Allergy (MSc)
Online
DURATION
2 up to 5 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
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TUITION FEES
GBP 26,500 / per year **
STUDY FORMAT
Distance Learning
* for UK | international applicants: 29 July 2024
** for EU and international student full-time | UK students full-time: £10,400 | UK Students part-time: £5,200 |international student part-time: £13,250
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Introduction
The Master's Degree (MSc) in Allergy is designed for healthcare professionals who want to:
- Expand their understanding of multiple aspects of allergy
- Improve their clinical service
- Pass on your new knowledge to your colleagues, adult and pediatric patients, and their families
It is an online course that you can complete in 2 to 5 years part-time or 1 year full-time. You must take 3 mandatory learning modules but can then choose from 7 optional ones.
While studying for the MSc, you will become part of a community of allergy specialists and learn from your peers around the world. You’ll gain the confidence to influence other healthcare professionals’ practice and wider health policy.
Our courses are flexible, so you can progress to the MSc from the postgraduate certificate or diploma in Allergy, both of which require less time to complete.
If you’re a doctor, nurse, dietitian, clinical psychologist, or pharmacist working in a hospital or your community, this course will help you:
- Better understanding of the mechanisms, diagnosis, treatment, and management of allergic diseases
- Make more accurate diagnoses, improve patient care, and develop innovative solutions to your clinic’s challenges
- Develop your problem-solving and research evidence skills
- Develop your leadership skills in clinical allergy
- Create strategies to continue your professional development
Depending on what areas you want to develop your clinical practice in, you can choose from modules that cover:
- Allergic airway disease
- Skin and drug allergy
- Food allergy
- Clinical research skills
- Teaching allergy to others
- Developing an innovative clinical solution in an area of your choice
We are recognized as a Centre of World Allergy Excellence and our courses are taught by leaders in the field of allergy. By the time you’ve completed the MSc Allergy course, you’ll be well on your way to becoming an expert in real-world allergy care. You’ll also have the skills to share what you've learned.
Admissions
Curriculum
You can complete the Masters in Allergy:
- Part time in 2 years
- Full-time in 1 year (from September to September)
To get the master's degree, you must complete and pass your dissertation and:
- The core modules ‘Foundations of Allergic Disease’ and 'Clinical Research Skills’
- Between 4 and 7 optional modules (depending on their size)
Each module is taught only once a year and typically involves approximately 10 hours of student engagement per week.
Modules include online teaching sessions and pre-recorded lectures and presentations. You should attend the online teaching sessions so you can engage in insightful and rewarding discussions with your teachers and fellow students. Our pre-recorded sessions allow you to learn at your convenience within each teaching week. Most of our students continue to work while studying and benefit from this flexibility.
Modules
The modules outlined provide examples of what you can expect to learn in this degree course based on recent academic teaching. As a research-led University, we undertake a continuous review of our course to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling, and student demand.
You must study the following modules:
- Allergy Dissertation
- Clinical Research Skills
- Foundations of Allergic Disease
You must also choose from the following modules:
- Allergic Airways Diseases
- Allergic Skin Disease
- Drug Allergy
- Food Allergy
- Teaching the Teachers to Teach
- Virtual Patient
- Work Based Learning
Program Tuition Fee
Career Opportunities
The MSc Allergy course aims to help you improve your clinical service and create tomorrow’s leaders in the field of allergy management. You will meet fellow students and become part of a community of allergy specialists across the world.
As well as gaining knowledge and practical skills to improve your professional practice you’ll develop many transferable skills, including:
- Empathy and communication skills
- Presentation skills
- Academic writing
- An ability to integrate research evidence into all aspects of decision-making
- The ability to apply knowledge, analytical and critical thinking skills to make sound judgments
- Leadership skills, developing your ability to train others
Program delivery
You’ll study and engage with tutors and fellow students through our award-winning online learning environment.
You'll learn through:
- Lectures and Tutorials
- Interactive Case Discussions
- Developing an Allergy Action Plan
- Patient Diagnosis and Management Plans
- Professional Portfolio for Your Clinical Practice
- Teaching Session Planning and Delivery
Our allergy course includes practical demonstrations in:
- Skin Prick and Lung Function Testing
- Adrenaline Autoinjectors
- Inhalers and Nasal Sprays
- History Taking and Examinations
- Ige (Immunoglobulin E) Allergen Testing
- Food and Drug Challenges
Assessment
Our assessment methods are designed to help you use what you've learned to benefit your clinical practice. They include:
- Presentations
- Reflective Accounts and Written Assignments
- Clinical Case Scenarios
- Data Analysis and Reporting
- Professional Portfolio for Your Clinical Practice
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.