PG Dip/MSc Medical Imaging with Management

Key Information

Duration & delivery: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Tuition fees:

UK/RoI: £10,500

Overseas: £17,500

Entry requirements: A Bachelor's Honours degree with at least 2:2 in a required subject, or equivalent. See website for details about professional qualifications and experience

Required subjects: See website for details

This course is designed to suit the progression and career development of scientists, radiographers, medical physicists, engineers and medical students wishing to intercalate and prepare for a career in radiology. The course provides an in-depth understanding of the concepts that underline the operation of advanced medical imaging technologies required for clinical practice and research.

• You will learn using our new MRI and ultrasound scanners, and other imaging modalities from our local healthcare partners

• Medical imaging is a rapidly growing field and is an essential element of modern medicine, playing a key role in the diagnosis and management of disease

• Achieve a systematic understanding of cross-sectional imaging, along with the essential leadership and people management skills needed for a career in this specialised field

• Critically explore technological advancements including data management systems, as well as the imaging techniques, imaging anatomy and skills to recognise clinical abnormalities.

Units of study: Cross-sectional Imaging 1 (MRI) | Cross-sectional Imaging

2 (CT) | Research Methods for Health & Social Care | Managing People | Leadership Essentials | Dissertation | Foundations of Health Information Systems* | Systematic Reviewing to Inform Practice*.

*Optional – see website for details www.bournemouth.ac.uk/msmimf

MSc Public Health

Key Information

Duration & delivery: 1 year full-time, 3 years part-time

Tuition fees:

UK/RoI: £9,500

Overseas: £16,750

Entry requirements: A Bachelor's Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject, or equivalent

This course gives you the opportunity to explore in-depth public health issues with public health academics, researchers and practitioners. It reflects local, national and international public health agendas and you will have the opportunity to focus your assignment work on your own specific public health-related interests. The course can be completed either as a full-time or part-time student. This enables you to continue working alongside your studies if you wish.

• Learn about epidemiology and critical evaluation techniques to identify what influences the health of national and international populations and determine their health status and needs

• Focus your assignment work on your own specific public healthrelated interests

• Study alongside students from across the world, sharing experiences and widening perspectives on public health issues.

Units of study: Context & Scope of Public Health | Epidemiology & Infection | Public Health Management Strategies | Health Promotion & Partnership Working | Exploring & Evaluating Evidence | Policy-making for Public Health and Wellbeing* | Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services* | Dissertation Project.

MSc Nutrition & Behaviour

Key Information

Duration & delivery: 1 year full-time, 2-4 years part-time

Tuition fees:

UK/RoI: £9,500

Overseas: £16,750

Entry requirements: A Bachelor's Honours degree with 2:2 in a required subject, or equivalent

Required subjects: Clinical/Life Sciences, Nursing, Psychology, Nutrition, Neuroscience or Sport & Exercise Science www.bournemouth.ac.uk/msphf

This is the first course of its kind in the UK that explores the bidirectional impact of nutrition on behaviour and the brain, and the impact of behaviour on diet. These complex interactions are explored from before conception into old age. It will provide a solid foundation in the physiology and biochemistry of nutrition, which is complemented by units exploring the role of nutrition in behaviour and cognition, mental wellbeing, and the management of associated conditions.

• Nutrition-related ill-health contributes towards preventable disease including obesity and many of the non-communicable diseases on both a national and global scale

• Gain a foundation in the physiology and biochemistry of nutrition, complemented by units on the role of nutrition in behaviour and cognition, and the management of associated clinical conditions

• Discover the role of nutrition from preconception to old age including topics such as in-utero programming, infant feeding practices, and the role of diet in normal ageing and age-related conditions.

Accreditations: Association for Nutrition.

Units of study: Advanced Research Methods | Contemporary Nutrition

| Nutrition for Brain & Mental Health | Nutrition, Health & Psychology www.bournemouth.ac.uk/msnbf

| Nutrition in the Prevention & Management of Disease | Dissertation Project | Developing Professional Practice.