Ageing Health and Disease (Taught) | Master's degree | Health & Well-Being | On Campus | 1-3 Years | Cardiff University | United Kingdom

This part-time MSc aims to offer health and social care professionals, and graduates in related fields, the opportunity to explore the complex health and social needs of older individuals living in today’s society. It provides high quality integrated and multidisciplinary education in the field of ageing, health and disease through the teaching and learning opportunities in the modules. The teaching draws on the latest thinking and research evidence in the field and the course is open to a range of health and social care professionals, mirroring the multidisciplinary nature of gerontology. The course starts in September each year and can be studied part-time over three years (two years for taught stages plus one year for the dissertation). You may exit the course early with a Postgraduate Certificate if you successfully complete 60 credits, including the Foundations of Geriatric Medicine module. Alternatively, you may leave with a Postgraduate Diploma if you successfully complete 120 credits, including the Foundations of Geriatric Medicine module. Distinctive features The modular nature of the course encourages both application and reflection, and our teaching methods develop participants’ skills in problem-solving and critical analysis. Group size and composition helps to create optimal interaction and develop skills of problem solving and critical analysis.