Master MSc Medical Imaging with Management - Máster en Diagnóstico por la Imagen y Dirección

This new inter-disciplinary course is designed to suit the progression and career development of scientists, radiographers, medical physicists, engineers and medical students wishing to intercalate and prepare for a career in radiology.

Entry requirements:
A Bachelors Honours degree with at least 2:2 in a required subject, or equivalent. Appropriate professional qualifications with significant work experience would be considered e.g. Diploma of the college of radiographers.

International entry requirements:
If English is not your first language, you’ll need IELTS (Academic) 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component of writing, speaking, listening and reading.

Medical imaging is a rapidly growing field and is an essential element of modern medicine, playing a key role in the diagnosis and management of disease
On this course, you’ll develop the skillset needed for a career in advanced medical imaging practice, research and leadership
Achieve a systematic understanding of cross-sectional imaging, along with the essential leadership and people management skills needed for a career in this specialised field
Critically explore technological advancements including data management systems, as well as the imaging techniques, imaging anatomy and skills to recognise clinical abnormalities
Our new MRI and ultrasound scanners, and other imaging modalities from our local healthcare partners, provide an education and research resource for students on this course

Cross-sectional Imaging 1 (MRI): Medical imaging and therapeutic departments are advancing at a very fast pace in terms of technology and clinical need. Within this context, an appreciation of the technical and clinical principles required for efficient service delivery is important. You’ll learn the physical principles, specific imaging techniques, basic imaging anatomy and recognition of common clinical abnormalities when using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) techniques. The unit will also help you to critically explore clinical, research and technological advancements as well as critique future developments in the field of MRI practice.

Cross-sectional Imaging 2 (CT): You’ll learn the physical principles, specific imaging techniques, basic imaging anatomy and recognition of common clinical abnormalities when using computed tomography (CT) techniques. The unit will also help you to critically explore clinical, research and technological advancements as well as critique future developments in the field of CT practice.

Research Methods for Health & Social Care: The aim of this unit is to enable you to critically appraise the merits of various research methods in addressing health and social care questions. You’ll become familiar with common methodological approaches to research and will gain an understanding of the principles that underpin commonly used methods of data analysis and interpretation.

Managing People: The unit aims to develop your knowledge, skills and understanding of the theories and practices of organisational behaviour, especially in the area of people management, and how this can effectively contribute to positive organisational outcomes.

Leadership Essentials: Organisational life is increasingly complex in modern work settings. Within this context, effective leadership is necessary to achieving set objectives. The unit aims to provide a critical understanding of leadership theory and how it relates to practice in a variety of organisational settings. You will develop greater self-awareness through reflexivity and working with teams, combined with a theoretical understanding including emotional intelligence, resilience and well-being.

Dissertation: The dissertation project is a student-managed piece of work that is undertaken with guidance from academic supervisors. The unit encourages you to draw on prior learning and aims to develop your ability for independent study and project management, expanding your knowledge and/or practice in a complex professional context.

Option units (choose one):
Foundations of Health Information Systems: This unit aims to help you learn the fundamentals of health information systems by introducing the key concepts, principles, processes and related issues, and carrying out relevant activities in the analysis and design of health information systems. Besides, the unit will cover health data generation, compilation, analysis, synthesis, communication and analytics. You will develop an understanding of the legal and ethical issues surrounding the implementation of health information systems and the use of electronic health data.

Systematic Reviewing to Inform Practice: Having an understanding of the existing research literature allows you to place your research study in context. This unit will help you develop skills in searching for relevant research publications as well as extracting and synthesising data before interpreting and reporting findings in a systematic manner.

Upon completion of this course, you will possess the advanced scientific and leadership knowledge and the necessary skillset mix and competencies required to improve your current radiographic practice, leadership/managerial roles within radiology departments or progress into careers in industry as an application/education/sales specialist manager for imaging device manufacturing companies like Siemens, General Electric Co, Philips, Agfa, Toshiba, Hitachi etc. Finally, the knowledge and research skills developed is an excellent preparation for further study at the doctoral level.