Health
Professions
The School of Health Sciences at
QMU provides the largest range of
professional healthcare courses in
Scotland.
Why QMU?
We aim to create educational courses at
the leading edge of today’s issues, with
graduates who are in demand, work-
ready, able to progress in their chosen
profession, and who can challenge
current healthcare practices. We strive to
ensure that we link our research and
practice closely, and wherever possible,
engage students with promoting their
chosen profession.
We offer undergraduate degrees in
dietetics, nursing, occupational therapy,
physiotherapy, podiatry, radiography
(diagnostic and therapeutic), and speech
and language therapy. These four year
degree courses are approved and
recognised by the Health and Care
Professions Council (HCPC) and on
completion graduates will be able to
apply for registration with the HCPC to
practise in their chosen health
profession. We also offer the DipHE
Hearing Aid Audiology and the
Professional Practice Framework, which
are continuing professional development
courses for people already working in
healthcare.
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Our courses have excellent links with the
NHS across Scotland and collaborations
with private, occupational, social service
and other care providers.
Our range of courses allow students to
be at the heart of healthcare learning and
development. Cross-School teaching
and interprofessional education are
important components of our courses
and allow students to engage with other
professional learners who will be their
peers in the working environment.
Working together as students helps to
break down barriers before entering the
workplace. Specialist visiting lecturers in
all professional areas engage students
with up-to-date health-related issues and
help prepare students for working in
practice.
Students benefit from a well-equipped
School with specialised teaching facilities
and state-of-the-art laboratories where
practical skills can be honed before
clinical placement. We also have a range
of research laboratories and a suite for
the measurement of human movement
using three-dimensional motion analysis,
human performance and neuromuscular
analysis.