Programme learning outcomes

Statement of purpose

This multidisciplinary programme will give you a detailed and comprehensive understanding of how to apply a range of research methods to socially-significant health issues, and how to critically assess published health research. Based in one of the UK's top department’s for health research, this challenging programme will test your ability to learn and think across very different methodologies, including systematic reviews, randomised controlled trials, epidemiology, health economics, statistics and qualitative methods. You will graduate with the multi-faceted understanding of applied health research that is increasingly sought-after in healthcare and research environments.

Programme learning outcomes

On successful completion of the programme, graduates will be able to:

1. critically evaluate the key methodologies used in applied health research      

2. critically appraise and interpret evidence, analysing the strengths and limitations of published applied health research

3. formulate clear health research questions and hypotheses and independently evaluate which methodologies are most appropriate to undertake them (e.g. clinical trial, case-control study, cohort study or systematic review)

4. undertake robust, credible quantitative and/or qualitative analyses of health related data, using the most appropriate analytic techniques and software packages

5. independently formulate, plan, undertake a piece of research in an area related to applied heath

6. communicate clearly in written format, to a specialist audience, the outcomes of research, presenting complex arguments, carefully weighing evidence in reaching conclusions