MSc Robotic Surgery (Simulation)
Introduction
Develop your understanding of robotic surgery and take the first steps toward developing your career in the field, with our online Masters degree.
Institute of Excellence in Robotic Surgery
Our MSc Robotic Surgery (Simulation) is delivered by the School of Medicine in partnership with East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) and The Institute of Excellence in Robotic Surgery (TIERS).
During the course you’ll explore the ways in which robotics have been integrated into surgical practice, leading to reduced invasiveness, decreased blood loss, shorter hospital stays, faster recovery times, and improved patient outcomes. Looking specifically at gastrointestinal (upper and lower), urological and gynaecological surgery, you’ll also explore some of the cutting-edge strategies and techniques, as well as develop a theoretical understanding of how these can be applied in practice.
This is a distance learning course: you don't need to attend physical locations but, instead, participate in learning using a variety of online systems to engage with your lecturers and fellow students. However, it includes a compulsory module which you must attend in-person: Simulation in Year 2. The Simulation module is delivered in-person at the ICENI Centre in Colchester, Essex in the UK. This course cannot be completed without attendance in Colchester.
Course options
Key facts
- STUDY OPTIONS 1 year
- START DATES September
- LOCATION Distance learning
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FEES
- £11,685 Distance learning students starting 2024/25 (part-time, total cost)
- £12,300 Distance learning students starting 2025/26 (part-time, total cost)
1 year full-time
Modules are subject to change and availability.
Assessment
Assessment has been designed to incorporate a broad range of different methods of assessment to evaluate knowledge and the capacity to both critically analyse and synthesise evidence related to surgical practice and decision-making. It includes essay-based critical reviews, oral presentations and written exams testing your understanding of the content of the course. Simulation learning will be made available to students undertaking the MSc in Robotic Surgery (Simulation), delivered by ESNEFT and the ICENI Centre (Colchester, Essex). This element will not carry any academic credits but will be based on a pass/fail criteria on submission of an e-portfolio.
Core modules
- Principles of Robotic Surgery
- Postgraduate Research Design
- Postgraduate Research Project
- Simulation
- Into ARU
Optional modules
- Robotic Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Robotic Lower Gastrointestinal Surgery
- Robotic Gynaecological Surgery
- Robotic Urological Surgery
- Global Leadership
- Advance Professional Decision Making
Entry requirements
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Accreditation
Royal College of Surgeons of England
We're one of the Royal College of Surgeons' approved education centres.
Careers
Our Masters degree is designed for qualified clinicians with an interest in robotic surgery. While it won't qualify you to practice robotic surgery, it’s a primer for future specialist training.
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