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Quality and Safety in Social Care
Master of Science
Course Details
| Course Code | GA_SHSCC_V09 |
|---|---|
| Level | 9 |
| Duration | 2 years |
| Credits | 90 |
| Method of Delivery | Blended |
| Campus Locations | Mayo |
| Mode of Delivery | Part Time |
Course Overview
This programme is applicable across the public, private and voluntary sector with participants from multi-professional backgrounds including social care, clinical, administrative and practitioner levels.
On completion, students will have developed enhanced contextual, cultural and professional insights into quality, safety and governance.
Graduates will be equipped with a set of skills that will have a direct impact in the safe delivery of health and social care.
Recommended Study Hours per week
It is recommended that students allow up to 10 hours per week per 10 credit module for studies.
Examination and Assessment
A feature of the programme is the strong focus on ‘practice’ element for the purposes of skills development and assessment. Many of the assessments are applied in nature and are designed to encourage the learner to reflect on their personal professional practice and or organisation and apply their learning to real-time situations.
On-Campus Attendance Requirement
In Year 1, there are a total of 16 days on-site at the Mayo Campus across the academic year (eight 2-day sessions; four in Semester 1 and four in Semester 2). These residential days are typically on Thursday afternoons and all day on Fridays.
In Year 2, students undertake a dissertation. Students are allocated a supervisor for the academic year. Supervision meetings dates are agreed by the student and the supervisor and may be held in person or virtually.
In Year 2, students undertake a dissertation. Students are allocated a supervisor for the academic year. Supervision meetings dates are agreed by the student and the supervisor and may be held in person or virtually.
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Entry Requirements
Entry RequirementsH2.2 in a Level 8 degree in any health or social care discipline or recognised cognate professional qualification, and one full-time year relevant experience which must be in the last five years.
Careers
This programme offers an invaluable opportunity for eligible graduates to benefit from enhanced level of competencies which will instruct excellence in quality and safety in health and social care.
Graduates will particularly benefit in pursuing a career path in quality management, compliance, general management and person safety roles.
These roles vary across the emerging spectrum of health and social care.
Graduates will advance their career prospects in terms of promotion eligibility and post-graduate training.
This may be in management and or specialist areas such as clinical risk or quality improvement within the health and social care environment.
Further Information
Who Should Apply?
This programme has been designed for people working across health and social care organisations in administrative and or practitioner roles, who want to expand their skills and qualifications. Graduates will particularly benefit in pursuing a career path in quality management, audit, compliance, general management, governance, and person safety roles.
Contact Information
Department
Nursing, Health Science & Integrated Care
