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Paediatrics and Child Health PG Cert

London, Bloomsbury

This programme is based at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (UCL GOS ICH), benefiting from the unique position the institute occupies within UK paediatrics and child health. This programme consists of your choice of four modules. Upon successful completion of 60 credits, you will be awarded a PG Certificate in Paediatrics and Child Health.

UK students International students
Study mode
UK tuition fees (2024/25)
£5,100
£5,100
Full-time = 12 weeks.
Part-time = 1 year.

Programme also available on a modular (flexible) basis.
Overseas tuition fees (2024/25)
£11,500
£11,500
Full-time = 12 weeks.
Part-time = 1 year.

Programme also available on a modular (flexible) basis.
Duration
Not applicable
1 academic year
2 academic 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

Applications open

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Entry requirements

Medically qualified applicants should have post-qualification experience in paediatrics or child health. Non-medically qualified applicants should have an upper second-class UK bachelor's degree or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, and experience of working in hospitals, community child health or public health services for children and families.

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

With its inaugural year in 1986, originally as the MSc in Community Paediatrics, this postgraduate programme is part of the longest-running paediatric health MSc in London. We continually aim to improve it based on student feedback and changing demands within the Health Service and Academic sectors. Teaching takes place at the UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health (GOS ICH) in close collaboration with colleagues from Great Ormond Street Hospital NHS Foundation Trust with lectures from national and international experts across most clinical and research areas.
 

Who this course is for

The programme is intended for professionals specialising in paediatrics and child health. The Paediatrics and Child Health PG Cert programme is particularly suitable for doctors in training and other health care professionals who wish to specialise in a particular area but can also be used as a stepping stone to completing the MSc.

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

What this course will give you

UCL GOS ICH pursues an integrated, multidisciplinary approach to enhance understanding, diagnosis, therapy and prevention of childhood diseases. Our research and educational portfolio covers 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 much of our research and teaching is carried out on a joint basis. You will benefit from excellent facilities in both laboratory and non-laboratory subjects.

Read about what you'll get out of a graduate programme

The foundation of your career

This programme prepares students to be clinical specialists and future leaders within the field of paediatrics and child health and provides an ideal foundation for further postgraduate training. 

Employability

Many of our graduates have gone onto careers as consultants in Paediatrics or senior professionals in other related fields. 

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

Throughout this programme you will be taught subject-specific knowledge via a variety of methods including but not limited to lectures, discussion groups and external reading.
Most modules are delivered as blocks of study, normally over four or five consecutive days. Face-to-face contact for each of these days is normally from 9-5 pm. You will assimilate practical and transferable skills via teaching, self-learning and assessments through the various modules provided by this programme.
 

Your intellectual, academic and research skills will be assessed through unseen examinations and coursework. Assessment is through a combination of multiple-choice questions and short-answer questions, essays, posters, presentations, reflective portfolios and critical appraisal of the literature.

Typical contact hours and hours of self-directed study for this programme (per module) are: reading hours (50 hours), engagement with online material (20 hours), lectures, seminars, and tutorials (30 hours), revision (30 hours), and preparation for the final assessment e.g. coursework, essay (20 hours). Total 150 hours per module.

Modules

The programme is taught mainly in one-week blocks dispersed throughout the year and you will need to take four taught modules (60 credits) within a 12-week period.

During the PG Cert you may wish to transfer to the MSc course. As all five routes for these awards require the completion of a number of compulsory modules, you will need guidance on this requirement when you make your module choices for the PG Cert. This programme can only be taken part-time over one academic year or modular/flexible over two academic years.

Please note it is only possible to receive student visa sponsorship from UCL if you are studying on a full-time programme.


This programme can be taken over two calendar years of flexible study.

Please note it is only possible to receive student visa sponsorship from UCL if you are studying on a full-time programme.

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 60 credits. The programme consists of four optional modules and there are no compulsory modules. Upon successful completion of 60 credits, you will be awarded a PG Cert in Paediatrics and Child Health.

Accessibility

Details of the accessibility of UCL buildings can be obtained from AccessAble accessable.co.uk. Further information can also be obtained from the UCL Student Support and Wellbeing team.

Fees and funding

Fees for this course

UK students International students
Fee description Full-time Part-time
Tuition fees (2024/25) £5,100 £5,100
Tuition fees (2024/25) £11,500 £11,500

Full-time = 12 weeks.
Part-time = 1 year.

Programme also available on a modular (flexible) basis.

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

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

There is an application processing fee for this programme of £90 for online applications and £115 for paper applications. Further information can be found at Application fees.

When we assess your application we would like to learn:

  • why you want to study Paediatrics and Child Health at graduate level
  • why you want to study Paediatrics and 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.

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.

This programme requires two references. Further information regarding references can be found in our How to apply section

There is an application processing fee for this programme of £90 for online applications and £115 for paper applications.

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

ich.paediatrics@ucl.ac.uk

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