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Child Health MRes

London, Bloomsbury

Our MRes will enable you to develop transferable academic and professional skills, and gain research skills and experience in children's health research. As the only programme of its kind in the UK, the MRes provides an opportunity to access the wealth of cutting-edge research conducted at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOSICH) and Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH).

UK students International students
Study mode
UK tuition fees (2024/25)
£15,100
£7,550
Overseas tuition fees (2024/25)
£31,100
£15,550
Duration
1 calendar year
2 calendar years
Programme starts
September 2024
Applications accepted
Applicants who require a visa: 16 Oct 2023 – 28 Jun 2024
Applications close at 5pm UK time

Applications open

Applicants who do not require a visa: 16 Oct 2023 – 30 Aug 2024
Applications close at 5pm UK time

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Entry requirements

Applicants should hold either a medical degree (MBBS) or a minimum of an upper second-class UK Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard. Healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotech professionals and scientists with equivalent experience (minimum of three years) and a BSc degree may also be considered.

The English language level for this programme is: Level 2

UCL Pre-Master's and Pre-sessional English courses are for international students who are aiming to study for a postgraduate degree at UCL. The courses will develop your academic English and academic skills required to succeed at postgraduate level.

Further information can be found on our English language requirements page.

Equivalent qualifications

Country-specific information, including details of when UCL representatives are visiting your part of the world, can be obtained from the International Students website.

International applicants can find out the equivalent qualification for their country by selecting from the list below. Please note that the equivalency will correspond to the broad UK degree classification stated on this page (e.g. upper second-class). Where a specific overall percentage is required in the UK qualification, the international equivalency will be higher than that stated below. Please contact Graduate Admissions should you require further advice.

About this degree


The degree is centred on a research project in an area of child health that interests you. Conducting your own research will support you in learning how to search literature and plan a research project, use statistical knowledge to critically appraise your own and published work, and communicate and justify your results. You will be encouraged to consider the implications of child health and/or healthcare policy and to produce reports of your results to publication standard.

Our master's degree programme has 5 suggested pathways that you can follow.

Who this course is for

The programme is designed for a range of clinical and non-clinical applicants. With flexibility in taught module choices and a broad portfolio of research projects, you can tailor the programme to suit your specific interest in the field of paediatrics and child health. Our students include postgraduate doctors, scientists, and healthcare, pharmaceutical and biotech professionals.

Read about what it takes to study for a Master's at UCL

What this course will give you

UCL GOSICH pursues an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to enhance understanding, diagnosis, therapy and prevention of childhood diseases.

Our research and our educational portfolio cover a broad range of paediatric issues, from molecular genetics to population health sciences, and our structure facilitates interdisciplinary work and allows flexibility for the development of new areas of investigation.

Our close relationship with the Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children means that you will benefit from excellent facilities in both laboratory and clinical subjects.

For healthcare professionals: MRes projects can be strongly multi-disciplinary, bridging the gap between clinical sciences and research. You will develop transferable scientific and professional development skills. These skills will help you to approach research material with confidence in your clinical career.

For basic scientists: The programme aims to provide you with practical experience and theoretical understanding of a wide spectrum of research methodology and critical analysis. The course will challenge students interested in further academic studies and will provide an excellent grounding for PhD study.

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The foundation of your career

This is a relatively new programme and only limited career destination data is available. Recent graduates have gone on to successfully apply for doctoral study or had opportunities for progression in their current careers.

Employability

The programme provides an ideal foundation for evidence-based practice in paediatrics and child health as well as further doctoral research in this field. We welcome students considering a career in research as well as those wishing to increase their knowledge of research to support their professional development. Both clinicians and non-clinicians will gain valuable skills and experience and are welcome to apply.

Networking

The Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health offers seven MSc programmes as well as an MRes in Child Health encompassing a wide range of topics. Our students come from diverse academic and professional backgrounds, from the UK and overseas providing great networking opportunities within and across programmes. We hold social events throughout the year for the whole student cohort to enable networking between students. Students on the master's programmes have the opportunity to join GOS ICH events such as the Otto Woolf lectures hosted by the research and teaching departments. These cover a variety of topics and provide an opportunity to hear from national and international experts and to network at the social event that usually accompanies these events.  

Teaching and learning

The programme is delivered through a combination of lectures, seminars, and research project supervision.

Assessment is through a combination of multiple-choice and short-answer questions, essays, posters, presentations, reflective portfolios, critical appraisal of the literature and a dissertation and oral presentation.

Each 15 credit module is worth 150 learning hours which are split up into taught lectures, independent study, revision, seminars etc. Hours of study include personal study time, this entails reading, independent study, revision and written assignments outside of seminar, lecture, and lab hours.

Modules

Over one calendar year full-time you will undertake four taught modules (including a compulsory module in Applied Statistics for Health Research I), three optional modules, and a year-long research project. You will have the option to select a research project from a portfolio of projects offered at UCL GOSICH, or to develop an alternative project to match your research interests.

The MRes is designed to be flexible and to suit the individual needs of each student. By offering you the choice of three taught modules from a wide range of postgraduate modules delivered at UCL GOSICH and more broadly at UCL, and an independent research project, you are able to tailor the MRes to your particular educational and research interests.

Our master's degree programme has 5 suggested pathways that you can follow.

Over two calendar years part-time, you will undertake four taught modules (including a compulsory module in Applied Statistics for Health Research I), three optional modules, and a year-long research project. You will have the option to select a research project from a portfolio of projects offered at UCL GOSICH, or to develop an alternative project to match your research interests.

The MRes is designed to be flexible and to suit the individual needs of each student. By offering you the choice of three taught modules from a wide range of postgraduate modules delivered at UCL GOSICH and more broadly at UCL, and an independent research project, you are able to tailor the MRes to your particular educational and research interests.

Our master's degree programme has 5 suggested pathways that you can follow.

Compulsory modules




Optional modules























Please note that the list of modules given here is indicative. This information is published a long time in advance of enrolment and module content and availability are subject to change. Modules that are in use for the current academic year are linked for further information. Where no link is present, further information is not yet available.

Students undertake modules to the value of 180 credits. Upon successful completion of 180 credits, you will be awarded an MRes in Child Health.

Accessibility

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Fees and funding

Fees for this course

UK students International students
Fee description Full-time Part-time
Tuition fees (2024/25) £15,100 £7,550
Tuition fees (2024/25) £31,100 £15,550

The tuition fees shown are for the year indicated above. Fees for subsequent years may increase or otherwise vary. Where the programme is offered on a flexible/modular basis, fees are charged pro-rata to the appropriate full-time Master's fee taken in an academic session. Further information on fee status, fee increases and the fee schedule can be viewed on the UCL Students website: ucl.ac.uk/students/fees.

Additional costs

There are no additional costs for this programme.

For more information on additional costs for prospective students please go to our estimated cost of essential expenditure at Accommodation and living costs.

Funding your studies

Details of available funding for the programme will be available on the GOS ICH website, including details of the £3,000 GOS ICH bursary offered by the institute.

For a comprehensive list of the funding opportunities available at UCL, including funding relevant to your nationality, please visit the Scholarships and Funding website.

See all the ways you can fund your studies

Next steps

Students are advised to apply as early as possible due to competition for places. Those applying for scholarship funding (particularly overseas applicants) should take note of application deadlines.

When we assess your application we would like to learn:

  • why you want to study Child Health at graduate level
  • why you want to study Child Health at UCL
  • what particularly attracts you to the chosen programme
  • how your academic and professional background meets the demands of this challenging programme
  • where you would like to go professionally with your degree

Together with essential academic requirements, the personal statement is your opportunity to illustrate whether your reasons for applying to this programme match what the programme will deliver.

Please note that you may submit applications for a maximum of two graduate programmes (or one application for the Law LLM) in any application cycle.

Choose your programme

Please read the Application Guidance before proceeding with your application.

Year of entry: 2024-2025

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Got questions? Get in touch

UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL GOS Institute of Child Health

mreschildhealth@ucl.ac.uk

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