Health Our School of Health Sciences at QMU
Professions professional healthcare courses of any
offers the largest range of
university in Scotland.
Our courses are designed to create
work-ready healthcare graduates –
professionals who think critically and are
ready to challenge current practice. In
other words, we prepare you for a career,
not just your first job.
Our undergraduate courses include:
Dietetics, Nursing, Occupational Therapy,
Physiotherapy, Podiatry, Radiography
(Diagnostic and Therapeutic), and
Speech and Language Therapy.
Why QMU?
As a graduate in a health professions
subject you will be in demand with
employers, work-ready, and eager to
progress in your chosen profession.
Studying at QMU, you’ll learn from
engaging, encouraging staff who practise
at the leading edge of today’s issues.
Your classroom learning will be
supported by real-world clinical
placements, involvement with pioneering
research, first-class facilities on campus
and professional accreditation.
We have built links between our
undergraduate teaching and our master’s
pre-registration* courses. Learning
alongside experienced students will
enrich your academic experience.
Furthermore, cross-School teaching and
interprofessional working are important
components of our courses, allowing you
to engage with other professional
learners who will be your peers in the
working environment. Working together
as students helps to break down barriers
between professions before entering the
workplace.
All our courses are approved by the
Health and Care Professions Council
where required. This professional
recognition is augmented by the
excellent links we have with the NHS
across Scotland and through our
collaborations with private, occupational,
social service and other care providers.
So you can expect relevant placements
and fascinating lectures on current topics
from respected visiting specialists.
You’ll hone your practical skills in our
well-equipped school which has
specialised teaching facilities and
state-of-the-art laboratories. These
include a clinical simulation suite,
working clinics, research laboratories and
a suite for the measurement of human
movement using three-dimensional
motion analysis, human performance
and neuromuscular analysis.
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Our approach to learning and teaching
Clinical practice and experience
(placements) are vital in the health
professions, and we’ll help you prepare
for this exciting challenge from Year One.
Practice experiences take place across
Scotland and some courses allow
elective placements which may be
overseas. All module work, theoretical or
practical, relates to professional practice
or directly to the work engaged in clinical
placement. You’ll learn in state-of-the-art
simulation laboratories and clinic
treatment rooms to emulate best
practice.
Interprofessional learning is a key theme
in all our pre-registration degrees. We are
introducing a new interprofessional
learning experience from 2019 which will
develop your team-working and
communication skills, understanding
yourself as a key member of the
multidisciplinary team, and introduce
working in small groups with volunteer
patients in the safe environment of the
University. In practice you will develop
interprofessional links, learning to
understand the role and boundaries of
each profession and become aware of
different or shared healthcare leadership
working practices. You will also discuss
the changing practices of healthcare in