understanding of how scientific principles inform CBT clinical practice, you develop an understanding of how evidence is generated, retrieved, evaluated and importantly, employed within practice. The second year extends your CBT knowledge and skills to enable you to develop competencies in specialist techniques applied to depression and anxiety disorders.

This course provides the opportunity for you to develop the range of skills and knowledge needed to facilitate the advancement of practice through critical analysis, synthesis and application of relevant underpinning theories. The course enables you to undertake an academic journey of personal and professional development in a supportive, student-centred environment. Your previous experience provides the platform on which you will develop within a global context. The final part of the course is based around the enhancement of academic credibility through research awareness. If you are already in possession of a postgraduate diploma in CBT you may apply to be considered for advanced standing to the final part of the MSc in the CBT programme. If you want to become an accredited CBT therapist you should apply initially for the postgraduate diploma in CBT, then on completion apply for advanced standing and complete the MSc in CBT.

What you study

In the first two terms you focus on the development of the knowledge and skills required for the application of the fundamental principles of CBT for cases of depression and anxiety disorders, including the underpinning scientific principles and research literature, assessment processes, CBT formulation and related CBT therapeutic processes and interventions.

The second year extends your learning of CBT knowledge and skills to enable you to become a competent CBT practitioner with more complex cases of depression and anxiety disorders. You also learn the techniques necessary to carry out literature searches and critically to appraise the literature.

The third year of the programme is based around the enhancement of academic credibility through research awareness. The programme consists of two modules; Designing Research Projects and a dissertation. The first module equips you with the necessary knowledge and skills to design and manage a research a project relevant to your practice in CBT. The second module, the dissertation, enables you to apply your research-related knowledge to identify a researchable problem, plan and execute a study.

Core modules
-Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Anxiety Disorders
-Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depression
-Designing Research Projects
-Dissertation
-Evidence-based Practice
-The Fundamentals of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Modules offered may vary.

Teaching

You study at Darlington campus and Middlesbrough campus. The final part of the programme may be studied from home or work through the use of electronic media.

We use a variety of learning and teaching methods throughout the programme including classroom teaching, clinical practice, clinical and academic supervision, and e-learning strategies. You can study the final 18 months of the programme by distance learning.

There are a variety of assessment methods depending on the module. These methods include critical reflections on therapy sessions, case studies and a research project. You must also achieve specific practice competencies.

Employability

Within clinical practice you deliver cognitive behavioural therapy interventions under the supervision of a British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) accredited supervisor. You work with a range of service users with depression and anxiety disorders to fulfil all criteria for your final portfolio. Clinical practice enables you to develop cognitive behavioural therapy competence across various mental health disorders. As a candidate you are expected to work in an appropriate clinical area before applying to the programme.

The role of the cognitive behavioural therapist is becoming increasingly prominent in modern healthcare. As a graduate you have opportunities in both statutory and non-statutory mental health services.

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The School of Health & Social Care has been commissioned to provide cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) training to graduates within mental health professions delivering CBT within Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) services in response to the Department of Health’s commitment to improve access to psychological therapies for people with depression and anxiety.

Course details

The course has achieved level 2 accreditation with the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) which means that on completion you are eligible to apply for provisional accreditation with the BABCP. The course is suitable for you if you are working in non IAPT services and wish to undertake CBT training.

Teaching in terms one and two centres on developing a level of competence in relation to the fundamental principles of CBT enabling you to apply CBT to people with depression and anxiety. You gain an understanding of how scientific principles inform CBT clinical practice. In addition you undertake a module through distance learning which develops your ability to understand how evidence is generated, retrieved, evaluated and importantly, employed within practice. The second year extends your learning of CBT knowledge and skills to enable you to develop competencies in specialist techniques applied to depression and anxiety disorders.

Professional accreditation

BABCP accredited supervisor When not at University you are required to spend your clinical time developing your case load for clients who have depression or an anxiety disorder with access to a BABCP accredited supervisor.

What you study

In the first two terms you focus on the development of the knowledge and skills required for the application of the fundamental principles of CBT for cases of depression and anxiety disorders, including the underpinning scientific principles and research literature, assessment processes, CBT formulation and related CBT therapeutic processes and interventions.

The second year extends your learning of CBT knowledge and skills to enable you to become a competent CBT practitioner with more complex cases of depression and anxiety disorders. You also learn the techniques necessary to carry out literature searches and critically to appraise the literature.

Modules
-Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Anxiety Disorders
-Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for Depression
-Evidence-based Practice
-The Fundamentals of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Modules offered may vary.

Teaching

You study at the new purpose-built Darlington campus and Teesside University campus.

The learning and teaching strategy is to deliver the course using a range of classroom and workplace learning methods. These include skills-based workshops and weekly CBT case supervision, both group and individual.

In accordance with the BABCP accreditation criteria, assessment of your CBT knowledge and skills is through a range of methods, including a assessed video-taped CBT sessions and case studies.

Employability

To enrol on this programme you must work in a clinical setting which enables you to provide cognitive behavioural therapy interventions to a range of people with depression and anxiety related problems from assessment through to completing treatment protocols.

Once you pass the course you are eligible to register for provisional accreditation with the BABCP as a cognitive behavioural therapist. Following completion of the PgDip Cognitive Behavioural Therapy you have the opportunity to continue your studies and complete a 60-credit master’s level dissertation and a 20-credit Designing Research Project module, successful completion will lead to an MSc Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. This is only offered part-time and must be taken within five years of commencing the PgDip.

If you who have not undertaken the PgDip Cognitive Behavioural Therapy at Teesside University you must complete an additional 20-credit Evidence-based Practice module, before you can apply for the MSc Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

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This programme is ideal if you have established technical and/or creative skills and wish to develop academic or commercial practice. Focus on the practical skills and knowledge required to participate in design and initiate discussions at the highest level.

Course details

This course responds to a specific industry niche, capitalising on the industry and academic experience of our staff members.You focus heavily on specialised computer animation and visual effects practice. We have extensive facilities to support this work – both software and hardware. Staff have technical expertise in maths, computing and Linux, and the creativity to help you produce convincing animation and visual effects that look great. You study four core modules in pairs and negotiate your personal learning goals for each module with your tutor. Topics can include:
-Compositing
-Animation
-Particle and fluid dynamics
-Python scripting and maths
-Motion capture
-Matte painting
-Set extensions
-Motion tracking
-Rigging

What you study

Block 1
-2D Tools and Techniques
-3D Tools and Techniques

Block 2
-Effects Animation
-VFX Industry Practice

And
-Major VFX Project

Modules offered may vary.

Teaching

You undertake live projects guided by industry practice and you discuss and negotiate with your tutors what area(s) of investigation you wish to explore

Your learning is assessed by individual coursework. This includes practical implementations and reports which demonstrate a critical evaluation of the practical process, techniques and end product, plus supporting evidence of research into specified areas.

You present your work to your peers and tutors within lab-based sessions to receive both formative and summative feedback.

We provide detailed marking criteria with each assessment. Due to the practical nature of this programme, we allocate more marks to the practical work than the report.

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