MSc Clinical Healthcare Technology

Postgraduate, Online learning
Clinical Healthcare Technology MSc



This programme will develop your knowledge of healthcare technology to improve outcomes.

Overview

 

This programme explores the use of health technologies to improve healthcare experiences and outcomes and the sustainability of health technology adoption to effect service transformation. The programme themes of transformation, user-centred approach, and innovation run through modules making up this programme of study. This is achieved through focussing specifically on the following:

  • The need to consider implementation issues to successfully effect service transformation.
  • The importance of a user-centred approach in which user considerations are placed at the centre of technological shifts to avoid healthcare exclusion.
  • Innovation and entrepreneurship in health technology development and application.

On completing this programme, you will have been given opportunities to gain an appreciation of the value of education to society and to you as an individual. You will be given the opportunity to develop many valuable practical skills such as the ability to collect, analyse, interpret, and understand data and information.

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Mode of Study:

Online learning

Duration:

3 years

Start date:

Sep

Course details

In this programme, you will:

• Address the use of healthcare technologies as a key challenge in society, appreciating policy and practice contexts that surround healthcare technology and service transformation.

• Bring an awareness of user considerations, barriers, and facilitators to healthcare technology utilisation to your area of professional practice to improve healthcare experiences and outcomes.

• Identify potential opportunities for improvement in your own professional practice, outline steps for implementation, and processes for evaluation.

• Comprehend the importance of innovation and leadership in healthcare technology development and implementation to successfully effect change.

• Communicate, using appropriate methods, to a range of audiences with different levels of knowledge or expertise to influence engagement around healthcare technologies for professional practice.

 
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    How you’ll be taught

    The programme is delivered part-time and fully online, as part of our Global Online suite of programmes. You can choose from two start dates (September and January) and will take 3 years to complete. You will study 6 modules in total, consisting of one module per trimester. 

    The virtual learning environment, Moodle, is facilitated and moderated by academic experts in the field of study thus providing opportunities for you to discuss, critique, and synthesise evidence.

    You’re not alone while studying online. Our support team are available by email and phone to answer your administrative queries, our academics are available on email, and you can access our virtual database of frequently asked questions 24 hours a day. You’ll also have access to our online library resources and IT support.

     
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    Assessments

    Formative and summative assessments are used to evaluate your learning against the module learning outcomes. Formative feedback is provided to guide you on how you are progressing and to give constructive guidance to inform development for your final summative assignment. Summative assignments take the form of authentic assessments and include reports, literature reviews, presentations, and technology appraisal.

    Within each trimester, whilst there is flexibility to work through the material at your own pace, you need to be aware of the assessment dates as there is no flexibility in these.

    A standard module is equivalent to 200 hours of learning and on successful completion of each module you will achieve 20 credits towards your chosen award (two modules on this programme are worth 40 credits). You will also carry out an independent dissertation research study either through undertaking a literature review, a small-scale primary research study, or writing a substantial research proposal that has the potential to be taken forward to doctoral study. The final dissertation is equivalent to 600 hours of learning, to gain 60 credits towards your masters’ degree.

    If there is any question regarding the authorship of any submitted assessments, we reserve the right to require students to undertake an online viva.

Disclaimer

Study modules mentioned above are indicative only. Some changes may occur between now and the time that you study.

Full information is available in our disclaimer.

Entry requirements

What are the entry requirements for Clinical Healthcare Technology?

The entry requirement for this course is a Bachelor (Honours) Degree at a 2:2 or above in a subject related to nursing, midwifery, or allied health professions (e.g., Occupational therapy, physiotherapy, speech and language therapy, radiography.

We may also consider lesser qualifications if you have sufficient relevant work experience within the industry.

Can I get admission into Clinical Healthcare Technology based on my working experience in this sector?

This course has academic entry requirements which are assessed alongside relevant work experience. Full details of any relevant work experience, including references should be submitted with your application and may be considered for entry where the minimum academic entry requirements are below those required.

Usually, unrelated work experience is not considered sufficient for entry without meeting the minimum academic entry requirements. Please contact us with your specific circumstances by submitting an enquiry form above and we will be happy to discuss your options.

Can I make an appointment with an advisor to discuss further about the admission process?

If you want to get more information on the admission process, please get in touch with the postgraduate admissions team by submitting an enquiry form above.

If your first language isn't English, you'll normally need to undertake an approved English language test.  The English Language requirements for this programme are IELTS (Academic) with an overall score of 6.0 with no individual component score of less than 5.5.  For guidance on the acceptability of other English Language tests please contact pgadmissions@napier.ac.uk

This may not apply if you have completed all your school qualifications in English, or your undergraduate degree was taught and examined in English (within two years of starting your postgraduate course). Check our country pages to find out if this applies to you.

We welcome applications from students studying a wide range of international qualifications.
Entry requirements by country

Please note that international students are unable to enrol onto the following courses:
  • BM Midwifery/MM Midwifery
  • All Graduate Apprenticeship courses.

See who can apply for more information on Graduate Apprenticeship courses.

We’re committed to admitting students who have the potential to succeed and benefit from our programmes of study. 

Our admissions policies will help you understand our admissions procedures, and how we use the information you provide us in your application to inform the decisions we make.

Undergraduate admissions policies
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Fees & funding

The course fees you'll pay and the funding available to you will depend on a number of factors including your nationality, location, personal circumstances and the course you are studying. We also have a number of bursaries and scholarships available to our students.

Tuition fees
2024/25 2025/26
UK Students *£885 *£945
Overseas Students *£905 *£965

Modules for your course can be purchased through our online store and must be paid in full at the time of enrolment. You will purchase modules in advance of each trimester of study. The fee listed above applies to 20 credits. Please note, the full course comprises of 120 credits in total for BA/BSc (top-up) and 180 credits in total for MSc. Please note that you will pay the module fee according to the academic year in which you study each module, meaning that the total cost of your course will vary depending on the year in which modules are undertaken. If you are paying a fixed programme fee through one of our global partners, the cost will be no higher than if you were buying modules directly from our online store.
Tuition fees are subject to an annual review and may increase from one year to the next. For more information on this and other tuition fee matters, please see our Fees and Funding links above.


Careers

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All programme activities are rooted in clinical practice and have been developed to enable maximum transferability to your practice setting. As such this programme will further career opportunities by preparing you to lead positive changes in your area of clinical practice. You will be equipped with core knowledge of healthcare technologies which you can apply to your own area of clinical practice to influence engagement, enhance patient outcomes and improve service delivery.