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Medical Ultrasound MSc

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Description

  • Type

    Master

  • Methodology

    Online

  • Duration

    2 Years

  • Online campus

    Yes

  • Delivery of study materials

    Yes

  • Support service

    Yes

  • Virtual classes

    Yes

This is a challenging, yet rewarding programme of study offering you the opportunity to develop the high level skills required of an autonomous ultrasound practitioner
We offer a highly flexible part-time pathway that will appeal to a wide range of health care professionals who wish to develop ultrasound skills as an extension of their scope of practice
You can choose to study our innovative full-time, fast-track pathway designed for science and health related graduates wishing to explore a career in this exciting and rapidly expanding area of diagnostic imaging. Our fast track students will gain an MSc in just two years
You’ll receive high quality teaching from friendly, supportive and enthusiastic staff, who are clinically and research active
You’ll engage in practice based learning in a clinical environment with expert mentor support
Ultrasound is an essential tool in medical diagnosis. In recent years demand has grown beyond all expectations. This has resulted in expansion of the modality both in imaging departments and point of care clinical settings.

To meet this demand we have created our MSc Ultrasound to offer you the opportunity to train in general or very focused ultrasound applications. You’ll be taught in our modern Clinical Skills Suite by some of the area’s leading experts in this field and using state of the art simulation systems.

The course is modular, offering both full-time and part-time enrolment options to help you fit your professional development into your lifestyle. Our part-time pathway is flexible in its design, delivery and assessment to help you meet the demands of work and family commitments. A broad range of negotiated modules allow you to put together a programme of study that meets your individual learning needs, supporting your individual career aspirations.

About this course

On successful completion of all core and mandatory elements, you will be able to provide evidence of preparation for practice to the standards required for a first post-qualification sonographer post. We’ve consulted with key service partners who have confirmed that this would allow appointment of graduates in most regional NHS contexts. However, applicants from a non-health care background should note that, at present, employment in some NHS Trusts would not be possible due to the requirement for professional registration. These potential restrictions on employment will be discussed with you during the application process and you will be asked to sign a memorandum of agreement confirming your understanding and acceptance.

At present, sonography is not a registerable health care profession. On successful completion of the full MSc in Medical Ultrasound, graduate entrants (who do not hold an existing registerable qualification) will not be eligible for HCPC registration. However, in collaboration with CASE and the Society and College of Radiographers, this course has been mapped closely against existing HCPC standards of proficiency for diagnostic imaging.

hold a science OR health related degree at 2:1 or above
have English language skills equivalent to IELTS level 7

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Subjects

  • Credit
  • Medical training
  • Ultrasound
  • Imaging
  • Medical
  • Part Time
  • Full Time
  • Technology
  • Clinical
  • Assessment
  • Pregnancy

Course programme

What you will studyStudying part-time

Stage one

To complete stage one you will study 60 credits. You will complete this 20 credit module:

Principles of Medical Ultrasound

This module introduces the underpinning physics and technology of ultrasound imaging.

And then you will choose two 20 credit option modules. At least one of these must be a clinical ultrasound module.

Stage two

You will study a further 60 credits. At least 20 must be a clinical ultrasound module and the remaining 40 credits can be from the clinical ultrasound or generic modules.

Stage three

Complete your MSc with a further 60 credits in stage three. You will study the Independent Scholarship (40/60 credits).

Optional modules

Choose from clinical ultrasound modules such as:

  • Obstetric Ultrasound (40 credits)
  • Ultrasound in Early Pregnancy Assessment (20 credits)
  • Gynaecology Ultrasound (20 credits)
  • General Medical Ultrasound (40 credits)
  • Vascular Ultrasound (40 credits)
  • Negotiated Musculoskeletal Ultrasound 1 (20 credits)
  • Negotiated Musculoskeletal Ultrasound 2 (20 credits)
  • Focused Specialist Ultrasound Practice 1 (20 credits)
  • Focused Specialist Ultrasound Practice 2 (20 credits)

Choose from generic modules such as:

  • Advancing Practice (20 credits)
  • Advancing Communication Skills (20 credits)
  • Advanced Technology (20 credits)
  • Research Skills for Evidence Based Practice (20 credits)
  • Research Methodologies - Application to Advanced Practice (20 credits)
  • Work Based Learning - Negotiated (20 credits).
Studying full-time

Study full-time and complete 120 credits over two years of study from the choices above. The 20 credit research module (Research Skills for Evidence Based Practice) and 40 credit Independent Scholarship module will span across the full two year programme with submission of the final dissertation at the end of the summer semester in year two. This will complete your MSc.

Medical Ultrasound MSc

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