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Allied Health Professions at University of Gloucestershire - UCAS

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Course summary

A research degree will open the door to work in full-time research, healthcare practice and administration and, if you’re a practitioner, to a greater understanding of your professional practice. We provide a broad research environment for candidates from a range of health and care settings with extensive professional and academic expertise in healthcare environments ranging from primary care to public policy. For some candidates the Centre for the Study of Faith, Science and Values in Healthcare may provide a particular focus. The centre is concerned with a whole person approach to healthcare. It seeks to establish a scientific and values-based paradigm for the integration of body, mind and spirit in the promotion of health and well-being, as well as the healing of illness and the prevention of dysfunction. Our researchers who have active leadership roles across the health and care communities in the county, this involvement of the academic staff within the community means that our students, whether full-time or part-time, join a group of engaged researchers involved in pushing forward both new knowledge and professional practice. We offer supervision for cross-disciplinary projects linking to management, public health, health promotion, education and social care. Our particular strengths lie in workforce development, health and wellbeing, mental health, intervention design and evaluation, and public health. Applied research has been carried out for a variety of organisations including Gloucestershire Care Services NHS Trust, Sue Ryder Leckhampton Hospice, Gloucestershire Royal Hospitals NHS Trust, Skills for Care, and the Greenwich Primary Care Trust. Some current topics include: investigating the clinical benefits from closer links in a three-way therapeutic relationship between carers, service users and clinicians; evaluating the implementation of the Sherborne Developmental Movement Programme with children with severe autistic spectrum disorders; and considering the effects of obesity and well-being on women's fertility. The university offers a range of research training events and students are encouraged to attend national and international academic conferences. To support the development of your research skills, you are required to undertake the Postgraduate Certificate in Research Methods and you will be encouraged and supported to publish in both academic and professional outlets. Research Areas

  • workforce development
  • health and wellbeing
  • professional development
  • mental health nursing
  • physical activity promotion in health care and community settings
  • intervention pathways and effectiveness for patient care
  • public health
  • intervention design and evaluation
This research contributes to the research priority area Learning and Professional Contexts. For more information and to apply for the Allied Health Professions programme, please visit the subject page via www.glos.ac.uk/Research


Entry requirements

- MSc by Research/MRes: at least a 2.1 honours degree or equivalent qualification in a relevant subject area - PhD: a master’s degree or equivalent in a subject area relevant to the proposed research topic - We actively encourage applications from students from a range of diverse backgrounds who demonstrate appropriate research experience and achievement - EU and international students need IELTS 6.5 overall (no less than 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in any other band) or equivalent


English language requirements

International students will need to produce evidence of an acceptable score on an approved English language test such as IELTS. We run pre-sessional English language courses to help you prepare for undergraduate or postgraduate study.

English Language requirements

http://www.glos.ac.uk/docs/download/International/english-Language-entry-requirements.pdf


Fees and funding

Tuition fees

EU £20000 Whole course
England £20000 Whole course
Northern Ireland £20000 Whole course
Scotland £20000 Whole course
Wales £20000 Whole course
International £40000 Whole 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 subject page via www.glos.ac.uk/Research for full fees and costs information. The fee listed here does not include the continuation fee which is charged annually for years registered after the expected duration. The continuation fee is also charged at the point of thesis submission, for more details please see the tuition fee policy
Allied Health Professions at University of Gloucestershire - UCAS