MRes/PGDip/PGCert Health and Social Care at University of Manchester

Programme overview

Our online course helps you to develop in-depth research skills for health and social care research. Develop your research skills if you are considering a career in health or social care research. Learn when it suits you through our distance learning approach, which is complemented by workshops at our campus.

Faculty: Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health | Duration: MRes: 1 year (FT); 2 years (PT) | Study mode: full-time (distance learning) / part-time (distance learning) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Manchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The MRes route comprises six taught units (90 academic credits in total) and a 90-credit dissertation unit. The PGDip route comprises six taught units (90 academic credits in total) and a mini-dissertation (30 academic credits). Compulsory units include MResearch Dissertation, Critical appraisal and evidence synthesis, Quantitative design and analysis, Qualitative design and analysis, Research Design, Statistics.

Career pathways

This course is designed for individuals who seek a research career or require research training as a constituent part of their current or future roles. It is also for researchers who want research training focused on health and social care.

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Application information

Entry requirements

We require an honours first degree (Upper Second or above) or overseas equivalent in a relevant subject from an approved higher education institution. We may consider applicants with a Lower Second degree if they have completed a master's to a high standard or on the basis of documented evidence of exceptional innovative practice, practice leadership, service development, research projects and publications in your application. English language: IELTS 7.0, with a score of 6.5 or above in each component.

Domestic applicants: GBP 13,200 a year (2027/28). MRes (full-time distance learning) Source

International applicants: GBP 28,700 a year (2027/28). MRes (full-time distance learning) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: MRes: 1 year (FT); 2 years (PT)

Apply through the official page: http://www.manchester.ac.uk/study/masters/admissions/apply/

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