Teaching & modules
Teaching methods - what to expect
A typical week would have approximately 10-15 hours teaching with the remaining hours dedicated to self-guided learning. In the final semester, research projects are full time with hours dedicated to practical and data collection, data analysis and writing. You will study via a combination of lectures, journal clubs, group discussions, workshops and independent study.
Peer feedback, in course assignments such as data handling, research project and project report write-up, journal club, presentations and essays. All will be actively encouraged throughout the research project.
Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
Assessment
- Coursework
- Exams
- Unseen written examinations
- Essays
We will assess you through a combination of coursework, seen/unseen written exams, essays, problem directed learning exercises, case studies, data-handling, creation of clinical study materials such as patient information sheets and consent forms, research proposal, oral presentations, and a final research project report.
Modules
Required Modules
Courses are divided into modules. You will normally take modules totalling 180 credits.
You are required to take the following modules:
- Fundamentals of Women and Children's Health (30 credits)
- Scientific and Clinical Research Skills in Practice (30 credits)
- Research Methods and Applied Statistics (30 credits)
- Research Project in Women and Children's Health (60 credits)
Optional Modules
In addition, you are required to take 30 credits from a range of optional modules which may typically include:
- Perinatal Mental Health (15 credits)
- Birth Defects (15 credits)
- Assisted Conception (15 credits)
- Global Women & Children's Health (15 credits)
- The Essential Knowledge for Obstetric Medicine (15 credits)
- Reproductive Physiology (15 credits)
There are also modules run by the Dept. of Population Health Sciences that may be of interest (spaces limited and timetable dependent).
Application closing date guidance
Key Information
Course type:
Master's
Delivery mode:
In person
Study mode:
Full time
Duration:
One year
Application status:
Open
Start date:
September 2026