Cross-sectional Imaging 1 (MRI): Medical imaging and therapeutic departments are advancing quickly in terms of technology and clinical need. Within this context, an appreciation of the technical and clinical principles required for efficient service delivery is essential. You’ll learn the physical principles, specific imaging techniques, basic imaging anatomy, and recognition of common clinical abnormalities when using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. The unit will also help you critically explore clinical, research, and technological advancements and critique future developments in the field of MRI practice.
Cross-sectional Imaging 2 (CT): You’ll learn the physical principles, specific imaging techniques, basic imaging anatomy, and recognition of common clinical abnormalities when using computed tomography (CT) procedures. The unit will also help you critically explore clinical, research, and technological advancements and critique future developments in the field of CT practice.
Research Methods for Health & Social Care: This unit aims to enable you to critically appraise the merits of various research methods in addressing health and social care questions. You’ll become familiar with common methodological approaches to research and will gain an understanding of the principles that underpin commonly used methods of data analysis and interpretation.
Managing People: The unit aims to develop your knowledge, skills, and understanding of the theories and practices of organizational behavior, especially in the area of people management, and how this can effectively contribute to positive organizational outcomes.
Leadership Essentials: Organisational life is increasingly complex in modern work settings. Within this context, effective leadership is necessary to achieve set objectives. The unit aims to provide a critical understanding of leadership theory and how it relates to practice in various organizational settings. You will develop greater self-awareness through reflexivity and working with teams, combined with a theoretical understanding, including emotional intelligence, resilience, and well-being.
Dissertation: The dissertation project is student-managed work undertaken with guidance from academic supervisors. The unit encourages you to draw on prior learning. It aims to develop your independent study and project management ability, expanding your knowledge and practice in a complex professional context.
Option units (choose one):
Foundations of Health Information Systems: This unit aims to help you learn the fundamentals of health information systems by introducing the key concepts, principles, processes, and related issues and carrying out relevant activities in the analysis and design of health information systems. Besides, the unit will cover health data generation, compilation, analysis, synthesis, communication, and analytics. Furthermore, you will develop an understanding of the legal and ethical issues surrounding implementing health information systems and using electronic health data.
Systematic Reviewing to Inform Practice: Understanding the existing research literature allows you to contextualize your research study. This unit will help you develop skills in searching for relevant research publications and extracting and synthesizing data before interpreting and systematically reporting findings.