Infection Prevention and Control MSc MSc

University of Dundee

Course modalities offered

online
Sep 1, 2024 Part-time - 42 Months

online
Jan 1, 2025 Part-time - 42 Months

Key Course Facts

Student Satisfaction	88%
Salary after 15 months	£24000
Unemployment Rate	1% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	5% Proportion of students of Infection Prevention and Control MSc MSc who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Duration	42 Months - Part-time
Campus	online
Degree	Master of Science, MSc
Subject	Immunology

Student Satisfaction	88%
Salary after 15 months	£24000
Unemployment Rate	1% unemployed Proportion of students of this particular course unemployed and not studying 15 months after their course ended. Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
Student Dropout Rate	5% Proportion of students of Infection Prevention and Control MSc MSc who are not continuing into their following year of study or have not been awarded a qualification in either of the two comparison years. Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
Duration	42 Months - Part-time
Campus	online
Degree	Master of Science, MSc
Subject	Immunology

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Student Reviews

Below you can see course specific reviews of 105 graduates of Infection Prevention and Control MSc MSc and other courses in Law at University of Dundee for each of the survey questions in comparison to the average for all UK degree courses in Law.

Overall student satisfaction

88 /100

105 total respondents

Primarily based on data from undergraduate degree students.

	Infection Prevention and Control MSc MSc and other Law courses of University of Dundee	Average review score among all Immunology courses in the UK
Explanations	93	86
Interesting courses	77	78
Intellectually stimulating	90	78
Challenged to do my best	85	82
Depth of concepts	81	78
Builds on previous learnings	82	80
Joined ideas from different topics	71	80
Balance directed/independent study	66	73
Applicability of course content	85	82
Clear criteria in markings	74	73
Fair assessment	79	74
Tests reflected your learning	84	75
Timely feedback	73	88
Helpful feedback	67	74
Approachability of teachers	89	65
Support from teachers	84	74
Organisation of courses	86	50
Communication of changes	79	59
IT facilities	93	85
Library	96	92
Course specific resources	95	84
Student feedback opportunities	79	77
Student feedback valued	75	66
Student's feedback acted upon	51	53
Work of student union	73	73
Mental wellbeing services	66	73
Overall satisfaction	88	61

Source: National Student Survey NSS 2023. The Overall student satisfaction data point is from 2022 (latest available year). The Office for Students made the unfortunate decision to discontinue collecting overall student satisfaction data points per course.
All Law courses of University of Dundee

The NSS is commissioned by the Office for Students

Salary

Salary of Graduates in Law

Important: Salary data below is not course specific, but contains data of all students of Law 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	£24000	£23000	£29500
25-75 percentile range	£20500 - £27000	£18500 - £28500	£24000 - £36000

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Law courses of University of Dundee

Salary of all UK Graduates of Law

	15 months after graduation	3 years after graduation	5 years after graduation
Median salary	£23767	£22711	£27834
25-75 percentile range	£20344 - £28558	£17746 - £29609	£20717 - £38496

Source: Longitudinal Education Outcomes (LEO) by UK Department for Education Dec 20, 2022
All Law courses in the UK

Course Description

Designed to meet the needs of healthcare professionals working anywhere in the world, whether you’re relatively new to infection prevention and control or have just moved into a leadership role and would like to boost your qualification. Our course is flexible and you can study whenever or wherever you want.

You will develop your knowledge and understanding of best practice within infection prevention and control, including:

applied microbiology
antimicrobial resistance
antimicrobial stewardship
decontamination
risk management
outbreak investigation and management

We have renowned clinical experts contributing to our modules who will also support your learning alongside academic staff. As leaders in their field who are still practicing clinically, you will benefit from being able to engage and interact with them in specific modules.

The qualifying law degree is recognised by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for the purposes of satisfying the academic stage of training.

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.

What graduates are doing after 15 months

	All University of Dundee graduates of undergraduate studies in Law	All UK graduates of undergraduate studies in Law
Total respondents	95	6205
Unemployed	1%	1%
Studying	12%	1%
Working	70%	86%
Both studying and working	9%	6%
No information	5%	5%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Law courses of University of Dundee

Current jobs

Job in line with future plans

Utilise skills from studies

Work is meaningful

	Agree or strongly agree	Disagree
Job in line with future plans	78%	22%
Utilise skills from studies	76%	24%
Work is meaningful	90%	10%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All courses of University of Dundee

Required skill level of job after 15 months

% Skilled jobs

	% Skilled jobs
Highly-skilled jobs	73%
Non highly-skilled jobs	23%
Skill level unknown or unclassified	4%

Source: HESA - Graduate Outcomes Survey Oct 10, 2023
All Law courses of University of Dundee

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

Example below based on all graduates of Infection Prevention and Control MSc MSc at University of Dundee

44%	Administrative occupations
10%	Sports and fitness occupations
9%	Business and public service associate professionals
6%	Skilled trades occupations
6%	Teaching Professionals
4%	Elementary occupations
3%	Caring personal services
1%	Managers, directors and senior officials
1%	Information Technology Professionals
1%	Sales occupations

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023

Grading & Study Time

Assessment Methods

Study Time Distribution

Assessment Methods
	Coursework	Percentage of assessment by practical exams	Written exams

Study Time Distribution
	Scheduled learning and teaching	Guided independent study	Placements
year 1	20%	80%	0%
year 2	8%	92%	0%
year 3	7%	93%	0%

Entry Requirements / Admissions

UCAS Tariff of Accepted Students for Law

Average UCAS Tariff Score 191

Tariff score	% of students accepted for courses in Law
<48	1
48-63	0
64-79	2
80-95	2
96-111	3
112-127	3
128-143	12
144-159	9
160-175	9
176-191	6
192-207	9
208-223	8
224-239	13
>240	24

Source: Unistats by Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA) Oct 10, 2023
All Law courses of University of Dundee

Get advice on which foundation courses are best for you to still study Infection Prevention and Control MSc, MSc, 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.

Source: Own research based on surveys and university data

University Rankings

Positions of University of Dundee in top UK and global rankings.

See all 31 university rankings of University of Dundee

About University of Dundee

The University of Dundee is a publicly funded institution in the small and diverse city of Dundee, Scotland. Particularly well known for their research work in the fields of Health and Climate Change, student researchers here feel that they can make a difference at home and abroad. Students discover a friendly, safe, and welcoming city in Dundee, where inhabitants are able to get to most of their commitments either by bike or even on foot.

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