Teaching
What skills do we have to deliver the MSc in Rehabilitation?
The Faculty of Health and Social Care is well placed to develop and lead this innovative professional programme. Members of the planning and teaching team come from a wide range of multidisciplinary backgrounds and have considerable experience of implementing and teaching on Master's level courses. In addition the team has a range and depth of experience in both service delivery and research in rehabilitation.
Members also have considerable experience in neurological and elderly rehabilitation, and have contributed or been responsible for service delivery in both acute and community environments, as well as the voluntary and independent sector.
There is also specific expertise in the rehabilitation of individuals with stroke, dementia, acute brain injury, pain management, cardiac and chronic pulmonary disease, falls, progressive neurological disease and palliative care.
Is there a practice-based element to the programme?
There is no formal practice-based element organised for the course. However is you are enrolled for the part-time route it is likely you will be working in a rehabilitation setting while on the course or will have experience of working in a rehabilitation setting.
The Rehabilitation Context module will develop your skills of reflective practice. To read more about the modules please see the Course details section . This module will support your individual learning needs in the context of rehabilitation relative to your place of work. A key element is an individually designed learning contract which is applied specifically to each student's work context. This is supported by the course academic team.
Attendance
What is the length of the course?
The taught part of the course will normally be scheduled across one academic calendar year (full-time) or two academic calendar years (part-time), with attendance in term time on Thursdays (year one) and Fridays (year two).
The provisional dates for the next academic year are as follows:
Induction day: Friday 28 September 2012
Term One: Monday 24 September 2012 - Friday 14 December 2012
Term Two: Tuesday 2 January 2013 - Friday 22 March 2013
Term Three: Monday 8 April 2013 - Friday 5 July 2013
A timetable will follow the proposed course structure, and will be devised specifically for each cohort.
How many hours of input do students require outside class contact sessions?
It is usual to expect to have to match the number of taught hours with individual effort, but this varies considerably. For example the project module has very little taught component and the majority is carried out in directed study or independent study time.
For a 15 credit module you should normally expect to put in approximately 150 hours of effort made up of taught hours, directed study and independent study.
Does the course involve online learning?
StudySpace/Moodle is a web-based learning management system which is used for learning and teaching purposes within the Faculty.
As you progress through the course you will be required to use StudySpace/Moodle facilities to support your learning.
Online materials may include:
- module guides
- lecture notes
- presentations
- sound and video clips
- online discussion forums (bulletin boards)
- virtual classroom
- a drop box (online submission of coursework)
Assessments
The course is assessed by a variety of different methods such as:
- Portfolio, in which the student will be expected to include: Learning contract agreed with educational mentor (for each year); an action plan; strengths weaknesses opportunities threats analyses; reflective diary documenting learning experiences; significant incidence reflective statements; and annotated bibliographies relevant to research interests and work context.
- Case studies
- Oral presentations
- Written assignments
- Academic poster presentations
- Research proposals and project.
- Assessment is spread throughout the course, and there are no formal examinations.
Who teaches this course?
Lecturers who teach on this course include:
- Dr Iain Beith
- John Hammond
- Prof Mike Hurley
- Prof Andy Jewell
- Dr Fiona Jones
- Gill Mein (Admissions Tutor)
- Janet Schmitt (Course Director)
- Pat Webb
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