Course overview

Run in partnership with educators, commissioners and practitioners from throughout the region, the course has support from Health Education Kent, Surrey, and Sussex (HEKSS).

It provides a rounded education in internal medicine, including current advances in medical sciences and their application in the clinical arena. Students will gain a detailed understanding of core research methodologies, critical evaluation, evidence based approaches and the pathophysiology of conditions of clinical interest.

Course structure

MSc (180 credits)

Research Methods and Critical Appraisal (20 credits)

PLUS

Five of the six clinical and professional modules (20 credits)

PLUS

Dissertation (60 credits)

PGDip (120 credits)

Three of the four clinical modules PLUS three professional modules (20 credits)

OR

Four clinical modules PLUS Research Methods & Critical Appraisal PLUS
one more professional module (20 credits)

PGCert (60 credits)

Three of the four clinical modules (20 credit modules)

OR

Two of the four clinical modules PLUS (20 credit modules)

PLUS Research Methods and Critical Appraisal (20 credits)

Health Education Kent, Surrey and Sussex (HEKSS) will fund up to fifteen Internal Medicine students starting in 2018/19 with bursaries covering 80% of the course fees. Bursaries are available to any doctors, nurses and allied health professionals employed by the NHS within HEKSS. 

Entry requirements

This course is open to medical trainees who have completed a primary medical qualification and MRCP Part 1. These requirements may be relaxed under special circumstances for applicants with substantial clinical experience (please enquire prior to application).

For international students a minimum IELTS score of 7.0 is required.

This course is open to applications from UK/ EU/ Island residents and international students. 

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Applications are made through the University of Brighton online portal. 

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