Master of Science by Coursework in Health Service Improvement and Evaluation
1. The Divisional Board of Medical Sciences will appoint for the supervision of the course an Organising Committee. The Organising Committee will oversee teaching provision and will nominate Examiners for the Examination Board.
2. The Organising Committee will appoint for each candidate an academic adviser.
3. Each candidate must follow a course of study in Health Service Improvement and Evaluation for at least three terms and for a substantial part of the three subsequent vacations, as determined by the course timetable.
4. Candidates will be examined in all of the following ways, and will be required to pass all of these assessments:
(i) Portfolio 1:
Submission of a written assignment relating to Modules 1, 2 and 6 in the Schedule below;
Submission of a written assignment relating to Modules 2, 3 and 6 in the Schedule below.
(ii) Portfolio 2:
Submission of a written and an oral presentation relating to Modules 3, 4, 5 and 6 in the Schedule below;
Submission of a written assignment relating to Modules 4, 5 and 6 in the Schedule below;
Submission of a written assignment relating to Modules 3, 4, 5 and 6 in the Schedule below;
Submission of a written assignment relating to Module 6 in the Schedule below.
(iii) Dissertation
A dissertation of not more than 10,000 words on the research topic as set out in the Schedule below to be submitted by 12:00 on the first Thursday in August of the same academic year.
(iv) Each candidate shall be examined viva voce on their dissertation, and shall give a short oral presentation on their research project. The viva voce examination will normally be conducted in September of the year in which the candidate is examined on dates to be determined by the examiners.
5. All written submissions, including slides to accompany oral assessments, must be submitted using the University approved online submission system by the dates specified in the Course Handbook. Technical information on the requirements for online submission is provided in the Course Handbook.
6. Candidates who fail any assessment shall be permitted to re-take it on one further occasion only.
Exit Awards
7. Candidates who have failed the requirement of the MSc but have satisfied the requirements for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma (all the requirements for the MSc, except the dissertation) may be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma.
8. Candidates who have satisfied the requirements for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma (all the requirements for the MSc, except completion of the dissertation) and who do not start or do not complete the dissertation, or fail a dissertation resit, may end their registration and at that point be awarded the Postgraduate Diploma.
Schedule:
- Module 1: Health service improvement and evaluation foundations
- Module 2: Methods toolbox - gathering and assessing evidence
- Module 3: Examining health services: systems, context, and challenges
- Module 4: Intervening on services and implementing change
- Module 5: Evaluations: theory and practice
- Module 6: Core skills in health service research and practice
Dissertation:
Students will produce a dissertation based on a research topic approved by the course Organising Committee. A research supervisor/ supervisors will be assigned to each student in addition to their academic adviser. The subject of each student's dissertation and the supervision arrangements for each student must be approved by the Organising Committee.
