Looking to progress your career and improve patient care? Find out how you can deepen your understanding and enhance your skills, with our postgraduate taught courses.
Our world is changing at a rapid pace, and with it the needs of patients across a wide range of medical and health care disciplines. It is more important than ever for medical and health care professionals to develop their clinical skills across their career, to innovate within working practices and to deepen their knowledge base to deliver better patient care. This subject page allows you to explore the wide range of highly vocational courses on offer here at Cardiff, as well as giving advice on how to develop your application.
Watch this webinar to find out more about our Bioinformatics and Bioinformatics with Genetic Epidemiology MSc programmes.
Introduction to Palliative Medicine for Healthcare Professionals MSc
Join programme director Dr Fiona Rawlinson to discuss the content and teaching methods of the Palliative Medicine for Healthcare Professionals MSc.
Introduction to Advanced Surgical Practice, Pain Management and Critical Care
Sue Jenkins from the Centre for Medical Education gives an overview of the Advanced Surgical Practice, Pain Management and Critical Care programmes, as well as taking audience questions.
Introduction to Genetic and Genomic Counselling
Join programme director Professor Marion McAllister and find out more about the Genetic and Genomic Counselling MSc programme at Cardiff University School of Medicine.
Introduction to Psychiatry
Join programme director Dr Athanasios Hassoulas and find out more about the Psychiatry MSc programme at Cardiff University School of Medicine.
Introduction to Neonatal Medicine MSc
Join programme director Dr Ian Morris as he outlines the Neonatal Medicine MSc course in more detail.
Preparing for your postgraduate taught studies
Find out more about preparing for your postgraduate taught course at Cardiff University School of Medicine.
Postgraduate Taught eLearning at the School of Medicine
Our Postgraduate Taught Director, Professor Ann Taylor, answers audience questions about the delivery of eLearning in this presentation and Q&A webinar recording.
Postgraduate Research at the School of Medicine
Find out more about Postgraduate Research within Cardiff University School of Medicine in this on demand webinar.
Why study with us?
Postgraduate Study at Cardiff University School of Medicine
Find out why our staff and students recommend choosing Cardiff as the next step in your medical education.
Preparing to apply for Postgraduate study
From your personal statement to your reference, find out what you should be thinking about when putting together an application for postgraduate study at Cardiff University School of Medicine.
This is an interprofessional, distance learning course, intended for healthcare professionals who want to specialise in the field of surgical and perioperative care.
Designed by international experts working in the areas of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation. Studying on this full-time programme will enable you to maximise your exposure to the research expertise in the Division of Infection and Immunity and the Systems Immunity University Research Institute.
The aim of this programme is to provide individuals with a platform to explore, analyse and interpret contemporary biological data. This course offers Masters level instruction in Bioinformatics and Genetic Epidemiology with a focus in genetic epidemiology.
The aim of this programme is to provide individuals with a platform to explore, analyse and interpret contemporary biological data. This course offers Masters level instruction in Bioinformatics with a focus on genomic bioinformatics.
Designed for doctors with at least one year of general medical experience, this MSc offers a structured education in dermatology and gives a firm grounding in the fundamentals of clinical and scientific dermatology. It gives priority to clinical instruction, but also emphasises the scientific content of dermatology.
The MSc Clinical Geriatrics aims to equip healthcare professionals, who have a special interest in managing and leading care in older adults, with an advanced clinical knowledge of ageing in health and illness as they present in practice.
This is an interprofessional, e-Learning programme, intended for healthcare professionals wishing to specialise in acute care or critical care, and those who teach within such settings. It provides opportunities to explore critical care as a multidimensional phenomenon, through the teaching and module assignments.
The MSc Diabetes Practice aims to equip healthcare professionals, who have a special interest in diabetes, with an advanced clinical knowledge of diabetes and diabetes-related issues as they present in practice.
You will be given a thorough grounding in human genomics, genetics, genetic analysis and bioinformatics, in communication and counselling skills, and in the skills required for you to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing genetic and genomic counselling for families.
Our programme will appeal to those wishing to explore the issues fundamental to effective health professions education in a dynamic, stimulating and supportive setting.
This Postgraduate Certificate in Medical Education is an e-learning course, offering build-up of study credit via a three-stage, progressive course delivered online.
This programme is designed for doctors, pharmacists and other scientists who wish to develop a broad understanding of the principles underlying medical toxicology.
Full time distance learning, Part time distance learning
This programme is designed for doctors, pharmacists and other scientists who wish to develop a broad understanding of the principles underlying medical toxicology.
The MSc Degree in Pain Management is an inter-professional, e-Learning programme intended for health care professionals who want to specialise in the field of pain management.
This multidisciplinary programme is designed for healthcare professionals wishing to advance their knowledge of the management of patients with non-curable and terminal illness.
The PgDip is a highly interactive, online distance learning programme designed to provide the participant with a sound understanding of skin disease as it presents in practice, and to enable GPs to successfully manage dermatological problems in patients. The one year MSc is designed specifically for those who have completed our PgDip in Practical Dermatology and wish to pursue further studies in this field.
Full time distance learning, Part time distance learning
The PgDip is a highly interactive, online distance learning programme designed to provide the participant with a sound understanding of skin disease as it presents in practice, and to enable GPs to successfully manage dermatological problems in patients. The one year MSc is designed specifically for those who have completed our PgDip in Practical Dermatology and wish to pursue further studies in this field.
The Master’s in Public Health programme is multi-disciplinary and trans-professional in both its content and the students it generally attracts. The MPH has been run successfully in Cardiff since 1989 and has a national and international reputation.
This programme offers an opportunity to explore and analyse existing and developing theories and concepts that underpin wound healing and tissue repair.
To offer a broad knowledge and expertise in in all aspects of immunological-based disease processes at the molecular and cellular level, with strengths in innate immunity, cancer immunology, T-cell biology and viral and bacterial infection.
Educational research is fundamental to improving medical and health-related professional practice, from medical school to postgraduate training, and continuing professional development.
The School of Medicine offers research degrees in the medical disciplines such as cancer, immunology, infection, immunity, neurosciences, mental health, population medicine and medical education.
The Division of Psychological Medicine and Clinical Neurosciences is one of the largest university Division of psychiatry in the UK, providing leadership in clinical practice, teaching and high quality, cutting-edge research across many areas of psychiatric practice.
Established expertise
We are one of the largest providers of medically related postgraduate taught courses in the UK.
Study worldwide
Many of our courses are part or fully distance learning, allowing you to benefit from our expertise wherever you are based.
Vocational skills
Our programmes aim to enhance the careers and knowledge base of existing healthcare professionals and others in related fields
An introduction to our range of postgraduate taught programmes
This is an interprofessional, distance learning course, intended for healthcare professionals who want to specialise in the field of surgical and perioperative care.
Applied and Experimental Clinical Immunology
Studying on this full-time programme will enable you to maximise your exposure to the research expertise in the Division of Infection and Immunity and the Systems Immunity University Research Institute.
Bioinformatics
The aim of this programme is to provide individuals with a platform to explore, analyse and interpret contemporary biological data. This course offers Master’s level instruction in Bioinformatics with a focus on genomic bioinformatics.
Clinical Dermatology
Designed for doctors with at least one year of general medical experience, this MSc offers a structured education in dermatology and gives a firm grounding in the fundamentals of clinical and scientific dermatology.
Critical Care
This is an interprofessional, e-Learning programme, intended for healthcare professionals wishing to specialise in acute care or critical care, and those who teach within such settings.
Genetic and Genomic Counselling
During this MSc programme, you will be given a thorough grounding in human genomics, genetics, genetic analysis and bioinformatics, in communication and counselling skills, and in the skills required for you to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing genetic and genomic counselling for families.
Medical Education
Our Medical Education programmes are committed to promoting excellence in learning and teaching for health professionals. They are for all medical, dental and other health professionals who aim to professionalise the role of the clinician as teacher.
Medical Toxicology
Our Medical Toxicology programmes are designed for doctors, pharmacists and other scientists who wish to develop a broad understanding of the principles underlying medical toxicology.
Neonatal Medicine
These programmes provide a highly marketable academic qualification for hospital practitioners and trainees, nursing, paramedical and other professionals who are involved in the multidisciplinary care of neonates and very young children.
Pain Management
This is an interprofessional, e-Learning course intended for healthcare professionals who want to specialise in the field of pain management. It is also aimed at educationalists, to provide the appropriate knowledge and expertise on pain, to teach others from various disciplines.
Palliative Medicine for Health Care Professionals
This multidisciplinary programme is designed for healthcare professionals wishing to advance their knowledge of the management of patients with non-curable and terminal illness.
Practical Dermatology
These programmes are part of a highly interactive, online distance learning programme designed to provide the participant with a sound understanding of skin disease as it presents in practice, and to enable GPs to successfully manage dermatological problems in patients.
Psychiatry
The MSc in Psychiatry at Cardiff University aims to offer students from all backgrounds a well-rounded masters level postgraduate education.
Public Health (MPH)
The Master’s in Public Health programme is multi-disciplinary and trans-professional in both its content and the students it generally attracts. The MPH has been run successfully in Cardiff since 1989 and has a national and international reputation.
Wound Healing and Tissue Repair
This programme offers an opportunity to explore and analyse existing and developing theories and concepts that underpin wound healing and tissue repair.
Many of our courses allow you to gain a qualification and experience a university education while continuing your employment or other responsibilities.
Balance your professional development with your current commitments and get an introduction to a topic through short, rigorous modules.
Life as a postgraduate taught student at the School of Medicine
Without the programme I wouldn't be able to even dream about a PhD. I was able to enrich myself with the required knowledge for thinking more in-depth. In my clinical practice I definitely have a different view, and more access to evidence-based medicine than before the programme. Difficult topics related to clinical practice are discussed on a higher level and with scientific arguments.
Sandra Liew, Anaesthetic Nurse and Advanced Surgical Practice MSc graduate
