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Overview
The MSc in Clinical Ultrasound provides a contemporary research-enhanced curriculum with a minimum of 800 hours of professional practice experience and an accelerated route into the profession. It is an ideal study pathway for trainee sonographers and existing Healthcare Professionals wishing to achieve excellence in all aspects of clinical ultrasound practice.
The programme has a strong emphasis on the development of professional skills for effective communication, evidence-based practice, and leadership in healthcare, alongside promoting a systematic understanding of the core principles underpinning ultrasound practice to guide image optimisation and clinical reasoning.
Entry at PG Cert level is suitable for healthcare professionals learning ultrasound for the first time. This 1-year part-time PG Cert focuses on understanding the science and technology underpinning ultrasound examinations and supports students in gaining clinical proficiency in General Medical Ultrasound, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Ultrasound, or Specialist Ultrasound Practice (e.g. Point-of-Care, Gynaecology, Musculoskeletal, or Vascular Ultrasound). On completion of the PG Cert, graduates will be able to practice ultrasound independently (although a 3-month preceptorship period is recommended).
Entry at PG Dip level is aimed at existing PG Cert-qualified ultrasound practitioners who wish to extend their clinical and professional training through a second year of part-time study. The PG Dip year emphasises the importance of improving the delivery of ultrasound services through education, leadership, and research.
The 1-year part-time MSc dissertation is aimed at existing PG Dip qualified ultrasound practitioners. Academic support is provided for completing a Clinical Ultrasound research project to publication standard. If you are an early career registrant you may be eligible to apply for top-up funding to complete the MSc dissertation though an NIHR INSIGHT award: https://www.nihr.ac.uk/insight-inspiring-students-research-round-1-guidance-notes
Key benefits
- King's Health Partners is one of only eight UK Academic Health Science Centres, where world-class research, education and clinical practice are brought together for the benefit of patients by translating cutting-edge research and existing best practice into excellent patient care.
- This is an established course, which has been accredited by the Consortium for the Accreditation of Sonographic Education (CASE) since 1993. Successful reaccreditation was granted most recently in January 2023.
- High quality partnership working with professional practice partners and other stakeholders ensures graduates have the knowledge, skills and personal attributes required for working in the NHS. Clinical placement providers are currently eligible to receive NHS England funding to cover tuition fees and salary costs.
- Our Simulation and Interactive Learning (SaIL) Centre provides ultrasound scanners, simulators, and a simulated clinical environment.
- Innovative teaching partnerships with Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust and King’s College Hospital.
- Taught by leading experts in a range of specialist areas, including Ultrasound Physics, Obstetrics and Gynaecology, General Medical Ultrasound, and Musculoskeletal Ultrasound.
- Clinical proficiency gained through extensive one-to-one scanning experience: you will develop and apply diagnostic ultrasound imaging skills through a supervised clinical placement.
Course essentials
Teaching on the Ultrasound programme brings together excellence in research and practice led by education, clinical and research staff who are experts in their field. We have a strategic partnership with clinicians from our local NHS Trust partners, to provide high quality clinical and practical teaching. Interprofessional learning, with students from other healthcare disciplines (including medicine, nursing, midwifery, and physiotherapy), and opportunities to scan volunteers, are highly valued by our students. The full MSc programme is delivered part-time over 3 years and comprises 180 Level 7 credits.
The educational aims and structure of the course have been designed to provide a supervised framework for training a range of healthcare professionals in conducting safe and accurate diagnostic ultrasound scans within their chosen scope of clinical practice.
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Application closing date guidance
We encourage you to apply as early as possible if you meet the entry requirements and placement requirements so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed. We may need to request further information from you during the application process.
Our first application deadline is on 1 June 2026 (23:59 UK time).
The final application deadlines for this programme are:
- Overseas (international) fee status: 25 July 2026 (23:59 UK time)
- Home fee status: 25 August 2026 (23:59 UK time)
Both Home and International students will be eligible to apply; however, we are only accepting applications from students who have secured suitable NHS placements prior to application.
After the first application deadline, if the programme becomes full before the final deadlines stated above, we will close the programme to further applications.
Please note applications for September 2026/27 entry are now open. Both Home and International students will be eligible to apply; however, we are only accepting applications from students who have secured suitable NHS placements prior to application.
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