Course summary
Warwick's MRes Health and Care course is for those intending to go onto a career that involves health and care related research. Carefully structured, developed and delivered by experts in their fields, Warwick Medical School offers you high-quality learning. Course overview Research into health and care today can positively impact and change health and care policies and systems for the future. Our Master’s of Research in Health and Care enables and prepares you to conduct your own research in the most efficient and effective way. Course content includes research methods, designing and conducting your own research, and broader research skills (such as ethics and public involvement). The course structure allows you to tailor your learning to become proficient and specialise in research approaches that suit your area of individual interest. Skills from this degree You will learn the skills to conduct your research in the most efficient and effective way possible. You will have opportunity to learn:
- Mixed methods research skills
- Qualitative research skills
- Quantitative research skills
- Analytical skills
- Research independence and management skills
Modules
Core modules
- Core Option Modules
- Epidemiology and Statistics
- Understanding Research and Critical Appraisal in Health Care
- Qualitative Research Methods in Health
- Design, Analysis and Interpretation of Epidemiological Research
- Mixed Methods for Health Research
- Introduction to Health Economics (for Non-Economists)
- A module from the Warwick Medical School Master's programme
- Approaches to the Digital
- Complexity in the Social Sciences
- Digital Objects, Digital Methods
- Themes and Methods in Medical History
Assessment method
Modules are assessed by written assignment or a combination of recorded oral presentation and written assignment. Your dissertation will need to be an original work of 20,000 words on a topic agreed with your supervisor. You will also complete a viva-voce on your dissertation.
Entry requirements
Minimum requirements We welcome applications from graduates with at least a 2:2 honours degree, or equivalent qualification, in an appropriate subject. We also consider candidates with other relevant qualifications and individuals with a minimum of three years’ work experience. Those without formal qualifications need to demonstrate relevant work experience and the ability to study at postgraduate level. English language requirements You can find out more about our English language requirements on our website. This course requires the following: Band A IELTS 6.5 overall with 6.5 in reading and writing and no component below 6.0. International qualifications We welcome applications from students with other internationally recognised qualifications.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
Please visit the University of Warwick website for the tuition fees for postgraduate courses:
https://warwick.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/funding/fees
Sponsorship information
We offer a variety of postgraduate funding options for study at the University of Warwick, from postgraduate loans, university scholarships, fee awards, to academic department bursaries. It's important that you apply for your postgraduate course first before you apply for a University of Warwick scholarship. Please visit the University's scholarship webpages.
Provider information
University of Warwick
Coventry
CV4 7AL