Course description
Collaboration lies at the heart of the Governments new NHS agenda, with all services being built around the needs of those who use them.
This course can be taken part-time or full-time and is aimed at health and social care professionals interested in developing partnerships and collaborating with users, carers and people who work in health and social care.
These are challenging and exciting times and there is an increasing demand for professionals who have studied to Masters level both within the UK and internationally.
You will:
-Examine the main issues affecting health care within a national and international context
-Study issues influencing your own practice using different research methodologies
-Apply your own professional knowledge to collaborative health care situations and contexts
International Students
The desire to provide a truly collaborative system, with the needs of users at its heart, will be of interest to many international health and social care professionals. The University has a great reputation for providing a friendly and challenging environment for international students.
-We're constantly enhancing our programmes and facilities to make sure we deliver excellent value for money
-We boost your job prospects by preparing you for the world of work - whatever you study, you'll learn about genuine issues relevant to employers
-We’re only one and a half miles (three kilometres) from the heart of Manchester, so you'll find big-city opportunity, diversity and fun right on your doorstep
-From day one our support services will be there to help you to find your feet
For more information about the support we provide, visit our international section.
Course Content
Modules begin in September and February each year and applications can be made all year round. The full Masters programme is made up of 2 compulsory and 2 optional modules and a dissertation.
Compulsory Modules:
-Collaboration in Health and Social Care: Explore the professional, political, financial and ethical issues which influence the development of a collaborative approach to health and social care
-Research Methods: Allows you to develop a rigorous approach to the process of research and prepares you to complete a dissertation/ research project
-Optional Modules include:
-Effective Leadership and Strategic Management: Develop the skills and knowledge of leading people through complexity and change with assessment focused on management issues within your own workplace
-Evidence Based Practice:Develop an in-depth knowledge of evidence based practice and the process involved in its implementation
-Health Care Policy and Politics: Analyse your practice in the light of current political and economic ideology relating to health care
-Multi-cultural and International Health Care: Explore health care within multi-cultural societies and examine your practice within an international context
What you can expect from Salford
You'll find us on the Allerton Campus of the University which includes the Mary Seacole Building, a brand new development with clinical rooms, lecture theatres and offices, providing some of the most up-to-date facilities in the UK.
The course is delivered by a team of dynamic and supportive staff who are committed to helping you move professional practice forward. We have a strong tradition of working with health and social care organisations and this ensures the course will meet your needs.
Virtual Learning
You will get additional support through Blackboard, our Virtual Learning Environment (VLE). It can be accessed by registered users from anywhere in the world by using the Internet and provides a range of possibilities, including:
-The delivery of course materials, such as handbooks, lecture handouts, slides and web links which can be accessed easily by students both on and off campus
-The use of discussion boards that allows discussion between staff, students and others
-Online exchanges between staff, students and others who can be logged into a virtual classroom
-Taking online assessments with automatic marking and feedback facilities
-Exploring the evidence base
While our aim is to provide you with all the support and guidance you need to successfully complete this course, you will also have access to a vibrant research community:
-A creative and dynamic environment for the conduct of ground-breaking research that has a direct impact upon health and social care policy and practice
-Inter-disciplinary research that unites academics, researchers, postgraduate students and research users in a shared community of enquiry
-Partnerships and collaborations with a wide range of organisations and researchers in the UK and internationally
-This means that we are able to offer a wealth of experience across a diverse range of disciplines that will enhance your learning experience
