ESSEX

University of Essex

The University of Essex offers an exciting opportunity to support career development to Advanced Practice through our MSc pathway; MSc Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice – Hand Therapy. This programme is accredited by the Centre of Advancing Practice. NHS England Centre for Advancing Practice has been established to standardise post-registration education by accrediting advanced practice courses that achieve the standards outlined in the multi-professional Advanced Practice Framework. Practitioners who have completed accredited education programmes will be eligible to be listed on the Centre’s Advanced Practice Directory.

For therapists not requiring AP accreditation, those working outside England or overseas, a full distance learning pathway can be studied at Essex; MSc Musculoskeletal Practice – Hand Therapy.

If the full MSc is not for you at the moment, other pathways are offered including a Postgraduate Certificate (PGCert) and Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Hand Therapy. Successful completion of the PGCert awards therapists 12 BAHT points towards Accredited Hand Therapist Qualification!

Award Structures

AP Accredited award: MSc – Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice – Hand Therapy (180 credits at level 7), includes:

SE714 - Soft tissue and joint injection therapy (15 credits)
SE717 - Advanced musculoskeletal assessment (15 credits)
SE731 - Leading Change in Healthcare (30 credits)
SE783 - Current concepts in upper limb rehabilitation (15 credits)
SE784 - Medication use in Musculoskeletal Management and Rehabilitation (15 credits )
SE747 – Postgraduate Research Methods, Distance Learning (30 credits)
SE730 – Dissertation (60 credits)

All modules are core within this pathway

Non-AP accredited award MSc-Musculoskeletal Practice – Hand Therapy (180 credits at level 7) includes;

90 credits from the following options:

SE713 – Understanding and Managing Complex Musculoskeletal Conditions (15 credits)
SE714 - Soft tissue and joint injection therapy (15 credits)
SE717 - Advanced musculoskeletal assessment (15 credits)
SE729 – Appling and Using Learning in Practice (15 credits)
SE731 - Leading Change in Healthcare (30 credits)
SE783 - Current concepts in upper limb rehabilitation (15 credits)
SE784 - Medication use in Musculoskeletal Management and Rehabilitation (15 credits )

AND CORE Components

SE747 – Postgraduate Research Methods, Distance Learning (30 credits)
SE730 – Dissertation (60 credits)

Postgraduate Diploma – Musculoskeletal Practice – Hand Therapy (120 credits at level 7) includes:

90 credits from the following options:

SE713 – Understanding and Managing Complex Musculoskeletal Conditions (15 credits)
SE714 - Soft Tissue and Joint Injection Therapy (15 credits)
SE717 - Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment (15 credits)
SE729 – Appling and Using Learning in Practice (15 credits)
SE731 – Leading Change in Healthcare (30 credits)
SE783 - Current concepts in upper limb rehabilitation (15 credits)
SE784 - Medication use in Musculoskeletal Management and Rehabilitation (15 credits)

AND CORE Component

SE747 – Postgraduate Research Methods, Distance Learning (30 credits)

Postgraduate Certificate Musculoskeletal Practice - Hand Therapy (60 credits at level 7):

credits, made up of any two of the following 6 modules:

SE713 – Understanding and Managing Complex Musculoskeletal Conditions (15 credits)
SE714 - Soft Tissue and Joint Injection Therapy (15 credits)
SE717 - Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment (15 credits)
SE729 – Appling and Using Learning in Practice (15 credits)
SE783 - Current concepts in upper limb rehabilitation (15 credits)
SE784 - Medication use in Musculoskeletal Management and Rehabilitation (15 credits)

AND CORE Component

SE731 – Leading Change in Healthcare (30 credits)

Please note, that assessment components of all modules must relate to Hand Therapy for these awards. For further information see University of Essex website or email: msk@essex.ac.uk or Sarah Golding (hand therapy lead)