當代健康學院

The Master’s degree qualification is for students who have succesfully completed the PGCert and PGDip qualifications, and who would like to take their education in obesity care an management further. In order to complete the MSc you must complete the 60 academic credit Research Dissertation module.

The aims of the module are:

• To enable students to identify a topic area for original enquiry in a chosen area of professional practice.
• To provide students with the necessary research skills to undertake a research/work-based project or systematic review.
• To support students in the practical and ethical aspects of undergoing a research/work-based project or systematic review.
• To enable students to take responsibility for their own learning through self-directed study and supervised dissertation preparation based on critical awareness and self-evaluation.

Who Is This Course For?

This course is for you if you are a health professionals interested in advancing your understanding of obesity. It will help you develop more practical methods for the management and treatment of obesity. Your fellow students will be GPs, doctors, nurses, physicians, surgeons, physiotherapists, dieticians, nutritionists, psychologists, and counsellors running weight-management clinics.

During the learning phase of the module, teaching will be delivered in a number of ways, including audio and visual presentations involving interactive e-learning units and videos. These will be augmented with a variety of learning tasks and group tutorials. During the research and writing phase of the module, support will be provided by your supervisor in one-to-one tutorials via online audio-visual link. The module is assessed via a 12,000-word dissertation.

Employability

Graduating with this MSc means you will be amongst the vanguard of health professionals with specialist expertise in obesity care and management. Our graduates are health professionals who are confident, highly skilled practitioners with a well-rounded understanding of the obesity problem and how to practically treat and manage it. You will be uniquely placed to make an impact in helping deal with the obesity epidemic.