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Gazette 20 June 2024

Addition of new option module to each of the MSc pathways.

Refer to Continuing Education Strategic Management Board and Medical Sciences Division Board notice in the Gazette.

Gazette 21 September 2023

i) To introduce an exit award of a PG Certificate in Health Research to students admitted to the PG Diploma in Health Research.

ii) To allow students leaving with an exit award of the PG Certificate in Health Research a wider choice of qualifying modules.

iii) To widen the provisions around prior accreditation so that students on course are treated in the same way as students who have completed a course.

iv) To clarify the use of Module 40.

v) To clarify provisions around: availability of new modules; the requirements for students leaving with exit awards to have taken core modules; and the application of the shelf life to modules taken before registering for an award.

vi) To simplify the wording regarding subsuming of modules within a higher award.

Refer Continuing Education Strategic Management Board/Medical Sciences Division Board notice in the Gazette 

Gazette 9 March 2023

Change to name reflecting some change to content for option module 21. Refer to Continuing Education Strategic Management Board/Medical Sciences Division notice in the Gazette. 

Gazette 21 July 2022

Requirement to take certain modules in-person; discontinuation of module Introduction to Synthesising Qualitative Research; introduction of module Qualitative and Mixed Methods Systematic Reviews; minor presentational changes. See Continuing Education/ Medical Sciences Divisional Board notice in Gazette for further information.

Gazette 5 May 2022

Introduction of new specialist stream: MSc in Evidence-based Health Care (Teaching and Education) 

Introduction of new module: Clinical Prediction Rules 

Change to minimum duration of MSc from three to four terms 

Minor routine changes and clarifications. 

See Continued Education/Medical Sciences Divisional Board notice in Gazette for further information. 

9 December 2021

Withdrawal of notice published on 27 May 2021. See the Continuing Education Strategic Management Board notice in the Gazette for further information. 

Gazette 22 July 2021

Provision for electronic submission via approved University online assessment platform for all taught programmes. See the Education Committee and relevant division notices in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 27 May 2021

Inclusion of a new optional module for the Medical Statistics pathway. See the Continuing Education Board and Medical Sciences Division notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 26 November 2020

Introduction of optionality for students on the MSc EBHC Systematic Reviews. See the Continuing Education Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 5 December 2019

Introduction of new Postgraduate Certificate in Qualitative Health Research Methods within the Programme. See the Continuing Education Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Gazette 26 September 2019 - Correction

Reinstatement of clause concerning viva voce examination inadvertently removed in notice published on 25 July 2019. See the Continuing Education Board notice in the Gazette for further information.

Technical Edit 16 August 2019

Removal of regulations for students starting the MSc EBHC before October 2012.

Gazette 25 July 2019

i) Addition of another award that shall be available within the Programme 

ii) Changes to permitted modules for MSc EBHC (Medical Statistics). 

See the Continuing Education Board and Medical Sciences Division notice in the Gazette for further information.

Technical Edit 22 August 2017

Removal of text marked 'Until MT2017'; regulations for students starting before MT2012 moved to end of page from top of page.

Gazette 20 July 2017

Removal of suspension to general regulations; removal of attendance requirements; more detail about submission of assessed work. See the Continuing Education Board notice in the Gazette for details.

Gazette 26 May 2016

Introduction of two new streams within Evidence-Based Health Care. See the Medical Sciences Board and Continuing Education Board notice in the Gazette for details.