International Prospectus, College of Human and Health Sciences, Swansea University

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Contents

Welcome

Introduction to the College of Human and Health Sciences

Student Success

Adaption Programme for Overseas Nurses

Undergraduate ProgrammesHealth and Social Care BSc

Medical Sciences and Humanities BSc

Advanced Initial Degree in Osteopathy M.Ost

Professional Nursing Studies BSc

Psychology BSc

Social Policy BSc

Postgraduate Programmes

Abnormal and Clinical Psychology MSc

Ageing Studies MSc

Childhood Studies MA

Chronic Condition Management MSc

Cognitive Neuroscience MSc

Development and Therapeutic Play MA

Health Care Management MScHealth Informatics MSc

Public Health and Health Promotion MSc

Public Health and Partnership in Care MSc

Research Methods in Psychology MSc

Social Research Methods MSc

Postgraduate Research Degrees

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Welcome to

Swansea University...

With stunning coastalscenery, tranquil parks,lively night lie and greatshopping, Wales secondlargest city has somethingor everyone.

Swansea Universityslocation is one o the mostdesirable education settingsin the UK.

As a student at SwanseaUniversity, youll benetrom a modern approachto learning, backed byexcellent acilities and highstandards o teaching.

Our campus liestyle ostersa welcoming, cosmopolitancommunity that oerssomething or everyone.Then theres our location,which gives you the best oevery world: were situated

in rolling parkland on the

majestic three mile sweepo Swansea Bay, and withineasy reach o the bustlingcity o Swansea.

The campus boasts a superblibrary, restaurants, cas,shops, a bank, a mosque,and even a theatre.

Sports acilities are alsoexceptional, with a20million sports village,including a 50m swimmingpool adjacent to theSwansea campus.

Were also a University witha vision. Were planningan ambitious campusexpansion programme thatwill enable us to doubleour size and provide evenmore acilities to enhanceour award-winning studentexperience.

With stunning coastal scenery,

tranquil parks, lively night

life and great shopping,

Wales second largest city has

something for everyone

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Welcome to the

College of Human and

Health Sciences...

At the College o Humanand Health Sciences,Swansea University, weare orerunners in meetinghuman and health sciencedemands.

We draw together thedisciplines o health,nursing, midwiery, socialcare and psychology,providing an exciting anddynamic environment inwhich to study and urtheran academic or proessionalcareer.

Our mission is to conducthigh quality internationalresearch achieving highratings in the researchexcellence ramework;deliver high quality

educational programmes,

and contribute to a highlyqualied health and socialcare workorce that meetsthe needs o the peopleo south-west Wales andbeyond.

We are the largestacademic college atSwansea University witha range o programmesat undergraduate,postgraduate and doctorallevels. We have over 4000students rom around theglobe. We attract studentsinternationally rom China,Turkey, Saudi Arabia,America, Pakistan, Nigeria,India, Oman, Zimbabwe,Jordan, Canada, Ethiopia,Russia, Brazil and Nepal.

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Student Success...8

Abiamuwe Samuel

Chukwuemeke of Nigeria

studied Public Health andPartnerships in Care

Anita Ren, China

MSc Research Methods in Psychology

Swansea University offered the kind

of experience that not only suited mypersonal needs but also professional

goals. No doubt, the training at

the Swansea University offers mea platform for career advancement

and a competitive edge over otherprofessionals in a eld (public health)

that presents an abundance of jobopportunities to suit a variety of

interests and skills.

It has been great experience studyingPsychology in Swansea University. I havecompleted both BSc degree and MScResearch Methods in Psychology at SwanseaUniversity in the past 4 years. The learningenvironment was great and the sta memberso the psychology department were veryriendly and helpul. The department has

given extra attention to us internationalstudents; a mentor helped us with study skillsby proo reading our coursework etc. TheMSc research course provided us with boththeoretical and practical research skills. I gotto work on dierent types o projects thatcover a wide variety o topics.

Dr Serge Engamba, Yaounde/Cameroon

MSc Public Health and Partnerships in Care

The MSc Public Healthand Partnerships in Careprogramme gives methe highly sought ater

knowledge in Public Health, however it alsoprovides a useul insight into social care andsocial sciences which I was also lookingor. To my opinion, appropriate health carecannot be achieved i it is not consideredalong with the social setting in which itdeemed to take place.

While I looked or universities last yearI ound that Swansea oered one o thecheapest tuition ees or the programme

I was interested in. For that reason I wasexpecting a lower standing o teaching andoverall student experience. But I must sayI was really impressed by the setting andassistance I received. I would recommend itto anyone looking or a high standing studentexperience at an aordable cost.

The riendly attitude o teaching stawas a highlight or me and I enjoyed thesynergy and continuous link establishedbetween health and social care. I hope to

pursue a PhD in health science at SwanseaUniversity.

Olive Mtema, Malawi

MSc Research Methods in Psychology

Olive Mtema was aCommonwealth sponsoredstudent and graduatedrom the Masters in Public

Health and Partnerships in Care in 2007.She returned to Malawi in January 2008and is making an impact in a dicult andsensitive area. As Policy and AdvocacyAdvisor or Futures Group, Olive organiseda two-day conerence that ocussed on theplanning and prevention o HIV/AIDS amongMuslim communities in Lilongwe, Malawithrough appropriate Islamic teachings. Theconerence was such a success that USAID,the Ministry o Health and other developmentpartners promised to use the conerencesresolutions as bases or uture healthprograms with Muslims populations. Olivesaid,

All the modules we studied on the Mastersin Public Health and Partnerships in Care

helped to shape us to be leaders in publichealth, who are able to conduct researchand generate evidence or eectiveprogramme implementation.

Discussion as a mode o teaching andlearning provided us with an opportunity towidely explore public health issues rom bothEuropean and international perspective. Itwas very inormative and home students hadchance to learn rom us how dierent publichealth issues in UK are rom developingcountries like those in Arica.

All the modules we

studied on the Masters in

Public Health and Partnerships

in Care helped to shape us to

be leaders in public health.


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Francis Kapapa, Zambia

MSc Public Health and Health Promotion

Beore I came to study at SwanseaUniversity, I did a BA in Sociology andPublic Administration at the University oZambia, which I completed in 2005. Ichose to come to study at Swansea becauseI was encouraged by the eciency andeectiveness in communication.

I am a trained teacher with a certicateand diploma in education. I taught asa Zambia Air Force teacher or teenyears at primary and secondary level oeducation beore studying Sociology andPublic Administration. During this time, I wasinvolved in community work as a projectcoordinator, taking care o the chronicallyill patients o HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosisincluding orphans or nine years. I resignedater twenty years to join BwawanoCommunity Home Based Care (HBC) Projectas the Integrated HBC Coordinator. Mymain role was to coordinate activities o theorphans, HIV/AIDS patients and TB patients.I held this position or our months beorecoming to Swansea in September 2007.

Luckily, Michael Kelly Bursary Committee,under Zambia National AIDS Network,oered me sponsorship out o thousands oapplicants to study abroad!

The Placement Module was the bestexperience or me. Issues that concernchildren and the youth are o great concernand passion or me. I had an opportunity totalk to and visit one home o oster parentsin Swansea who take care o the LookedAter Children. The aim o the placementwas to observe and compare the care othe Looked Ater Children with the HIV/AIDS orphans in Zambia. It was also anopportunity or me to share good practiceto improve the care o these children.One o the important lessons learnt romthis placement was how it linked to healthpromotion activities through partnerships inorder to improve access and quality careor children. I also learnt that patience andpresence or the children were virtues incare. It was a antastic experience.

Andrea Bozza, Niagara Falls, Canada

MSc Abnormal and Clinical Psychology

Laura Patterson, Colorado, USA

MA Developmental and Therapeutic Play

Laura rst studied atSwansea Universityduring an exchangeprogramme as part o

her undergraduate degree (Bachelors oScience in Human Development and FamilyStudies rom Colorado State University).She loved the community so much, that shereturned here to study or her masters inDevelopmental and Therapeutic Play.

I enjoy being an international student atSwansea. There are a lot o international

students and people are very riendly andwelcoming. Theres a lot o opportunity totravel and I would say the social atmosphereis the best thing about Swansea. People areso lovely and it is easy to make riends!The sta are very helpul and the acilitiesare good. I enjoy the library a lot and ndit very helpul or my studies and research.The highlight so ar has been getting toknow some o my riends here. I have madelielong riendships!

Laura explains that the course is hands-on,which she eels will help her specialise in her

eld - I know much more about children andplay therapy than I did rom my undergraddegree.

I love that my course is so small, there areonly 15 other girls, because we get a lot oone-on-one time with the lecturers. I also getto know the girls on my course really well.Laura received a 3000 scholarship rom theinternational oce at Swansea University,which she says has been really helpul.

When asked i she would recommendSwansea University to other international

students, Laura said Denitely! Internationalexperience is priceless, studying abroad

means learning as much outside o theclassroom as in the classroom. You learnabout yoursel and gain a condence andadaptability or lie. Plus, it is so much un!

Ater completing anundergraduate degree inPsychology and History in

Canada, Andrea Bozza wanted to continueher Psychology education to give her thebest start in a related career.Ater researching Swansea, it seemed likean amazing community to be a part o. TheUniversity was diligent in responding tomy questions, and had tons o inormationregarding programs, events and clubs to bea part o.

I am studying or an MSc in Abnormal andClinical Psychology, which is incrediblyspecied and perect or the career I wouldlike to get in to. The proessors and studentshave been so welcoming and the studentaccommodation has been a particularhighlight. It has allowed me to meet anincredible variety o people.

The course is perect or developingknowledge and skills or my chosencareer. Each week presents new lecturers,

specialised in their particular eld o study,who bring such a passion and depth oknowledge o dierent mental disorders.

When asked i she has received enoughsupport rom the University Andrea replied,

Absolutely. I have spoken to several stamembers since being here, rom day onethey made the transition o schools such aneasy process and are always willing to meetand communicate with me. They have beenincredible.

When asked i she would recommendSwansea University to other internationalstudents, Andrea replied Most denitely!The sta at Swansea and people rom Waleshave made it an enjoyable experience.The program has been excellent, myproessors are enthusiastic about teachingand the campus is beautiul. Who wouldntrecommend to their riends a Universityacross the street rom a beach?

The highlight so far has

been getting to know

some of my friends here.

I have made lifelong

friendships!


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Vanessa Chong, Hong Kong

BSc Psychology

Born and bred in HongKong, BSc Psychologyundergraduate Vanessa

Chong was excited rom the start to have anopportunity to study at Swansea University.When I attended an open day at theUniversity, the rst thing that I noticed wasthat there were lots o people rom dierentcountries; it elt like an equal proportionbetween each place.

I chose to do psychology because I wasunsure o what career I wanted whenI graduated. I have ound the coursereally interesting because o the variousapproaches to psychology and I like theway the course has been set up or us - inthe rst hal o the rst two semesters wegot an introduction to the modules, beoreprogressing to more advanced knowledge.Ive also been able to do social anddevelopmental psychology, which is notavailable in all universities.

We have module-related tutorials andpersonal tutors to assure us, i we have anydiculties we can go to them and they arehappy to answer any questions. I remember Iwas really stressed about my rst ever essay- I talked to my personal tutor and he assuredme that it was not that hard and gave me aew tips on how to start the essay.I would denitely recommend SwanseaUniversity to other international students asit provides a great atmosphere or study! Allthe people here are riendly and enthusiastic,and there are a wide range o activities thatyou can join in with when you come here.The city centre is not that ar away rom theuniversity campus which is always a plus.We also have a antastic beach across theway, which is a sight that you must see oryoursel.

I would hugely recommend visiting SwanseaUniversity to get a eel or what it would belike studying here.

From day one they made the transition of schools such

an easy process and are always willing to meet and

communicate with me. They have been incredible.

Michelle Dawn Amoroso, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, Caribbean

PhD Health Sciences

Beore studying at Swansea I studiedat the University o the West Indies, StAugustine campus, doing Medical Physicsand Bioengineering; Im now continuing asa split-site student still registered at both theUWI and Swansea University. I chose tostudy at Swansea ater a short research visitwith my joint supervisor here; my researchsupervisor is based here, and I ound goodresearch acilities like the library and likedthe helpul, supportive sta at the College. Ithought it would be good or research, andthe beautiul park and beach nearby area bonus.

I chose this course as its supervised byone o the pioneers in etal biomagneticcardiac scanning research, and this researchwas previously done at Swansea as well.Were currently setting up a biomagneticresearch programme in my home country atthe University o the West Indies, where wewould like to develop biomagnetic scanningas a cardiac diagnostic aid in etuses anddiabetic adults, so this course should help melearn techniques and gain experience thatwill be directly applicable to the programmein T&T.


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Are you a registered nurse? Do you

want to work as a nurse in the UK?

To enable nurses resident in the UKwho trained outside the EuropeanEconomic Area to register with the U.K.Nursing and Midwiery Council (NMC),applicants must complete a compulsory20 day period o protected learning and

a period o supervised clinical practice.

The Overseas Nurses Programme meetsthese requirements and prepares nursesrom overseas both academically andthrough clinical practical assessment toachieve the competencies required orNMC registration.

Overseas Nurses Programme

For more information please visitwww.swansea.ac.uk/humanandhealthsciences

Who should take this module?

Nurses who trained outside o theEEA,who wish to work in the UK andhave overseas registration.

The module details

The programme provides 20 daysprotected learning time, includingsupervised practice. The study timewill be divided between eleven studydays in college and the remainder inpractice.

Students will develop knowledgeand skills to equip them or sae andeective practice in the UK in orderto provide high quality nursing careunderpinned by a sound evidencebase.

Clinical learning outcomes will beachieved through practice basedassessments and evidenced by thecompletion o clinical competencydocuments.

Topics covered include:

The structure and organisation o theNational Health Service

Proessional aspects o the role o thenurse - including risk management,clinical governance and leadership

Continuing proessional development

Delivery and Management o clinical

careAll Wales Passport or ManualHandling

Introduction to child and mentalhealth issues in nursing

Students may obtain UK Registrationonly by taking the ONP ModuleSHGE03.

Students may obtain UK Registrationplus gain 40 credit points at level 2 bytaking ONP Module SHN250.

Successul completion o SHN250would require the student to completethe required practice competencies orUK Registration and submit a writtenrefective assignment at level 2.

Module Duration

This module runs or twenty days.Eleven days are spent in college andthe remainder in supervised practice.The period o supervised practicecan last rom 3-6months dependentupon the conditions indicated by theNursing and Midwiery Council (NMC)ollowing individual assessment by theNMC o prior education and practice.

Cost o programme 960+VAT

Candidates will also be required to payor a CRB (Criminal Records Bureau)check which is (at the time o going toprint) 60.36.

Enquiries

I you would like to apply pleasecontact the Admissions Oce on+44 (0)1792 518531 [email protected]

I you have any questions about thecourse or your eligibility please contactSimone Bedord on +44 (0)1792 3828or [email protected]

Closing date for applications:

Ongoing. Please apply early to avoiddisappointment.

Note

This course runs eachNovember and takes placeat our Saint Davids Parkcampus in Carmarthen. Thecourse may run more otendepending on demand orplaces.

Entry Requirements

You must:

Hold a rst level registration certicate rom a country outside the EU

Have applied to the NMC and have a notication letter rom them detailing the need or

additional educationMeet all immigration requirements and hold work and residency permits

Have a score o 7 on (academic) IELTS (The International English Language Testing System).

Have secured employment in a nursing care setting that has a valid educational audit

based on the All Wales Educational Clinical Audit Tool

All candidates are required to undergo Criminal Records Bureau checking (advanceddisclosure)

All candidates must provide a letter o support rom the prospective employer

Find out more...

www.swansea.ac.uk/humanandhealthsciences

[email protected], +44 (0)1792 518531

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Undergraduate

Programmes...

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Swansea University provides international students withoutstanding opportunities to earn money, gain work

experience and enhance their employment prospects.

We are one of only four UK institutions to have a specialistInternational Careers Adviserwho runs workshops and

advising sessions throughout the year.

Swansea University pioneered the GO Wales

job scheme, which helps current students to nd

employment with local small and medium-sized companies,

thus enhancing their skills and career prospects.

An outstanding 95%of Swansea University graduates areemployed or pursuing higher degrees within six months ofgraduating, and are among the most sought after by UK employers.

Swansea University

provides international

students with outstanding

opportunitiesEnglish language requirements or undergraduate (Bachelors degree)usually IELTS 6.0 or approved equivalent

I you need advice about the suitability o your qualications, please contactthe Admissions Oce on [email protected]


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Entry Requirements

Candidates need to demonstratea strong educational prole.GCSE proles need to include aminimum o 5 passes at gradeA - C, including Welsh/EnglishLanguage and Mathematics.Double Science, or Physics andChemistry are useul, but notessential.

Candidates also require aminimum o ABB at A2 level.

Mathematics or Science subjectsare useul but not essential.

The value o any alternativequalications will be evaluated byour Central Admissions Oce.

Find out more...


Dr Andrew Hull

+ 44 (0)1792 518599

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This is a modular undergraduate

honours degree programme.

The aim o the course is to enable youto develop a critical understanding opolicy, theory and practice in healthand social care and to work acrossproessional and organisationalboundaries promoting proessional and

service-user relationships and inter-proessional collaboration.You will be enabled to identiy andassess the nature and extent o the issuesinvolved in managing public healthlocally, nationally and internationally.

Who should take this programme?

The programme is aimed at individualswho are interested in careers in eitherhealth or social care environments,including the NHS, Social Services,independent health and social care,voluntary and charitable sectors.Students should have an interest inworking with people. Useul subjects

to have studied prior to taking thisdegree are the humanities especiallysociology or psychology. The study ohuman biology and the biosciences arealso helpul. Prospective students shouldpossess the ability to communicate wellwith a diverse range o people anddemonstrate the potential to develop

personal qualities useul or teamworking, leadership and management.

The Medical Sciences and Humanitiesdegree explores both the scientic andhuman sides o medicine and healthcare.This innovative, interdisciplinary degree,developed in conjunction with the Schoolo Medicine at Swansea University,allows you to study the broad spectrumo subjects encompassing both the

science and the art o medicine.


You will be interested in the naturalsciences and how they apply to thehuman body. However, you will alsobe curious about how we experiencehealth and illness, and why that mightalso be central to modern conceptionso medicine and healthcare. You shouldalso be ascinated by the way thatmedical knowledge is made and applied,and in understanding medicine as aeature o our society and culture. Aswell as studying anatomy, physiology,pathophysiology and other medicalsciences, you will also address questionssuch as: how did doctors get the power totell us how to eat, drink, and think; how

did we get a National Health Service,and how does it work;what is the roleo medicine in controversial areas likeeuthanasia and suicide prevention?

Health and Social Care BScA three year full-time course


Medical Sciences and Humanities BScA three year full-time course


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Candidates need to demonstrate a strong educational prole. GCSE proles needto include a minimum o 5 passes including Welsh/English Language, Mathematicsand a Physical Science or Double Award Science at Grade A - C.

Candidates also require a minimum o BBC at A2 level.

Find out more...


Julia Pridmore +44 (0)1792 518592

[email protected]

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Graduates in Health andSocial Care may progressto a wide variety o Masterscourses including MScAgeing, MA ChildhoodStudies, MA Developmentaland Therapeutic Play, MScHealth Care Management,MSc Public Health and HealthPromotion and MSc PublicHealth and Partnerships inCare.

Graduates in MedicalSciences and Humanities mayprogress to Masters studyin MSc Public Health andPartnerships in Care and MScin Public Health and HealthPromotion.


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Entry Requirements

Candidates need todemonstrate a strongeducational prole. GCSEproles need to includea minimum o 5 passesincluding Welsh/EnglishLanguage, Mathematics andScience Grade A - C.

Candidates also require aminimum o BBB at A2 level.At least one A2 level must be

in a biological science (e.g.Biology). 2 AS Levels canbe oered in lieu o a non-biological A2 Level. A2 inGeneral Studies is excluded.

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Ross Johnston

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This new programme will oeroverseas nurses experience oworking in a UK healthcare settingand the opportunity to study in thevibrant city o Swansea.

The programme includes coremodules in:

Proessional Nursing Issues

Evidence Based Practice

Introduction to Clinical Leadership

Work Based Learning*

And optional modules in:

Inection control

Health Promotion

*the work based learning module will include20 days clinical placement


The Bachelor o Science ProessionalNursing Studies is being oered toRegistered Nurses who have trainedoutside o the United Kingdom (UK).

The General Osteopathic Council (GOsC)dene osteopathy as a manner o detecting,treating, preventing and rehabilitating peoplewith conditions that aect the musculoskeletalsystem, namely muscles, ligaments, nerves andjoints, in a holistic and scientically based way.When the body is balanced and ecient, justlike a well tuned engine, it will unction with the

minimum o wear and tear, leaving more energyor living. Osteopathy is a well recognised andevidence based proession that encompasses aholistic and lie-span approach to the provisiono diagnostic, assessment and rehabilitation.


Eective osteopathic diagnosis, assessment andtreatment require a holistic, person centeredapproach that demands the applicationo higher level knowledge, understandingand clinical osteopathic skills. The aim othis Integrated Masters is to enable studentsto personally and proessionally develop,attain competences in key osteopathic skills,incorporated business management principlesin order to produce osteopaths who will beanalytical, assertive, creative, sae, condentand decisive, embracing change and be

consumers and users o research.

BSc Professional Nursing Studies**SUBJECT TO VALIDATION


Advanced Initial Degree in Osteopathy M.OstA four year full-time course


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To apply you must

be a registered nurse in your countryo origin or have successullycompleted a nursing HND or degreein your country o origin witheligibility to register as a nurse

be eligible to study at level 3- somequalications may not be at the sameacademic level as UK qualicationsthereore all applications will bejudged on an individual basis

have a IELTS(International EnglishLanguage Testing System) score o6.0 average with a minimum o 5.5 inany component

meet the UKBA visa requirements

have a satisfactory police check/Criminal Records Bureau check

pass the College Occupational Healthmedical assessment

Students may be oered additionallanguage modules to help them improvetheir English written and oral ability.

Find out more...


Mark Edwards

+44 (0)1792 602877

[email protected]

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Megan Rosser

+44 (0)1792 602115

[email protected]

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This degree DOES NOTlead to registration withthe NMC in the UK.

Graduates in ProessionalNursing Studies mayprogress to MSc HealthCare Management, MScNursing, MSc Public Healthand Health Promotionand MSc Social ResearchMethods.

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The General OsteopathicCouncil (GOsC) hasagreed to recognise thequalication o Mastero Osteopathy (MOst)awarded by the Collegeo Human and HealthSciences at Swansea

University, subject toapproval by the PrivyCouncil.

In the developing eld o osteopathyand other manual therapies graduatesincreasingly progress to Mastersstudy in a wide variety o elds suchas pain, rehabilitation and chronicconditions management. Additionallygraduates may go on to completedoctoral programmes in areas ostudy relevant to the discipline.


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Psychology is the scientic study o behaviour,o the brain and o the mind.

At Level 1 students are required to takeIntroductory Psychology modules. Theseprovide a general opening to the subjectand a basic ramework or the theoreticaland experimental study o Psychology and itsapplications. Level 1 modules include:

Cognitive Psychology

Social and Developmental Psychology

Biological Psychology

Individual and Abnormal Psychology

Statistics and Experimental Psychology

Study Skills or Psychology

In Level 2 students will ollow up, in greaterdepth, topics pursued in Level 1 along withother topics. Students will take modules inMemory, Attention and Learning; Perception,Thinking and Reasoning; Social Psychology;Language and Liespan Development; Brainand Behaviour; Individual Dierences;Experimental Methods and Statistics.In Level 3 students select modules roman extensive list o optional modules. Themodules cover areas such as Applied,Biological, Social, Abnormal, Health,Cognitive and Evolutionary Psychology.

A substantial research project is alsoundertaken.


Potential students studying either Science-based and/or Arts and Humanities subjectsare welcome to apply. It is not essential tohave studied Psychology at A level; lecturerspresume no prior knowledge o the subject inthe rst year modules.

Social Policy BScA three year full-time course


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Candidates need to demonstrate a strong educational prole le. GCSE pro lesneed to include a minimum o 5 passes at Grade A - C, including Welsh/EnglishLanguage and Mathematics.

Candidates also require a minimum o AAB at A2 level, excluding General Studies.

Find out more...


Jo Saunders +44 (0)1792 295082 [email protected]

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The Psychology Degreeis validated by the BritishPsychological Society (BPS) and(providing a minimum o a 2:2Honours Degree is achieved)coners Graduate Basis orRegistration (G.B.R), givingstudents an ideal oundation orurther training.

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Graduates in Psychologymay progress to any Mastersin Psychology includingMSc Abnormal and ClinicalPsychology, MSc CognitiveNeuroscience, and MSc ResearchMethods in Psychology.

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BSc PsychologyA three year full-time course


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Social Policy involves studyingpeoples well-being and welare,as well as understanding howsocial relations and systems cancontribute to meeting these needs.

When studying Social Policyyou will nd the subject matter

in every aspect o your dailylie- how amilies, riends andneighbours support each other;how cities or regions organisewelare provision such as schoolsand hospitals; how societiesaround the globe respond indierent ways to issues o povertyand unemployment.

Who should take this

programme?

Students with an interest inSociology, Politics, Economics,Cultural Studies, History, SocialWork or Social Care will ndSocial Policy an interesting andthought-provoking subject. Iyou would like to contribute to

changing or infuencing howsocieties recognise and addresspeoples social needs, then SocialPolicy is the subject or you.

Entry Requirements

Candidates need to demonstrate a strongeducational prole. GCSE proles need toinclude a minimum o 5 passes includingWelsh/English Language and Mathematicsat Grade A - C.

Candidates also require a minimum o

BBB at A2 level.

Other Social Policy programmes that maybe o interest include:

BSc Criminology & Social Policy

BA Economics and Social Policy

BA Social History & Social Policy

BA Politics and Social Policy

Find out more...

www.swansea.ac.uk/humanandhealthsciences/undergraduate/socialpolicy

Dr Sarah Hillcoat-Nalletamby

+44 (0)1792 295783

[email protected]

Ms. Jodie Croxall, Programme Manager,Social Policy Undergraduate Programme

+44 (0)1792 606726

[email protected]

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Graduates in Social Policymay progress to MScAgeing Studies and MScSocial Research.


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Postgraduate

Programmes...

International students can choose from a widevariety of postgraduate programmes, many of which

are multi-professional and internationally renowned.

English language requirements or postgraduate (Masters degree, MRes,MPhil or PhD) usually IELTS 6.0 - 6.5 or approved equivalent

I you need advice about the suitability o your qualications, please contactthe Admissions Oce on [email protected]

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Masters in Abnormal and Clinical Psychology MScA one year full-time course or two year part-time study


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A minimum o a 2:1 degree in Psychologyis required or entry to the course. Englishlanguage requirements are a minimumIELTS score o 6.5 in all 4 domains o theIELTS test.

The Psychology Department also providesoverseas students with a mentor.

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The Psychology Department o SwanseaUniversity is oering an MSc in Abnormaland Clinical Psychology. The aim o theprogramme is to equip students withan advanced understanding o issuesrelating to the theory and practice ovarious elements o clinical psychology.

The programme is theory-based anddesigned to address a number ocore topics in abnormal and clinicalpsychology. As such it oers a valuableacademic oundation or uture doctoraltraining in clinical or orensic psychology.Clinical training courses consistently lookor evidence o working with relevantclient groups. Although we do notprovide this directly, we can co-ordinatework experience (paid and unpaid)available through local NHS PsychologyServices.

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Membership (GBC)

This MSc programme does notconer Graduate Basis or CharteredMembership (GBC) with the BritishPsychological Society, and you willneed GBC i you wish to pursue urtherproessional study or training in clinical

psychology. You should check whetheryour rst degree coners eligibility orGBC, and urther inormation on this canbe obtained rom the British PsychologySociety (BPS) via their web site atwww.bps.org.uk

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Please note that this courseDOES NOT lead to a clinicalqualication recognised by theBritish Psychological Society


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Ever considered a challenging

and rewarding career in a

growing eld?

Population ageing is an issue thatwill dominate the twenty-rst centuryaround the globe. It is unprecedented,pervasive, proound and enduring.Changes in the population structure

will touch all aspects o lie, romamily composition and livingarrangements, to social support,economic activity, and social security,as well as the consumption o goodsand leisure activity.

The MSc is extremely relevant tointernational students as the Centreor Innovative Ageing is globallycompetitive in ageing-relatedscholarship. The Leitch (2006) report(Prosperity or all in the globaleconomy- world class skills) orecast arapid growth in demand or high-levelskills emating rom the UK universitiesover the next 14 years. Given thepredicted increase in the absolutenumbers and the proportion o older

people in the global population itis likely that graduates with skillsand knowledge which relate to thiscustomer and client demographic willbe in high demand internationally inboth the public and private sectors.

Our modules take an internationalperspective on ageing, urthermore,the diversity o the topics we coverare likely to appeal to a rangeo proessionals who would nottraditionally be associated withrecruitment to ageing studies.

TAUGHT MASTERS

Masters in Ageing Studies MScA one year full-time course or three year part-time study


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A minimum o an honours degree(usually 2:2 or above) or equivalentqualication. English languagerequirements are a minimum IELTSscore o 6.5/TOEFL 570.

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The sta work collaboratively withacademics in India. She has a datasetcontaining inormation on 600 SouthAsian older people that students maychoose to perorm secondary dataanalysis on during their post-graduatestudies.

We have links with South Asia, andcurrently have a Nepalese studentstudying in the. The programmeprepares you or:

working with older people

designing policies or older people

managing and delivering services orolder people

designing or manuacturing productsor an ageing population

joining the research communityThe course acknowledges that ageingis accompanied by biological changes,but takes a holistic approach to ageing.

It shits the central ocus rom themedical model o ageing to one thatencompasses a range o disciplinesand - essentially - views ageing morepositively.

The course meets employer needs, inparticular;

workorce awareness o the changingdemands o an ageing population isessential

demographic change will impact onemployment practice and provide thepotential or economic growth andnew company starts

graduates with skills and knowledgerelating to this customer and clientdemographic will be in high demand

The MSc is extremely relevant tointernational students as the Centre for

Innovative Ageing is globally competitive

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Childhood Studies explores how childrendevelop rom birth, how they acquire theability to learn and think or themselves,and how their development is infuencedby their amilies and the communitiesthey live in. It explores topics rombroad historical, psychological, andsociological perspectives. This course

will appeal to all students who wishto develop their careers working withchildren rom birth through to eighteen.The programme covers a broad rangeo issues and encourages studentsto critically refect on their practice,addressing theory and research specicto their own interests.

Theres also an opportunity to takepart in a eldtrip to Scandinavia,experiencing rst hand the best outdoorplay practice in the world.

This programme will

Provide you with a solid oundationor a rewarding career working withchildren and young people or enhance

the repertoire o skills relevant to yourcurrent role

Help you to gain transerableskills, including team working,communication, presentation, andanalytical skills

Prepare you or a research degree orurther proessional training

This programme has attracted studentsrom Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Cyprus, HongKong, USA, Canada and India.


The MA in Childhood Studies is designedor a wide range o proessionalsworking with children rom birth throughto eighteen. A broad range o topics arecovered and students are encouragedto critically refect on their practice andaddress theory and research relevant totheir own interests.

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Masters in Chronic Conditions Management MScA one year full-time course or three year part-time study


Entry Requirements

A minimum o an honours degree (usually 2:1 or above) or equivalent qualication.English language requirements are a minimum IELTS score o 6.5.

Applicants will be required to undergo a Criminal Records Bureau/police check.

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Dawn Alderson +44 (0)1792 518697 [email protected]. Justine Howard +44 (0)1792 295309 [email protected]

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Masters in Childhood Studies MAA one year full-time course or three year part-time study


The increasing prevalence ochronic conditions in developedand developing countries acrossthe globe means that there is apressing need or education in thiseld. People living with one ormore chronic conditions requireproactive, co-ordinated, seamless

specialist care and support rom awide range o health and social careproessionals. To maximise peoplesquality o lie whilst ensuring the mosteective service delivery it is vitalthat health care proessionals havespecialist education in the care andmanagement o people with chronicconditions. In addition, eectivehealth promotion, prevention, sel-care and sel-management will helpensure that chronic illnesses areavoided wherever possible and thatpeople are more inormed to saelyand eectively manage their healthand well being. This requires complexresponses over extended periodso time, coordinated, proactive andcollaborative input rom the health,social care and voluntary sectors,patients, carers and lay personnel.


This course is designed or health andsocial care proessionals together withthose in the voluntary sector who areinvolved in working with people withchronic conditions who want to extendtheir knowledge and understanding othis aspect o health care.

Entry RequirementsEITHER:

An appropriate degree or itsequivalent rom an approvedinstitution (preerably 2:1 orabove) and evidence o recentacademic study.

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A proessional qualicationand a minimum o two yearsrelevant work experience andresponsibilities considered bythe University to be acceptableor the purposes o postgraduateadmission.

Students whose rst language isnot English are required to havea minimum English Languageprociency o IELTS 6.5 (or its

equivalent) across every category.Applicants who do not quite meetthese requirements could attend thePre Masters programme.

Visitwww.icws-uk.co.ukor urtherinormation.

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Masters in Developmental and Therapeutic Play (MA)A one year full-time course or three year part-time study


TAUGHT MASTERS

Masters in Cognitive Neuroscience MScA one year full-time course or two year part-time study


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Cognitive Neuroscience is at theintersection o cognitive science, brainimaging, and clinical neuroscience.It is one o the most signicantareas o contemporary scienceand it is beginning to transorm ourunderstanding o both normal anddamaged brain unction.

The course will equip students withthe skills necessary or careers incognitive neuroscience, enable themto acquire experience and expertisein experimental design, advancedstatistical analysis and evaluation oresearch in dierent disciplines withincognitive neuroscience. It will enhancestudents knowledge and understandingo the core areas o common concernin cognitive neuroscience, includingattention, vision, memory and language,and the strategy o cross-disciplinaryresearch in theory and applicationdevelopment.


Those looking to go into a career incognitive neuroscience or related eld,including psychology, computing,neuroscience and medicine

On completion o the course studentsshould be able to demonstratetheir employability across a rangeo disciplines within cognitiveneuroscience.

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An appropriate degree or its equivalent rom an approved institution (preerably2.2 or above) and evidence o recent academic study OR to be able to satisySwansea University entry requirements or mature students (non standard entry).

Applicants who wish to be considered or non-graduate entry must have a non-graduate qualication ollowed by signicant work, or other, experience which hasbeen assessed as appropriate or admission.

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will enhance students

knowledge and

understanding of the

core areas of common

concern in cognitive

neuroscience.

Play is integral to a range o childrensservices. This scheme oers an excitingopportunity to study childrens play atan advanced academic level, combiningdemanding intellectual work with directexperience and sophisticated refection.Students will undertake practicalsessions and eldwork hours during

this programme. The aim o the courseis to deepen understanding about thedevelopmental and therapeutic potentialo play across a range o contexts and toacilitate the development o proessionalskills that can strengthen and broadenchildrens repertoire o play behaviours.The ocus is on ensuring that environmentsand interactions maximise the inherentvalue o play, and on being able toidentiy when urther assistance may berequired. The course ocuses on childrensgrowing ability to play, as well asdevelopment through play and variationin childrens play. It will be relevant toproessionals across a range o contexts.

This programme will

Introduce you to an extensive range ocontemporary international literature

and research in the eld o play andlearning;

Extend your understanding o thedevelopmental and therapeutic roleo play through engaging in detailedanalysis o theoretical perspectives;

Provide you with the opportunity todevelop key skills in refection andevaluation necessary or proessionalpractice and personal development

This programme has attracted studentsrom Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Cyprus, HongKong, USA, Canada and India.


Graduates o the MA in Developmentaland Therapeutic Play have gainedemployment in a range o interestingcontexts. Positions have included workwith domestic violence teams, the prisonservice, teaching and behavioural supportwork and counselling services. Somehave also set up their own businesses.The programme is designed to appeal tothose wishing to enter the growing eldo developmental and therapeutic playand also those who wish to ormalisetheir knowledge or incorporate playinto their current practice. As well as ornew graduates, it is o particular interestto proessionals working in childrensservices, or example counsellors,social workers, health care workers andteachers.

Entry Requirements

A minimum o an honoursdegree (usually 2:1 or above) or

equivalent qualication. Englishlanguage requirements are aminimum IELTS score o 6.5.

Applicants will be required toundergo a Criminal RecordsBureau check.

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Dr. Justine Howard

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A minimum o a 2:2 degree orabove, or an equivalent recognisedqualication. Applicants with at leasttwo years relevant work experiencemay also apply. English languagerequirements are a minimum IELTSscore o 6.5 in all 4 domains o theIELTS test.

I you do not ully meet the entry

requirement, the InternationalCollege Wales Swansea, an AliateCollege o Swansea University, oera Pre-Masters programme allowingprogression onto this degree. Visitwww.icws-uk.co.ukor urtherinormation.

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Dr David Rea + 44 (0)1792 295316

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Health care delivery aces enormouschallenges in meeting increasingdemand within limited resources. Itthereore requires eective managerswho can discern and evaluate goodmanagement practice.

This programme is designed to meet

the management development needso a modern health care system. ThisMasters is provided in a research-based environment that enables healthcare managers to evaluate eectivemanagement, and to develop andenhance their own skills. It will develophealth care management skills byteaching you to:

Plan and deliver service improvements

Work with others to achieveorganisational goals

Optimise resources used

Manage and motivate change

Communicate eectively and beaccountable or perormance

This programme has attracted studentsrom a wide range o countires (India,China, Nigeria, Pakistan, Saudi Arabiaand the Middle East, Angola, Belize,Granada, Tanzania, Malaysia, Oman,Greece and Norway) and has provenrelevant to them.


This programme will benet those whoare working in heath care managementor health and social care, or or thoseinterested in entering the health caresector in a management capacity.

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Masters in Health Care Management MScA one year full-time course or three year part-time study


Entry Requirements

A minimum o a 2:2 degreeor above, or an equivalentrecognised qualication.Applicants with two yearsrelevant employment arewelcomed. Applicantsshould have access to

the Internet at home oryour place o work anda basic understandingo IT (including Internetuse and oce sotware),although some training willbe given throughout thecourse. English languagerequirements are aminimum IELTS score o 6.5in all 4 domains o theIELTS test.

I you do not ully meetthe entry requirement,the International CollegeWales Swansea, anAliate College oSwansea University, oera Pre-Masters programme

allowing progression ontothis degree. Visitwww.icws-uk.co.ukorurther inormation.

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Tony Paget

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Reerences have been made to the need or healthcare sta with health inormatics education andtraining to keep in line with new developmentsand the changing nature o new technology. Thisprogramme is designed or proessionals whowant to increase their knowledge o and skills inhealth inormatics, to equip them or roles in thedeveloping world o e-health. This programme

uses the latest technologies and a strong ocus onpractical experience.

This course has attracted many internationalstudents since it was established in 2001. Wehave welcomed students rom Saudi Arabia,

Jordan, China, India and many other countries.There are opportunities to apply health inormaticsassignments to home projects and to pursueresearch at home with e-supervision. Also, thecourse team have developed links with local NHSorganisations who can provide some voluntary workexperience and access to NHS data or researchpurposes.

The MSc Health Inormatics was the rst course tobe accredited under the United Kingdom Council oHealth Inormatics Proessions (UKCHIP) EducationQuality Accreditation Scheme (EQAS) in 2011.This is awarded to courses that meet strict quality

standards and demonstrate that their content ollowsUKCHIP health inormatics competencies. Successulcompletion o the course will greatly enhance anindividuals application orUKCHIP registration.


Recent graduates looking to work in a healthinormatics role, health care proessionals or thoseworking in a health-related service or industrywould benet rom this programme. Designedor a wide range o people including nurses andmidwives, medical sta, paramedics, practice andIT managers.

TAUGHT MASTERS

Masters in Health Informatics MScA one year full-time course or three year part-time study



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Entry Requirements

A minimum o a 2:2 degree or above oran equivalent recognised qualication.Applicants with two years o relevantemployment with experience in aposition o responsibility in a health orsocial care eld are welcomed. Englishlanguage requirements are a minimumIELTS score o 6.5 in all 4 domains othe IELTS test.

I you do not ully meet the entryrequirement, the International CollegeWales Swansea, an Aliate College oSwansea University, oer a Pre-Mastersprogramme allowing progression ontothis degree. Visitwww.icws-uk.co.ukorurther inormation.

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Janice Lewis + 44 (0)1792 602384

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Designed to provide an understandingo the theoretical underpinnings ohealth promotion and public health, thiscourse enables students to experiencehealth promotion in practice, and gaintheoretical knowledge and apply it topractice - acilitating both their personaland proessional development. The

programme covers current practice,historical background, and currentdevelopments in health and innovationand health promotion practice. Thiscourse is designed to meet the needs ohealth promotion practitioners at level 5and above and the developing publichealth agenda.


The programme is suitable or a rangeo people with an interest in publichealth and health promotion. It providesa sound academic grounding in theories

that inorm practice. The relevance todaily practice and the developmento networking and multidisciplinaryskills are a primary strength o theprogramme. The programme canlead to career development or HealthPromotion Ocers or recent graduateso sport, tness, education, social

sciences or health.

Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitorscan improve their working healthpromotion skills, relating theory topractice. The programme also allowsor career development towards clinicalspecialism or teaching.

Those in Social Services, Project orYouth and Community Work can alsodevelop their careers through thisprogramme.

It is well recognised by policy-makersand proessionals both within the UnitedKingdom and internationally thateective public health needs to bedeveloped and delivered througheective inter disciplinary and interagency collaboration and working withcommunities and population groups. The

MSc Public Health and Partnerships inCare is concerned with addressing theways in which current public health andpolicy demands can be met and put intopractice through partnership working.Students learn to plan integrated andcollaborative care in public health andcommunities, ocusing on the socialintegration o disadvantaged groupsinto the mainstream o community lieand reducing inequalities in healthand social status. In addition, a shortplacement module is now oered withinthe programme as a module option,enabling students to experience analternative area o practice as part otheir development.


This programme is relevant to a rangeo proessionals and individuals whocurrently work or have an interest indeveloping careers in the eld o publicand population health.

This course recruits across a broad rangeo proessional groups and interestsand includes people who work in avariety o health, social care agencies,governmental and non-governmentalorganisations. These include nurses,midwives, medical sta, social workers,community development workers, project

managers and workers, voluntarysector sta, health service managers,operational and strategic developmentsta and public health proessionals.This course is also relevant to newlyqualied undergraduates contemplatinga career in public health. Along withstudents rom the UK, students rom

Nigeria, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Cameroon,Tanzania, Zambia, Cameroon, Finland,Oman Taiwan and Vietnam haveundertaken this course recently.

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A minimum o a 2:1 degree or

above, or an equivalent recognisedqualication. Applicants with twoyears o relevant employment withevidence o educational/proessionalachievement are welcomed. Englishlanguage requirements are aminimum IELTS score o 6.5 in all 4domains o the IELTS test.

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Masters in Public Health and Partnerships in Care MScA one year full-time course or three year part-time study


TAUGHT MASTERS

Masters in Public Health and Health Promotion MScA one year full-time course or three year part-time study



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Entry Requirements

A minimum o a 2.2 degree in Psychology or a related discipline is normally required.Evidence o a commitment to a career in a research setting is also desirable. Englishlanguage requirements are a minimum IELTS score o 6.5 in all 4 domains o the IELTS

test. The Psychology Department also provides overseas students with a mentor.

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MSc Social Research Methodsis a valuable qualication andprovides advanced training in therange o research methods used inthe social sciences. Core modulesdevelop practical research skills,methodological expertise, andamiliarity with examples o good

practice in contemporary researchand knowledge o theoretical issuesrelevant across the spectrum o socialscience disciplines.

Elective modules and a dissertationprovide or specialization in AppliedSocial Sciences, Criminology, Socialwork, and Sociology includingSociology applied to Health.


With Research Training (RT) statusrom the Economic and SocialResearch Council (ESRC) this taughtprogramme is ideally suited or thosewho want to add a valuable Mastersqualication as part o developinga ull academic career; want to

prepare themselves or the challengeo MPhil or PhD study; are alreadyproessionally involved in workingwith people in the social sector andwant to develop their own skills andproessional expertise; and peoplewho are simply interested in society,social behaviour, and socialchange and would like to learn moreabout them.

This programme provides an opportunityto research and learn about a widerange o topics in psychology; rombasic learning and cognition, toneuropsychology, and to applied topicsin clinical and educational psychology,driven by the individual students interests,and supervised by experts in the elds.Former students have gone on to use thisknowledge in psychological research, inwork in educational and clinical settings,and also in business, marketing, andadvertising careers, where understandinghow people think and behave is important.This programme provides students withhigh-level training in advanced researchmethods and skills, and oers excitingopportunities to conduct basic andapplied research projects in a wide rangeo areas. The course equips studentswith advanced training in researchmethods covering all relevant skills,including reviewing literature, developinghypotheses, writing research proposals,designing and carrying out empiricalstudies, conducting advanced statisticaland qualitative analyses, and presentingresults. Students learn to use a rangeo research tools, such as databases,statistical sotware, and computerprogrammes. Teaching is conducted

through a variety o means: seminars,small group lectures, and practical classes,and is assessed primarily by writtencourse work, and reports o empiricalprojects carried out both individually andin groups. By the end o this training,students will have acquired a wide rangeo practical research skills to apply inany context where human behaviour isimportant. They will have gained practicalknowledge o the nature and limitationso the scientic method and the mainalternatives, and knowledge o the generalhistorical, theoretical, and philosophicalissues underlying psychological andbehavioural science.

Psychology at Swansea has aninternational reputation in research. Wewere the rst Psychology Department to berated excellent by the Higher EducationFunding Council or our high qualityteaching environment. It has extensivelaboratory space, excellent acilities, andsuperb links with hospitals and education.Psychology at Swansea has a dynamicand diverse group o postgraduatestudents rom around the globe whoare central to the research ethos o theDepartment.

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Masters in Social Research MScA one year full-time course or two/three years part-time study


TAUGHT MASTERS

Masters in Research Methods in Psychology MScA one year full-time course or two years part-time study


Entry Requirements

Normally a rst degree (minimum 2:2)in one o the social sciences. Enquiriesrom applicants with a rst degree ina cognate subject or other relevantqualications are also welcome.However, applicants who do not possessthese qualications may be considered

i they have at least two years relevantexperience at a responsible leveland can demonstrate ability to copewith the academic requirements othe programme. English languagerequirements are a minimum IELTS scoreo 6.5

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Do you have a research interest in topics related tohealth, ageing, psychology or social sciences?

Would you like the opportunity to explore your interests further?

Human and health sciences makeup the largest college on campus atSwansea University, providing you withan environment in which to pursue yourresearch passions, and to benet romthe wealth o experience o our academicsta. From the moment you begin youllhave the opportunity to immerse yoursel

in the dynamic and supportive researchculture needed to start a career inresearch.

Research can be undertaken rombasic and applied, policy andproessional practice oriented includinglaboratorybased experiments, socialresearch, and action research whichblurs the boundaries between education,practice and research.

Many o our academic sta are activeresearchers, and with 13 researchcentres and groups spanning healthscience, psychology, ageing and socialscience research areas.

Our research students

Our research students are highly valuedby the University or the contributionthey make to the academic community.Guiding the direction o all researchactivity at an academic level, all researchgroups and centres ully integrate ourpostgraduate research students to

ensure they have the support and skillsdevelopment needed or their studies.

Current research degrees availableinclude:

MPhil and PhD

These programmes are ideal or thosehoping to pursue research-ocused oracademic careers or or developmentand recognition o their skills in theirchosen proessional career.

Students on this programme willundertake supervised research and study,which will be supported throughout byat least two academic supervisors. Theseprogrammes may be oered on a ull-time or part-time basis.

Does your passion match ours?

I you think your research idea ts our research areas, contact us...

Visit our website or more inormation on our postgraduate research degrees, whatit means to be a research student, and on taking the rst step to a career in researchand making an application or a postgraduate research degree at the College.

www.swansea.ac.uk/humanandhealthsciences/Postgraduate/Researchdegrees

For urther inormation or i you have a specic question or wish to speak to arelevant member o academic sta, please contact

Sue Hughes +44 (0)1792 295729 [email protected]

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