Why study this course?

• You will gain an advanced understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods in a global health care context. The programme provides in-depth knowledge and practical experience of the range of methodologies and analyses applied in health-related research and will enable critical interpretation of the findings of health research resulting from different methodologies
• This programme is run and taught by researchers and lecturers actively involved in leading health research nationally and internationally.
• The programme has a modular nature which allows the flexibility for participants to shape the programme to fit their needs and teaching takes place in one-week blocks.
• The programme is delivered in a progressive dynamic environment of up-to-date health research that employs rigour, discipline, and high standards.
• The University of Birmingham is a thriving and dynamic institution that combines over a century of heritage with one of the most compelling and ambitious agendas in higher education. It is ranked amongst the world’s top 100 institutions for clinical, pre-clinical and health. With world-leading activity across a range of subjects, it remains one of the UK’s most broadly-based research-led universities.
• The University has a particularly strong track record in Health Research and Health Research Methodology.