Course Description Students need to complete both compulsory and optional modules to a total of 180 M-level credits for the MSc in Healthcare Sciences. Students complete modules totalling 120 M-level credits to be eligible for the exit award of Postgraduate Diploma. All students complete a compulsory generic module in Research Methods in Health and Social Care (30 credits). Full-time students undertake all taught modules during one academic year while part-time students undertake taught modules over two years. Each module is assessed individually by assessment procedures, all of which will consist of prepared work rather than unseen examination papers. Students who then proceed to successful completion of a research project and subsequent dissertation will be eligible for the award of a Master of Science degree. Full time students have to submit their dissertation within 18 months of registering on the programme; part time students have to submit within 4 years of registering on the programme.

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