Course Overview

Promoting and developing best practices in the field of infection prevention and control is a pressing issue for professionals and the community as a whole. The issues facing hospital and community staff evolve quickly and IPC practitioners must be equipped to respond appropriately.

This innovative postgraduate course in Infection Prevention and Control has been designed to help you deal safely and effectively with infection risks.  You will develop your confidence and expertise in the management and implementation of infection control change.

If you have to deal with infection as part of your job, or if you’d like to widen your knowledge and be in a position to apply for more senior posts in infection control, the MSc Infection Prevention and Control can help you achieve these goals.

Special features

• The course is delivered online through the university’s virtual learning environment (VLE), enabling you to fit your study around your personal and professional commitments, wherever you are in the world

• You can choose to study individual modules for continuing professional development (CPD) or work towards the PgCert, PgDip, or full master's degree

• Specialist modules at PgDip and MSc levels allow you to specialize in areas of particular relevance to your career

• The course content contributes to the development of the core dimensions in the NHS Knowledge and Skills Framework (KSF): communication; personal and people development; health, safety and security; quality; and equality and diversity

• Students can complete the university’s Skills and Employability Award whereby they gain recognition (not academic credit) for a range of activities they take part in in addition to their studies to help them stand out from the crowd and demonstrate the skills they have, prepare for a real interview and impress prospective employers

General Eligibility

• 2:1 honors degree in a health subject 

• Applicants with an ordinary degree or below, but with a minimum of three years experience and/or evidence of successful completion of relevant CPD study at SCQF level 10

• Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) or Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) may also be considered

• All students should be in employment in a relevant area

Part Time Work Details

20 hours work permit for international students

Language Requirement

• Applicants must have an IELTS score- 6.5 or equivalent

  English (PTE) Academic-62 average with 55 in each component

  TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language) iBT4-Min 88 or above with min 20 in each section