MSc in Cardiology

at Brighton & Sussex Medical School

Most modules are assessed by means of a 3,000 word in-depth evaluation of a topic agreed by the student and module leader. The clinical modules are also assessed by means of an unseen written examination.
 

PGCert

• Acute Cardiology Principles and Practice (20 credits)

• Fundamentals of Cardiac Diagnostic Procedures and Investigations (20 credits)

• Invasive and Interventional Cardiology (20 credits)
   

PGDip

• PGCert modules
   

PLUS

• Research Methods and Critical Appraisal (20 credits)

• Communication, Learning and Teaching in Health and Social Care (20 credits)
   

AND
 

• Leading and Transforming Services (20 credits)
   

OR
 

• Quality, Safety and Service Improvement in Clinical Services (20 credits)
   

MSc

• PGDip modules
   

PLUS

• Dissertation (60 credits)

The course is open to post-registration doctors and qualified practitioners in any profession allied to medicine. Those with a first degree will have a minimum of two years’ clinical practice; those without will have a minimum of five years’ post-qualification practice in cardiology. Applicants who do not hold a first degree will initially register for either a Postgraduate Certificate or a Postgraduate Diploma award.
 

For international students a minimum IELTS score of 7.0 is required.

The fees listed below are the overall costs for full-time courses taken in the academic year 2022/23. Where courses are taken part-time over more than one academic year, fees are usually charged pro-rata for the modules taken during each academic year.  
 

With effect from 2021/22 onwards, EU nationals starting new postgraduate courses will pay international fees and will not be eligible for student funding from the UK government. However, there are exceptions to this for Irish nationals and EU nationals with settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme. For the latest information,
 

MSc

• UK £9,500
• International £18,975
   

PGDip

• UK £6,336
• International £12,654
   

PGCert

• UK £3,168
• International £6,327
   

Scholarships
 

All BSMS students on Masters courses accredited jointly by the University of Sussex and the University of Brighton are eligible to apply for University of Sussex postgraduate scholarships in 2022/23. 

On completion of the course, students will have developed a broad and systematic understanding of cardiovascular medicine and will be equipped to translate this knowledge into good practice.
 

Students will also have acquired a portfolio of advanced research, leadership, and communication and learning skills to support the development of a specialist interest in cardiology and enhance their future career opportunities.