MSc Infection Control

Preventing and controlling the spread of infection is one of the key priorities for hospital staff, environmental health officers and healthcare professionals not only in the UK but throughout the world.

This 100% online MSc Infection Control has been designed to provide you with the latest knowledge and understanding of infection control practice, giving you the ability to implement strategies to reduce the spread of hospital acquired infection and respond appropriately to an outbreak of infection within a community.

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Although the MSc Infection Control has been designed for nurses and other health professionals who have an infection control role in their workplace, it’s open to anyone with an interest in this area. Delivered 100% online, part-time, the MSc Infection Control course gives you the flexibility to study while you continue to work full-time. It also allows you to interact with other infection control specialists spread throughout the UK and internationally.

The demand for Infection Control courses has increased in recent years due to multi resistant organisms and contagious illness outbreaks, such as Covid-19, highlighting the need for more effective infection control. The fundamental underpinning of the MSc is that prevention is better than cure and it’s this mentality that will hopefully make outbreaks a thing of the past.

This MSc Infection Control is made up of the following modules and, upon completion, is equal to a total of 180 credits.

• Introduction to Medical Microbiology and Immunology (20 credits)
• Communicable Disease Control (20 credits)
• Infection Prevention and Quality Improvement (20 credits)
• Research Methods in Healthcare (20 credits)
• Dissertation (40 credits)
• Optional modules (choose three)
• Health Promotion (20 credits)
• Advanced Practice in Healthcare (20 credits)
• Epidemiology (20 credits)
• Applied Pathophysiology and Pharmacology in Management of Disease (20 credits)
• Healthcare Leadership in Practice (20 credits)

Shorter awards are available for this course; the 16-month postgraduate diploma (PG Dip) at 120 credits and the 8-month postgraduate certificate (PG Cert) at 60 credits.

At University of Essex Online, we believe everyone should be able to access education. That’s why we take both academic and work-based experience into account when deciding if a student is eligible for a course.

Our courses are taught in English, so to study with us you must have an IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 or equivalent. If you don’t hold an IELTS or equivalent qualification, you’ll be required to pass a free online English test to assess your proficiency.

You may already be working within a specialist infection control role. Studying this course will help you gain a more senior position – either in infection control, environmental health or other healthcare professions. Plus, you’ll develop key skills such as report writing, communication, time management and critical thinking.