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MSc Paediatrics and Child Health: Molecular and Genomic Paediatrics

  • DeadlineStudy Details: 1 academic year 2 academic years 5 academic years

Masters Degree Description

How can we use evidence-based paediatrics, molecular genomics and the latest technology-informed treatments to improve the way we treat and manage childhood diseases? Join us on this specialist course at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health to find out - with access to world renowned expertise, and mentorship, from both UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children.

Entry Requirements

Medically qualified applicants should have post-qualification experience in paediatrics or child health. Non-medically qualified applicants should have an upper second-class UK bachelor's degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, and experience of working in hospitals, community child health or public health services for children and families. Medically qualified applicants should have post-qualification experience in paediatrics or child health. Non-medically qualified applicants should have an upper second-class UK bachelor's degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, and experience of working in hospitals, community child health or public health services for children and families.

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Fees

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Programme Funding

UCL offers a range of financial awards aimed at assisting both prospective and current students with their studies.

Student Destinations

This Master’s degree will help you understand the core principles of evidence-based paediatrics and child health. You will learn about current and future developments in paediatric medicine and child health and gain the skills necessary to critically appraise practice and policy, and carry out independent Master's-level research. Many of our graduates have gone onto complete their specialist training, into careers as consultants in paediatrics or senior professionals in other related fields including with the NHS, government health departments, ministries of health and NGOs all over the world.* * Graduate Outcomes survey carried out by the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA), looking at the destinations of UK and EU graduates in the cohorts 2019-20, 2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23.

Module Details

Compulsory modules

  • Research Project Report
  • Applied Statistics for Health Research I
  • Evidence-based Child Health
  • Respiration Through Life, Health and Disease
  • International Child Mental Health
  • Epidemiology for Child Health
  • Immunisation and Communicable Diseases
  • Safeguarding and Children in Society
  • Child Public Health
  • Nutrition, Growth and Physical Activity
  • Leadership and Professional Development
  • Clinical Genomics Genetic and Rare Diseases
  • Molecular Biology of Normal Development and Birth Defects
  • Molecular and Clinical Aspects of Childhood Cancers
  • Adolescent Health Medicine
  • Paediatric Critical Care (General)
  • Stabilisation and Transport of the Critically Ill Child
  • Cardiac Critical Care
  • Ethics and Law for Paediatrics and Child Health
  • Key Principles of Health Economics
  • Health Management: Planning and Programme Design
  • Collecting and Using Data: Essentials of Quantitative Survey Research
  • Research in Action: the Qualitative Approach
  • Concepts and Controversies in Global Health
  • Health Systems in a Global Context
  • Regression Modelling
  • Ethnicity, Migration and Health
  • Practising Qualitative Research in Child and Adolescent Health

Optional modules

  • Respiration Through Life, Health and Disease
  • International Child Mental Health
  • Epidemiology for Child Health
  • Immunisation and Communicable Diseases
  • Safeguarding and Children in Society
  • Child Public Health
  • Nutrition, Growth and Physical Activity
  • Leadership and Professional Development
  • Clinical Genomics Genetic and Rare Diseases
  • Molecular Biology of Normal Development and Birth Defects
  • Molecular and Clinical Aspects of Childhood Cancers
  • Adolescent Health Medicine
  • Paediatric Critical Care (General)
  • Stabilisation and Transport of the Critically Ill Child
  • Cardiac Critical Care
  • Ethics and Law for Paediatrics and Child Health
  • Key Principles of Health Economics
  • Health Management: Planning and Programme Design
  • Collecting and Using Data: Essentials of Quantitative Survey Research
  • Research in Action: the Qualitative Approach
  • Concepts and Controversies in Global Health
  • Health Systems in a Global Context
  • Regression Modelling
  • Ethnicity, Migration and Health
  • Practising Qualitative Research in Child and Adolescent Health
  • reasonable adjustments
  • Student Support and Wellbeing Services
  • UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services
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  • UCL Student Support and Wellbeing Services.

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