Our PGCert can be taken as a stand-alone qualification or as a stepping-stone to a Postgraduate Diploma.
Designed to fit around you and your personal and work commitments, our course provides introductory research training for health professionals with an interest in researching health and healthcare - most frequently undertaken within National Health Service Settings.
You will:
- receive teaching from active health researchers.
- study a range of topics such as philosophy of research; quantitative and qualitative research design; critic...
Our PGCert can be taken as a stand-alone qualification or as a stepping-stone to a Postgraduate Diploma.<br/><br/>Designed to fit around you and your personal and work commitments, our course provides introductory research training for health professionals with an interest in researching health and healthcare - most frequently undertaken within National Health Service Settings.<br/><br/>You will:<br/><br/><br/>- receive teaching from active health researchers.<br/><br/><br/>- study a range of topics such as philosophy of research; quantitative and qualitative research design; critical appraisal of published papers; questionnaire design; recording and analysing data; analytic research design.<br/><br/><br/>- have access to our Health Sciences Library, with computing facilities, a broad range of books and journals.<br/><br/><br/>**Develop and connect**<br/>You will register initially for the Postgraduate Certificate. Successful completion of the Certificate means you can apply to register for the Postgraduate Diploma. All programmes are part-time. Most modules are taught in blocks which run over four consecutive days, with a gap of two or more weeks between modules. Typically, the Certificate can be gained after six months of study and the Diploma after a further year.
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Course Details
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Study Mode
Part-time
Duration
18 Months
Start Date
04/2026
Campus
University of Leeds
Application deadline
Provider Details
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Course Code
Unknown
Institution Code
L23
Points of Entry
Unknown
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