MSc Health at University of Brighton

Programme overview

Our Health MSc gives you the opportunity to explore specialist topics that match your personal and professional aspirations in depth and at an advanced level. The course will benefit you if you are involved in public or community services in a professional or voluntary capacity and want to develop your skills and knowledge for personal or professional advancement. The programme is extremely flexible and is designed to meet the needs of health graduates in your continuing education and professional development.

Faculty: School of Sport and Health Sciences | Duration: full-time: 1 year; part-time: 3–6 years | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Brighton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course can be studied either full- or part-time and the modules are delivered at different times throughout the year. The course is delivered in a variety of ways – typically via lectures, seminars and workbooks for work-based learning – and is flexible enough to meet the needs of part-time students. Each module has approximately 30 hours of lecturer contact and approximately 170 hours of individual study. Individual modules employ varying learning and teaching strategies. At the start of the course you will consult with the course leader and agree a tailored study plan of module choices for the course. Modules include Research Theory and Application for Health Professionals, Quantitative Research Methods, Research Methods and Critical Appraisal, Research Ethics and Integrity in Health and Social Care, Philosophies of Research, Research Methods in Community Research, Qualitative Research, Dissertation.

Career pathways

On course graduation, you will be equipped with skills that are directly transferable to health and social care-focused employment. Many of our previous course graduates have progressed into senior positions in their organisations.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Degree and experience. Students are normally expected to demonstrate one of the entry requirements below: an honours degree from a higher educational institution in the UK (minimum of 2:2) or equivalent award from a European or overseas higher education institution and some public/health service experience. an appropriate professional qualification from a body that is represented in public/health services work plus a minimum five years working in a public/health services organisation. and. an ability to demonstrate skills of applied learning (for example successfully completing some academic Level 6 or degree level, studies modules at grade C or above). an HND or diploma equivalent in an area applied to public/health services, plus a minimum five years working in a public/health services organisation. Other. Normally in (or recently in) public service employment or engaged in community or voluntary activity that gives direct understanding of the public service environment. Reflection on practice forms an important element of the learning. Applicants unable to demonstrate one of the three requirements above can be permitted to register as a single-module student. Students who are successful at studying for one module and are awarded credits may be eligible to register for further modules.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,720 a year (2026/27). First-year tuition fee, full-time; fees may rise in later years. Source

International applicants: GBP 17,748 a year (2026/27). First-year tuition fee, full-time; fees may rise in later years. Source

Duration: full-time: 1 year; part-time: 3–6 years

Apply through the official page: https://evsipr.brighton.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?process=siw_ipp_app_crs

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