About Health Sciences
Health Science is interested in the improvement, maintenance and prevention of illness. There are two parts to health science: the study, research, and knowledge of health and the application of that knowledge to improve wellbeing and improve health services.
Health Sciences has a long tradition of partnership-working with employers such as the NHS and patient and public representatives to design courses that have impact for students and services alike. Healthcare systems are complex, and improvement challenges are usually multifaceted. Leading health science academic departments bring experience of working with professionals and health services, together with world-leading research in healthcare improvement, to help service managers identify changes and evidence-based solutions that can lead to real world improvements in the delivery of healthcare.
Health science topics can cover the entire range of traditional and modern aspects of health care practice and associated elements including areas such as:
- Quality Improvement and Implementation
- Ageing and Dementia
- Public Health
- Advanced Clinical Practice
- Rotary Aviation Medicine
- Health Economics
- Clinical Trials
- Social Value
- Rural Health
- Prevention, Population Health and Leadership
- Independent Prescribing and Prescribing for Pharmacists
- Social Work
Postgraduate pathways help professionals achieve the knowledge and skills required for evidence-based, clinically effective practice. Taught postgraduate degrees are suitable for qualified nurses, midwives, health visitors and allied health professionals. Research pathways are aimed at those interested in healthcare research. There are also an increasing range of fast track courses available to life science graduates interested in moving into professional careers such as Nursing and Physiotherapy.
Why Study Health Sciences?
We offer a range of postgraduate masters for health care professionals including Nurses, Midwives, Paramedics and those involved in clinical service management, public health and social work. We have a growing portfolio of online and distance learning modules and pathways enabling our expertise to be available to those based outside of North Wales.
Career Opportunities in Health Sciences
Our postgraduate health science courses at Bangor are designed to respond to the changing workplace environment and will increase your knowledge base and enhance your future healthcare career prospects, helping you realise your full potential.
Fast track, postgraduate professional training courses for life science graduates leading to careers in Nursing or Physiotherapy.
Our courses enable current healthcare professionals to develop their careers in areas including Nursing; Midwifery; Paramedicine; Social Work; Allied Health Professions; Healthcare research; Ageing and Dementia; Public Health; Health services management; Health and Social Care; Occupational Health; Pharmacy; Clinical Physiology.
Our Research in Health Sciences
Our research groups are all part of the Bangor Institute for Health and Medical Research (BIHMR). We are building on BIHMR’s success in REF 2014 to sustain and grow excellence in health, medical and social care research. We conduct research of the highest standard, with UK and international impact that contributes to improvements in local health and healthcare, as well as making an impact across Wales, the United Kingdom and internationally.
Our ambition is to make a positive contribution to health and wellbeing in Wales, and to resolve national and global health and care challenges. We do this by:
- undertaking the highest quality research that generates new solutions in health and care services
- facilitating service improvement initiatives
- providing the best teaching and learning based on contemporary research to develop the current and future health and care workforce
- partnership working to ensure that all that we do is of the highest possible standard, quality and value to service users, students, practitioners and other stakeholders.
- recognising our bilingual heritage in North Wales
- maintaining language and cultural competence relevant to local, national and international partners.
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