Manchester Metropolitan University
Emergency Medicine PgDip
Manchester Metropolitan University

Course modalities offered

Key Course Facts

Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews for 20 graduates of Emergency Medicine PgDip at Manchester Metropolitan University for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology.

Overall student satisfaction
67 /100
20 total respondents
The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology at the university. Due to data collection methodology, salary data is mainly based on data related to undergraduate students.

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £32000 £25000 £29000
25-75 percentile range £25000 - £34000 £18000 - £27500 £19000 - £30500


Salary of all UK Graduates of Anatomy, Physiology and Pathology

  15 months after graduation 3 years after graduation 5 years after graduation
Median salary £25154 £26830 £32977
25-75 percentile range £22123 - £29608 £21022 - £35666 £25332 - £42896

Course Description

Course overview

Our online multi-professional course is for qualified doctors, nurses, paramedics, physiotherapists, physicians/associates, pharmacists and advanced clinical practitioners, working in emergency care.

It gives you the opportunity to gain academic recognition for your professional training in urgent or emergency care.

Designed entirely by physicians, paramedics and nurses working in emergency care, all teaching on MSc Emergency Medicine takes place online using a virtual hospital to enable problem-based learning.

Our teaching team is made up of internationally renowned emergency medicine consultants, including Professor Kevin Mackway-Jones (developer of the learning resource BestBETs) and Professor Simon Carley (developer of the St.Emlyn's blog), consultants at two of the biggest and busiest hospitals in the UK (the Manchester Royal Infirmary (MRI) and the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital).

This course is taught entirely online to help you fit studying around your shifts. You’ll access unit resources, which include weekly case studies and participate in online discussions with fellow students and your unit leader.

We offer a range of core and optional units, depending on the route you take, and these are available on a two-year rolling programme. Through these option units, you can focus on areas that fit with your career aspirations.

We offer three awards (postgraduate diploma, postgraduate certificate, and masters) for this course. To gain MSc Emergency Medicine, you’ll need to complete 180 credits at Level 7 but you can exit this course with an interim award.

Features and benefits

  • Flexible learning - This course offers professional development and an academic qualification for practising registered professionals working in urgent or emergency care.

  • Online learning - To help you fit studying around your shifts, all of our teaching is delivered online, using our virtual hospital for problem-based learning.

  • Option units - You can choose option units that meet your specific career requirements and personal interests.

  • Practitioner project - You’ll complete a quality improvement project in your chosen field of emergency medicine.

  • Teaching expertise - You’ll learn from a highly skilled team of emergency physicians and academics who have expertise across the field of emergency and urgent care.

  • Award options - You can exit this course with a Postgraduate Certificate (PgCert), Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) or Masters Degree (MSc) in Emergency Medicine.

Accredited by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of meeting, in part, the academic and experience requirement of membership and Chartered Biologist (CBiol).

Accredited by the Royal Society of Biology for the purpose of meeting, in part, the academic and experience requirement of membership and Chartered Biologist (CBiol).

Jobs & Career Perspectives

15 months after graduation, graduates of this course were asked about what they do and, if they are working, about their current job and their perspectives.

Current jobs

Required skill level of job after 15 months

Jobs of graduates of this course (15 months after graduation)

Example below based on all graduates of Emergency Medicine PgDip at Manchester Metropolitan University

40% Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation
10% Nursing Professionals
5% Managers, directors and senior officials
5% Caring personal services
5% Elementary occupations
5% Science, engineering and technology associate professionals
5% Welfare Professionals
5% Administrative occupations
5% Sales occupations
5% Business and public service associate professionals

Grading & Study Time

Grading Distribution

Students of the course received the following grades

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for this course

Requirements for international students / English requirements

IELTS academic test score (similar tests may be accepted as well)

    • 6.5
    • All other courses
    • 5.5
    • Foundation / Pathway Courses
    • 6.5
    • Graduate Degrees
    • 6.0
    • Undergraduate Degrees
Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Emergency Medicine, PgDip, if you do not meet the minimum requirements in terms of UCAS score, A levels, or English language requirements.

Costs

Average student cost of living in the UK

Rent £518
Water, gas electricity, internet (at home) £50
Supermarket shopping £81
Clothing £35
Eating out £33
Alcohol £27
Takeaways / food deliveries £30
Going out / entertainment (excl.alcohol, food) £24
Holidays and weekend trips £78
Transport within city £17
Self-care / sports £20
Stationary / books £13
Mobile phone / internet £13
Cable TV / streaming £7
Insurance £51
Other £95
  
Average student cost of living £1092

London costs approx 34% more than average, mainly due to rent being 67% higher than average of other cities. For students staying in student halls, costs of water, gas, electricity, wifi are generally included in the rental. Students in smaller cities where accommodation is in walking/biking distance transport costs tend to be significantly smaller.

University Rankings

Positions of Manchester Metropolitan University in top UK and global rankings.

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About Manchester Metropolitan University

Manchester Metropolitan University is a publicly funded institution, founded in 1970 in the city of Manchester. Located in the heart of the city, students can take full advantage of being less than a ten minute walk away from the City Centre. Academically, the university offers all of the more common Liberal Arts programmes, but also some less frequently seen subjects such as Criminology and Sociology. Graduate students can expect to enjoy the privacy and quiet of the university’s seventh floor, which is entirely dedicated to post-graduate and PhD studies.

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Student composition of Manchester Metropolitan University

undergraduates:
27525
postgraduates:
5195
Total:
32720
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