Masters by Research in Health

A one year research master in health, covering health research method, evidence synthesis, research ethics and governance, and a substantial supervised research project.

Masters by Research in Health suits someone already in a health profession moving toward research, and it sits on the higher IELTS 6.5 band that all three research masters share.

Masters by Research in Health is taught at the Birmingham City University, a UK university with degree awarding powers. Because Masters by Research in Health is a degree, it supports an application under the UK Graduate Route, which gives two years of unsponsored work in Britain after Masters by Research in Health ends, or three years for a doctorate. To claim it after Masters by Research in Health you must be inside the UK on a valid student visa when you apply. One limit applies to Masters by Research in Health as to every taught course in Britain: the rules introduced in January 2024 stop taught students bringing a spouse or children as dependants, so Masters by Research in Health cannot support a family move.

Entry to Masters by Research in Health is a bachelor degree at 70 percent or above. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for Masters by Research in Health is recorded at GBP 18,970 a year. BCU charges no application fee, so applying for Masters by Research in Health costs you nothing, and no scholarship is recorded against it. Masters by Research in Health lists four entry windows a cycle. Apply Study Visa manages the Masters by Research in Health application, the deposit, the offer, the CAS and the UK student visa as one process.