Applications for our flexible and part-time PG Diploma/MSc in Human Factors in Patient Safety are now open for September 2025 intake. During the Postgraduate Diploma, there are five modules which are worth 60 credits. The MSc is offered in year two and involves the completion of the research dissertation which is worth a further 30 credits.  

 

There are six modules on the programme. Five taught modules delivered by experts in Human Factors in Patient Safety. The sixth module, which is completed in the second year, involves individual research or quality improvement project written as a submission ready research article. 

 

 

Taught Modules

There are five taught modules on the programme. You will attend online interactive sessions and workshops one day per month. The rest of the multi-disciplinary programme including didactic teaching, discussion boards, reading, and resources are offered online, which you can access in your own time. 

 

Module 1	Error and Safety in Acute Healthcare	15 Credits
Module 2	Personal Effectiveness and Non-Technical Skills	15 Credits
Module 3	Leadership of Process and Quality Improvement	5 Credits
Module 4	Professionalism and Advanced Communication	15 Credits
Module 5	Research Methods	10 Credits
Module 6 (MSc only)	Advanced Research Methods and Dissertation	30 Credits

 

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RCSI is one of the world's leading educational institutions in medicine and the health sciences. With the University ranking in the TOP 250 Universities worldwide, as well as being ranked number 5 in the world for SDG3 ‘Good Health and Wellbeing’ in the Times Higher Education University Impact Rankings 2023. 

 

Applications are now open for September 2025 intake. For more information, please click here.