Health Studies University of Essex

Overview

We recognise and understand the importance of continuing professional development for students and have designed this course for students who do not have English as a first language and may have been studying in a different country, or out of a traditional academic environment for some time.

This is a tailor-made course that seeks to combine skills and enhanced subject specific research proposals to give you the best underpinning for your doctoral studies. 

A core aim of the course is for students to refine English language for scholarly communication, enhance academic skills for postgraduate study, hone higher-level research skills, and master how to study and manage academic work in the UK context.

The course from University of Essex is comprised of the following elements:

• English language for postgraduate research studies

• Academic skills for postgraduate research studies

• Research skills for health studies

• Research proposal

• Studying and researching in the UK

This four-year PhD does not include a Masters degree in its first year, like other existing Integrated PhDs offered at Essex. On this course you will enrol for a PhD in Health Studies (with research and communication skills) for a PhD final award, with only a PG Dip or PG Certificate available as exit awards after the first year. 

You will take a number of core and compulsory modules in your first year, and the next three years will be conducting your individual research project.

Why we're great.

• We specialise in applied, multidisciplinary research that addresses issues of national and international concern to health policy and practice and related fields.
• We have staff that are multi-professional, including clinically-qualified lecturers, sociologists and social policy and management specialists, who have clinical and academic credibility.
• Many of our staff work with local National Health Service (NHS) Trusts and other local agencies, which enhances our grasp of the contemporary links between academic research, the major issues of the day and practice.