Rehabilitation PgDip/MSc

This specialised interprofessional MSc course is ideal if you are an advanced rehabilitation practitioner looking to enhance your critical-enquiry skills and gain an appreciation of the underlying theory and principles guiding rehabilitation practice.

The course is open to all practitioners working in health and social care (doctors, nurses, occupational therapists, physiotherapists, social workers, speech and language therapists) and comprises elements of study that can be tailored to your area of work.

Key facts

Qualification: PgDip/MSc

Duration: Full-time: 1 year. Part-time: 2-5 years

Attendance: Full-time: 2 days a week. Part-time: 1 day a week

Assessment: Essays, case studies, portfolios and oral presentations, posters, research project (MSc only)

Course content

You will focus on three main areas:

  • Rehabilitation policy and practice
  • Critical practice in rehabilitation
  • Rehabilitation in context

You will gain an understanding of the complex areas of government policy in relation to rehabilitation, and will look at models of disability and rehabilitation and their influence on practice from the perspective of both the practitioner and the patient/client. You will also develop your leadership and critical reflection skills.

You will critically evaluate a research problem from the health and social care setting and develop a research project relevant to your own work context. A research-methods module will help you prepare for your research project.

Social work route

We also offer a route specifically for registered social workers, allowing them to meet the GSCC requirements of the Post-Qualifying Award in Higher Specialist Social Work (PgDip) and the Post-Qualifying Award in Advanced Social Work (MSc). This course is delivered by our partner institution Kingston University. For course details visit Rehabilitation – Social Work Route PgDip/MSc.

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