MSc Advanced and Specialist Healthcare (Advanced Dental Clinical Practice) at University of Kent

Programme overview

A part-time MSc for experienced dental practitioners who hold an FGDP post-registration Diploma or equivalent, entering with 90 credits of advanced standing. It extends analytical and critical reasoning in areas such as organisational leadership and change, health and welfare systems and advanced technical procedures.

Duration: 18 months part-time | Intake: September | Study mode: part-time; distance learning with attendance (Medway) | Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Delivered part-time over two academic years with an average of four weekends a year at the Medway campus. Year 1 has the core module Research Skills (30 credits) and Year 2 the Work-related Project and Dissertation (60 credits).

Career pathways

Taught by clinicians and academics with links to NHS Health Education Kent, Surrey and Sussex (Postgraduate Dental Deanery) and Kent Community Health NHS Trust.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Entry is via an approved articulation route: applicants must have completed an FGDP Post-registration Diploma or other appropriate qualification, which provides 90 credits of approved Recognition of Prior Learning, and must work in a dental workplace setting. Students needing a student visa cannot study part-time unless the programme is distance or blended learning with no on-campus provision. English language for international applicants: Good level (CEFR B2), for example IELTS 6.0 with at least 5.5 in each component or PTE Academic 63 with at least 59 in each sub-test; a degree from a UK university or a majority English-speaking country is also accepted.

Domestic applicants: GBP 6,400 a year (2027/28). Part-time annual tuition fee from the 2027/28 fee table Source

International applicants: GBP 6,400 a year (2027/28). Part-time annual tuition fee from the 2027/28 fee table Source

Intake: September

Duration: 18 months part-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.kent.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/apply

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