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Advancing health knowledge, shaping healthier futures.  

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Why study Health at Kent?

You'll develop advanced clinical, leadership and research skills, enhance your career prospects, boost your employability and lead improvements in health systems locally and globally.  

Our health courses

Studying postgraduate healthcare programmes at the University of Kent offers flexibility, academic excellence and strong professional relevance. 

Our Advanced and Specialist Healthcare courses support working professionals through part-time study, a multi-professional approach and recognition of prior learning. 

Healthcare Management courses equip students with leadership and innovation skills while addressing key challenges such as health inequalities, digital transformation and patient safety. 

For research focused students, a  PhD at the Tizard Centre or Centre for Health Services Studies provides an internationally recognised research environment and expert supervision, making Kent an excellent choice for advancing healthcare careers and research impact. 

The Tizard Centre

The Tizard Centre is at the forefront of research into autism, intellectual disability and community care. Celebrating our 25th anniversary in 2019, our work is highly influential and has helped to improve lives across the UK and internationally. 

Our pioneering approach dates back to our first Director, Jim Mansell who in 2012 was awarded a CBE. In 2013, the Centre received a Queen’s Anniversary Prize in recognition of its outstanding work in the field.  

The Centre for Health Services Studies (CHSS)

CHSS is a centre of research excellence which undertakes high quality research into a wide range of health and social care systems and health and care services issues at local, national and international levels.

Courses

Where ambition takes shape.

Career focus

"Having an MSc as well as the restorative diploma sets you apart from your peers. After investing the time and money into the restorative diploma, one further year of study to gain a whole MSc seemed appealing."
Matthew's story

Deeper knowledge

"I was interested in getting a greater understanding of advances in dental clinical practice, especially the appropriate evaluation of the existing evidence."
Alfred's story

Changing direction

"I knew I had strong administrative business skills but healthcare, I realised, was a unique sector and to excel in it, I’d need to plug the gaps in my knowledge by taking an additional qualification."
Moronke's story

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Postgraduate

Advice for applying to Kent as a postgraduate student for taught and research courses.

International

With a welcoming student body representing over 100 nationalities, we are the perfect place to start your university journey in the UK.

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Locations

We have a mixture of health courses at both our Canterbury and Medway campuses.