Overview

The Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Health Research will help you to:

develop skills of research, design and data analysis in both qualitative and quantitative research;
critically evaluate health research;
identify, critically appraise and incorporate the results of medical and social science research into the day-to-day decision making of clinical, scientific and administrative practice;
apply the principles of evidence-based practice in health care settings;
plan how to implement the findings of research to improve health care; and
use theories and principles underpinning clinical research to inform their own research practice.

The Health Research programme at the University of Oxford is delivered through the Department for Continuing Education, with the expertise in curriculum design and teaching drawn from the Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, the Centre for Evidence-Based Medicine and the Clinical Academic Graduate School.

You will take two compulsory modules and four option modules; further information on all course modules is available via the course page on the Department for Continuing Education website (see Further Information and Enquiries).

Programme Structure

Courses:

Some modules are run entirely online.

There are ten units to work through which are released week by week. Each unit includes a mixture of supported and self-directed learning with discussion forums, tasks and activities. Students then have five weeks of self-directed personal study with use of a revision forum and the requirement to submit an assignment electronically the following week.

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-10-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-03-01 00:00:00

More details

Applications may remain open after this deadline if places are still available.

Language

English

IELTS

7.5

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110

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Credits

120 alternative credits

Delivered

Blended

Disciplines

Health Informatics View 57 other Masters in Health Informatics in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

7.5

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110

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Other requirements

General requirements

a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours in an appropriate discipline; or
an equivalent professional qualification in a profession allied to medicine with post-qualification experience; or
have successfully completed the final year of the Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery or Bachelor of Dental Surgery, or equivalent.
For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA we normally seek is 3.6 out of 4.0.

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Tuition Fee

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International

9020 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9020 GBP per year during 12 months.
National

9020 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 9020 GBP per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Oxford

939 - 1530 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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