Clinical Linguistics and Evidence Based Practice (Research) MSc, PGDip
Our course provides a foundation in research methodology and evidence-based practice. You can develop your own area of interest in a research or Evidence Based Practice (EBP) framework.
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This course is only available if you’re applying through the Northern Ireland and North East Doctoral Training Partnership (NINE DTP).
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Overview
Our Clinical Linguistics and Evidence Based Practice course is for graduates in:
- speech and language therapy
- clinical linguistics
- psychology
- related disciplines with an interest in speech, language, communication and swallowing disorders
It forms part of the 1+3 (Master's plus PhD) scheme. This under the ESRC Northern Ireland/North East (NINE) Doctoral Training Partnership.
The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) recognises it as a Research Master's award. This makes it ideal preparation for a PhD under the ESRC funded 1+3 (master's plus PhD) degree scheme linguistics strand or for students with NIHR Pre-doctoral Clinical Academic Fellowship (PCAF) funding.
The course will cover:
- research methods in the discipline (appropriate to your planned dissertation project and future research)
- advanced scholarship and practice (in areas within that discipline as well as an awareness of current research)
- design and implementation of an original investigation (this includes statistical and/or qualitative analyses and interpretation of findings)
- development of communication skills for sharing findings of clinical investigation with professional audiences (through a conference presentation and manuscript for submission to a scientific journal)
Our researchers and lecturers are world-renowned. You'll develop research and enquiry in specialist clinical areas.
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Email: speech@ncl.ac.uk
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