Master of Science by Coursework in Musculoskeletal Sciences
Differences from 2014/15 to 2023/24
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1. The Medical Sciences Board shall elect for the supervision of the course an Organising Committee, which shall have the power to arrange teaching, assessments and other instruction.
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2. The Organising Committee shall appoint for each candidate
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3. Candidates will hold a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours (or equivalent international qualifications), in
medicine,biological sciences and/or related topics orexceptionallywillabebiomedicalmedicallysciencequalified.degreeIn special circumstances, candidates from other medically related subjects (e.g. nurses and/or allied health professionals) will be considered. -
4. Candidates shall follow a course of study in Musculoskeletal Sciences on a part-time basis for at least six terms, and including vacations, as determined by the course timetable. The course commences every two years
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5. Candidates shall be examined in all of the following ways:
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(i) Year 1
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(a) Each candidate shall submit a literature review of no more than 4,000 words on a topic selected by the candidate and approved by the Organising Committee. The review must be submitted
duringinWeek 2 of Michaelmas termJune on a date to be specified by the Organising Committee and published in the course handbook not later than the start of Michaelmas Term in year one of the programme. -
(b) Each candidate must pass an examination in September on a date to be specified by the Organising Committee which will be published in the course handbook not later than the start of Michaelmas Term in year one of the programme. The examination will comprise two elements: the first of these will consist of a
one-hourcomputer-based assessment comprising multiple-choice questions; the second of these will constitute atwo-hourwritten paper. The dates of the examination will be specified in the course handbook.
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(ii) Year 2
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)Each candidate must submit, for assessment of their progress, an outline research proposal. The outline must be submitted in Hilary Term on a date to be specified in the course handbook. (b) Each candidate will be assessed on their presentation skills by means of a public oral presentation on his or her research topic. The presentation must take place inTrinity TermMarch on a date to be specified by the Organising Committee and published in the course handbook not later than the start of Michaelmas Term in year two of the programme.-
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cb) Each candidate must submit a written summative research proposal of no more than 10,000 words on a topic selected by the candidate and approved by the Organising Committee. The proposal must be submitted inMichaelmas TermJune on a date to be specified by the Organising Committee and published in the course handbook not later than the start of Michaelmas Term in year two of the programme. -
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dc) Each candidate must pass an examination in September on the date to be specified by the Organising Committee and published in the course handbook not later than the start of Michaelmas Term in the year two of the programme. The examination will comprise two elements: the first of these will consist of aone-hourcomputer-based assessment comprising multiple-choice questions; the second of these will constitute atwo-hourwritten paper. The dates of the examination will be specified in the course handbook.
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6. Candidates may be examined viva voce on their research proposal. The viva voce examination will normally be conducted at the end of the course.
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7. Candidates must pass each examination
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8. Candidates will be allowed one opportunity to retake or resubmit each of the required elements, normally within
sixtwo months of the original failure, should they fail to reach the necessary standard. Candidates failing to pass any element at the second attempt will normally be judged to have failed to reach the necessary standard for the award and will not be permitted to continue. -
9. The required written submissions must be
sentuploaded to theChairvirtual learning environment specified by the organising committee and published in the course handbook not later than the start ofExaminers,MichaelmasMScTerm of the academic year inMusculoskeletalwhichSciences,thec/oexaminationExaminationisSchools,taken.HighTheStreet,assignmentsOxford. Submissions mustwill beaccompaniedcheckedbyfor plagiarism with adeclarationsoftwareofprogrammeauthorshipcalledand originalityTurnitin. -
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TheCandidatesexaminerswho have failed the requirements of the MSc but have satisfied the requirements for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma (all the requirements for the MSc, except completion of the written summative research proposal and the research proposal presentation) mayawardbea distinction for excellence in part of or inawarded thewholePostgraduateexaminationDiploma. 11.
The examiners may award a postgraduate diploma to candidatesCandidates who have satisfied the requirements for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma (comprisingallassessments withtheexceptionrequirements for the MSc, except completion of the written summative research proposal and the research proposal presentation) and who do not wish to continue their studies,ormaywhoendfailtheirtoregistrationmeetand at that point be awarded therequiredPostgraduatestandard for the written research proposalDiploma.
Schedule
The syllabus for study will include the following components:
Core Subjects
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Candidates are required to complete all of the following modules:
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Principles ofMusculoskeletal Diseases: Scientific Principles -
2. Research, Statistics and Epidemiology
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Scientific Aspects of CommonMusculoskeletal Diseases: Applied Clinical Sciences
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Specialist Subjects
Candidates are required to complete one of the following modules:-
14. Advanced Rheumatology -
25. Advanced Orthopaedics
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