Teaching and assessment for Quality Improvement and Patient Safety MSc

The course is mainly delivered online and may include:

• online learning resources
• range of activities – quizzes, surveys, reflection, sharing perspectives
• online discussion boards
• live web conferences
• directed and self-directed reading

We use a variety of assessment methods including:

• debates
• 'patchwork text' of the components of an improvement project
• examinations
• essays
• dissertation

You will complete a core research module to develop your critical analysis of healthcare research, a core quality improvement module, and a core risk and patient safety module. You will then undertake a final option module of your choice.

After completing these four modules you will progress to your dissertation and options can include a research proposal, a practice-based project, or evidence-based systematic review. You will be allocated a supervisor.