Maternal and Child Health: Socio-Cultural Perspectives MSc: Course features

What this course offers you

This interprofessional MSc is open to a wide range of professionals working in health and social care. Key elements of the course are interprofessional and include global and cross-cultural perspectives.
Collaborative course development and delivery draws on relevant expertise from policy makers, service providers and practitioners at the leading edge of care provision.
All assignments are designed to focus on the application of theory to your areas of practice.
Option modules allow you to focus on an area of interest or your specialist area of practice (child health, women's health or midwifery, for example).
The Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences is a unique partnership between Kingston University and St George's, University of London. This means that you benefit from the expertise and facilities of two complementary institutions
- Kingston University has a long-established reputation for vocationally-relevant education; and
- St George's, University of London combines teaching and research excellence in healthcare sciences.
Many teaching staff are research active, which keeps your learning cutting-edge, and others are expert practitioners. This combination of academics and practitioners provides a uniquely dynamic environment.
As well as developing your understanding of your specialist area, this course will make sure you:
- keep up to date with recent developments, legal requirements and ethically-sound practice;
- reflect critically on your practice;
- develop your judgement and decision-making skills;
- improve your networking skills; and
- gain skills in managing others.
You also have the chance to meet other professionals in the same situation as yourself.
We offer a part-time option to help you fit your studies around other commitments.
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For more information about the School of Midwifery and the Faculty of Health and Social Care Sciences, visit the School of Midwifery web pages.