MSc Radiological Studies
Distance learning
Subject area • Diagnostic radiography
Related subjects • Nursing and midwifery • Physiotherapy • Radiotherapy and oncology
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At a glance
Suitable for health professionals in the UK and worldwide who are unable to attend the University, this distance learning course allows you to gain advanced skills in the critical evaluation and analysis of radiological imaging and interventions. Your studies are led by a team of lecturers who are all registered and experienced allied health professionals with international experience.
Key points
• Learn from a team of experienced health professionals with international experience.
• Gain a UK masters degree and enhance your career prospects.
• Improve the quality of your professional decision-making process.
• Benefit from the insights of other students from different international settings.
If you use medical images as an integral part of your practice, this course is designed to improve and demonstrate your commitment to critically evaluating and analysing radiological imaging and interventions. It is ideal for you if you are a • radiographer • junior doctor • nurse • allied health professional • orthotist • general practitioner.
On the course, you to learn to apply an academic approach to your practice and gain a UK masters degree while living in your home country.
All modules focus on critically examining radiological images, contexts, concepts and interventions. We encourage you to examine a range of theoretical perspectives and contemporary research.
You also examine the evidence base relevant to using medical images and interventions. This examination enables you to inform, evaluate and enhance your professional and patient-centred decision-making processes.
Your studies are led and taught by a diagnostic imaging team who are all registered and experienced allied health professionals in a variety of specialities. Our staff have a wealth of international experience and specialist expertise in • chest and musculoskeletal image interpretation • CT • MRI • breast imaging • interventional procedures • ultrasound.
Other areas of interest within the team include research into education, radiological history,equipment evaluation and changing clinical practice.
Our students come from various cultural and professional backgrounds. Sharing their different experiences is an important aspect of the course.
Find out more about MSc Radiological Studies
Six years maximum
Start date – January or September
Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form
2013/14 academic year
Distance learning – typically £1,150 a year
Some of the modules on this course may be funded by the Department of Health.
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/funding
2013/14 academic year
Typically
£600 per 15 credit module
£1,200 per 30 credit module
2014/15 academic year
Typically
£615 per 15 credit module
£1,230 per 30 credit module
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees, scholarships and bursaries see www.shu.ac.uk/international/fees
Includes • computer-based assessments using images • annotated bibliographies • written assessments. There are no formal written exams.
This course is for health professionals who use medical images as an integral part of their practice.
Distance learning study
Distance learning is a rewarding and flexible way to learn. You study at the time, place and often pace of your choosing, to fit around your personal and working life. Like all types of learning, you need skills in personal organisation, time management, self-motivation, and a commitment to academic study.
As a distance learning student, you normally learn away from the University – in your own home or place of work. Most of our distance learning courses are delivered online via a portal called Blackboard.
We prepare you for your distance learning course with an online induction package. It helps you develop and practise your skills and allows any issues, concerns or development needs to be addressed prior to commencing a course of study.
You're fully supported by our learning centre, with library database searches and information enquiries, journal article supply and other help in accessing library and information services, all without having to travel to Sheffield.
We believe that you learn best when you engage in prolonged debate. Your course provides an active learning experience, with an ongoing dialogue between you, your peers and your tutors via discussion forums, blogs and others. You carry out a series of structured tasks, which build towards a successful final assessment submission.
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