About Critical Care, Leadership & Management Msc/pgdip/pgcert in University of Glasgow

The care of critically ill patients is a challenging and highly specialised area of health care practice. The polio pandemic in the 1950s led to the birth of the modern Intensive Care Unit (ICU). Another pandemic (Covid-19) has seen the term ‘ICU’ rise to prominence once again as the area in hospital where the most severely ill patients are cared for. Critical Care is a term that is repeated daily in the media. It is the specialty we practice and are passionate about, and the area of health care we are dedicated to teaching at the University of Glasgow.

• With both national and international students in mind, assignments and projects will be tailored to allow students to reflect on implementing knowledge and skills in their own units, regions or countries
• A unique blend of clinical critical care topics and advanced training in health services leadership and management
• Clinical topics are taught at the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH), one of the largest teaching hospitals in the UK with a £27 million state-of-the-art learning centre
• Clinical topics will be delivered by experts in the field using a diverse range of teaching methods including: tutorials, lectures, ward rounds and simulation sessions
• Topics in the field of management and leadership will be delivered in conjunction with the Adam Smith Business School which holds triple accreditation with the AACSB International, the EQUIS and the AMBA

This programme is open to doctors, nurses, and allied health professionals to enable them to be highly effective clinical leaders in their place of work.

Entry requirements are:

• A relevant health professional qualification
• Current or recent employment within a critical care setting
• Normally a minimum of one to two years' experience in critical care practice
• IELTS score as per Glasgow University standard for candidates whose first language is not English.

For applicants whose first language is not English, the University sets a minimum English Language proficiency level.

International English Language Testing System (IELTS) Academic module (not General Training)

• 6.5 with no sub-test under 6.0. 
• Tests must have been taken within 4 years 5 months of start date. Combined scores from two tests taken within 6 months of each other can be considered.

Common equivalent English language qualifications

All stated English tests are acceptable for admission to this programme:

TOEFL (ib, my best or athome)

• 90 with minimum R 20, L 19, S 19, W 23. 
• Tests must have been taken within 4 years 5 months of start date. Combined scores from two tests taken within 6 months of each other can be considered.

PTE (Academic)

• 60 with minimum 59 in all sub-tests.
• Tests must have been taken within 4 years 5 months of start date. Combined scores from two tests taken within 6 months of each other can be considered.

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