MScPgDip in Psychiatry  MScPgDip in Psychiatry Cardiff University ../webroot/files/Institutions/cover_photo/1565261748Cardiff-University-2.jpg

Suitable for: Graduates in medicine, particularly trainee Psychiatrists. Non-medical graduates who wish to gain specialist knowledge in the field of psychiatry. Offers knowledge and expertise: Comprehensive coverage of sciences basic to psychiatry, critical appraisal, and theoretical and practical instruction in clinical psychiatry and its sub specialities. The MSc provides supervised research experience. We hope to provide the structure for psychiatric trainees in the UK to achieve an understanding of current psychiatric thinking and to carry out research, while also studying for the membership examinations of the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Full-time students who are not junior psychiatrists in the UK are offered experience of clinical practice in a range of psychiatric settings within the NHS. Entry Requirements: Applications are welcomed from graduates in medicine, other health sciences, biological sciences or psychology. All psychiatric trainees working on full-time or part-time in NHS posts are eligible to apply. Selection of applicants to this course will be on the basis of a completed application form and referees? recommendations. Selection criteria include academic results, psychiatric clinical experience, evidence of an interest in psychiatry and proven competence in English. Applications are welcome from international students who can demonstrate a high level of English language competency. Course Description: The MSc in Psychiatry is currently offered as a one-year full-time programme or a three-year part-time programme. The Diploma is currently offered as a one-year full-time programme or a two-year part-time programme. Students leaving the course after one year may be eligible for a PgCert. During the three terms, part-time students attend one day of timetabled academic study each week for approximately 27 weeks. For full-time students, each study week is divided into three days for clinical taster experiences or self-directed study, including the use of our extensive eLearning resources, and two days for timetabled academic study. Full-time MSc students also dedicate time to their research during the second half of the year. Part-time students will take three modules in Year 1 and three modules in Year 2. Full-time students will take six modules in a single year. Assessment: Each module will have its own assessments and all modules must be passed by all students. Five modules are compulsory: Psychological Aspects of Psychiatry Psychopharmacology, Neuropsychiatry and Addiction Clinical Topics 1 Clinical Topics 2 and Evidence Based Medicine and Scientific Methodology. One further module must also be taken from a choice of four: Psychotherapy, Forensic Psychiatry, Old Age Psychiatry and Liaison Psychiatry. The MSc is also assessed via submission of a 20,000-word research dissertation.