Paediatrics and Child Health: Community Child Health MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert
Postgraduate
In London
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Postgraduate
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London
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Duration
1 Year
This comprehensive programme is intended for professionals specialising in paediatrics and child health and is based at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH), which occupies a unique position in UK paediatrics because of its strong links to Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children and UCL.
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About this course
This pathway provides the skills necessary to become a community health practitioner. Graduates will be able to assess the need for child health services and planning of services, and understand the rationale and organisation of preventive child health services and the relationship between social conditions and health.
Medically qualified applicants should have post-qualification experience in paediatrics or child health. Non-medically qualified applicants should normally have a minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelor's degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, and several years' specialist experience of working in hospitals, community child health or public health services for children and families.
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Subjects
- Paediatrics
- Child health
- Community Child Health MSc
- Methodology
- Epidemiology
- Specialist Paediatrics
- Leadership
- Gastroenterology
- Paediatric Gastroenterology
- Health skills
- Healthcare MSc
Course programme
The Community Child Health pathway aims to help participants develop the public health skills central to community child health practice. You will build an awareness of current and future developments in community child health and gain the skills necessary to critically appraise practice and policy, and undertake independent research if the full MSc is taken.
Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits.
The programme consists of three core modules (45 credits), five optional modules (75 credits) and a research dissertation (60 credits).
A Postgraduate Diploma (120 credits, full-time 9 months, flexible 2-5 years) is offered. The programme consists of three core modules (45 credits) and five optional modules (75 credits).
A Postgraduate Certificate (60 credits, part-time 1 year, flexible 1-2 years) is offered. The programme consists of three core modules (45 credits) and one optional module (15 credits).
Core modules- Evidence-based Child Health
- Research Methodology and Statistics
- Epidemiology for Child Health
- Leadership and Professional Development
- Molecular and Genetic Basis of Paediatrics
- Specialist Paediatrics I
- Specialist Paediatrics II
- Teaching and Learning in Medical Education
- Immunisation and Communicable Diseases
- Healthy Child Programme 0–18 years
- Disability
- Safeguarding Children and Children in Society
- Nutrition, Growth and Physical Activity
- Respiration through Life, Health and Disease
- Principles and Practice in Paediatric Gastroenterology
- Investigations and Management in Paediatric Gastroenterology
All MSc students undertake an independent research project which culminates in a dissertation of 10,000 words.
Teaching and learningThe programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials and research project supervision. Assessment is through a combination of multiple choice questions and short-answer question examinations, essays, posters, presentations, reflective portfolios, critical appraisal of literature and, if the full MSc is taken, the dissertation, including an oral presentation.
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Paediatrics and Child Health: Community Child Health MSc/PG Dip/PG Cert