MSc Health and Clinical Research Delivery (also PG Certificate / PG Diploma) at University of Sheffield

Programme overview

A part-time, fully online programme for practising healthcare professionals such as doctors, nurses, midwives, pharmacists, healthcare scientists and allied health professionals who want to work in clinical research delivery. It focuses on the practical aspects of delivering clinical research, including participant recruitment, and students need about 20 hours of study a week.

Faculty: Faculty of Health | Department: School of Medicine and Population Health | Duration: Part-time, online: MSc 3 years (2 years via RPL top-up); PG Diploma 2 years (1 year via RPL top-up); PG Certificate 1 year | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Sheffield, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Introduction to Research Methods Online, Research Practice Experience 1 and 2, Doing Health and Clinical Research Well, Leading and Managing Health Services Online, Inclusive Research Practice and Innovative Designs for Research Impact. The research practice modules let students take part directly in real research delivery. Students can exit with a PG Certificate, PG Diploma or MSc.

Career pathways

Graduates can introduce or advance research in their workplace as Collaborator, Co-investigator or Principal Investigator, or move into research nursing, clinical trial coordination, data analysis or clinical academic research, including PhD study or research fellowships.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate honours degree in a clinical subject or a Medical degree. Applicants upload a signed letter of support on headed paper from an employer or colleague confirming they have discussed the course and the 20 hours a week study time required. International applicants: IELTS 6.5 overall with at least 6.0 in each component, or University equivalent.

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,506 a year (2027/28). Fee stated by the university as the fee for each year of study (part-time, online); applies across the PG Certificate, PG Diploma and MSc routes as listed. Source

International applicants: GBP 4,506 a year (2027/28). Fee stated by the university as the fee for each year of study (part-time, online); applies across the PG Certificate, PG Diploma and MSc routes as listed. Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: Part-time, online: MSc 3 years (2 years via RPL top-up); PG Diploma 2 years (1 year via RPL top-up);

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