What is the Clinician Researcher Credentials Framework?

There are three qualifications you can achieve.  

The Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma can be taken as individual qualifications. Or learners can achieve a full Master’s degree by successfully completing all the qualifications. 

Click here to view a diagram that provides a simplified overview of the Framework. 

The part time courses are designed for learners with busy work schedules. 

The Postgraduate Certificate, Postgraduate Diploma and Master’s degree each consist of 60 credits, equivalent to approximately 600 learning hours.  

At Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma level, the learner activities consist of supported online learning, dedicated sessions with experienced researchers, self-directed study and preparation and completion of assignments. 

Learners will spend approximately 50-100 hours in the Postgraduate Certificate and 70-150 hours in the Postgraduate Diploma undertaking the workplace-based tasks in the RPE module.  

At Master’s level, learners will complete a dissertation based on a research project. 

Each qualification will usually be completed over a period of 10 months, taking 3 years to obtain the full Master’s qualification. As a guide roughly, 10-15 hours of study are required each week for a 15 credit module, however the levels of work required will vary as the course progresses.

All courses run annually and start in September/October of each year.

The entry requirements and course fees are set by the higher education institutions offering the courses. Applications are made directly to the institution you are interested in applying to.

Please visit the Course Information page for links to the higher education institution websites, which include details of the course fees, eligibility requirements and how to apply for the courses.