Level 7 Preparing for Research in Health (Level 7, 30 credits)
- Course type
- Single Module
- Course qualification
- Level 7
Course summary
What is the fee?
For all course options, see fees and funding
Where will I study?
School of Health and Society
How long will I study?
One semester
Overview
This module is ideal for all health care professionals to help build upon your undergraduate research skills, research study and ethics application.
You can take this course as a single module for continuing professional development or as part of our MSc Physiotherapy course.
You will:
- develop your literature searching skills
- understand a range of research techniques
- complete an original research proposal relevant to your practice
How you'll learn
Future careers
This module can be taken as stand-alone for the purposes of continuing professional development or as part of the MSc Physiotherapy programme.
Apply knowledge and skills required for advanced clinical reasoning in relation to manual therapy in the treatment of patients with musculoskeletal disorders.
Career Links
We work with over 100 health and social care organisations so our links with industry are very strong. These relationships will be of direct benefit to you because our academic team work in practice in some of these organisations at a senior level so are able to keep you at the forefront of developments in the sector which in turn help you provide a better service.
Modules
On this module:
- You will develop your literature searching skills and conduct a systematic review on this course
- You will be able to critically understand the psychometric properties of measurements and be able to judge their quality on this course
- You will be able to critically appraise the purpose, process and products of research
- You will understand a range of research techniques that can be applied to practice to explore research questions
- You will be able to conduct a research project / study after completing this module
- You will be able to submit a primary study for ethics committee approval after this course
Please note that exact modules and content offered may vary in order to keep content current and, for courses that offer optional modules, may depend on the number of students selecting particular options. When accepting your offer of a place to study on a programme with optional modules, you should be aware that optional modules may not all run each year. Your tutor will be able to advise you as to the available options on or before the start of the programme. Whilst the University tries to ensure that you can undertake your preferred options, it cannot guarantee this.
Entry requirements
This module is suitable for a wide range of health professionals including physiotherapists, occupational therapists, podiatrists, chiropractors, strength and conditioning coaches, complementary therapists, reflexologists, osteopaths and nurses.
Entry requirements
Previous study and experience
You must be:
- A registered professional working in health care.
- A graduate or graduate equivalent.
Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)
We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.
The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.
Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).
Fees and funding
2026/27
| Type of study | Fees |
|---|---|
| Part-time | £1,560 |
Additional costs
You should also consider further costs which may include books, stationery, printing, binding and general subsistence on trips and visits.