Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF) is offering a unique advanced MSc electronic (e)- learning course in Haemoglobinopathies together with University College London (UCL), beginning on the Academic Year of 2008.

This is a unique opportunity for health professionals from around the world to pursue a specialist qualification from a leading university, via distance learning. University College London (UCL), with a history and a contribution to education of more than 150 years, is part of the University of London.  A university with high academic standards and an excellent reputation in distance and electronic (e)-learning courses, all led by  internationally recognised experts and taught by distinguished faculties.

The MSc in Haemoglopinopathies is a challenging course, launched for the first time and is specially designed to offer to interested health professionals an advanced postgraduate degree from  wherever they live without interruption of family or work responsibilities.

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This course is a joint venture between UCL and Thalassaemia International Federation (TIF), a patient/parent-driven organisation established in 1986 and working in official relations with the World Health Organization (WHO) since 1996. Today TIF represents the interests of many hundreds of thousands of patients via 98 member associations from over 60 countries of the world, promoting their rights to a good quality of life and optimal medical and other care.

Course Objectives
To acquire knowledge and experience and to develop skills for the effective control, including the prevention and holistic management, of haemoglobinopathies - red blood cell disorders, that contribute significantly to the global public health burden. The objective for launching this course is very closely related to the mission of TIF, which is “the promotion of equal access to quality medical care for every patient with a haemoglobin disorder across the world.” More specifically, this course focuses on:

• Offering training on the holistic care of haemoglobinopathies to health professionals practicing in various parts of the world
• Bringing together the expertise of clinicians, scientists and researchers involved in the control of thalassaemia from a diverse range of disciplines with the ultimate goal of preparing them to deliver innovation in clinical practice, research, education and training
• Improving the health and quality of life of patients with thalassaemia, sickle cell disease and other severe haemoglobin disorders worldwide by educating international health professionals

• Increasing awareness and knowledge of effective prevention programmes for haemoglobinopathies.

Gain a Master of Science Degree (MSc) completely online with a prestigious United Kingdom university and achieve career advancement!

Who should register?

This MSc course has been designed to advance the knowledge of medical and other health professionals in the field or with an interest to enter the field, including  paediatricians, haematologists, clinical geneticists, primary health physicians, nurses and relevant science graduates.

Degrees obtained via e-learning are no different in terms of syllabus, teaching quality and international recognition from degrees obtained under normal full-time enrollment at a university.

Admission requirements

Applicants should have:

• MD or a university degree in relevant science subjects (B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D)
• Health or science professionals that have not obtained their academic qualification from an English-speaking university must acquire the IELTS or TOEFL examination, or any other examination from an internationally approved body.
• Basic computer skills

Why an e-learning course?

• The convenience of classroom accessibility 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from virtually anywhere in the world
• Flexible scheduling and convenience for working professionals
• Save money (pay only for tuition fees) and save time

E-learning courses provide an opportunity for health professionals to achieve what seemed in previous years an unreachable goal – to obtain a Master’s degree while continuing to pursue their normal work and activities at home.

Programme
The programme offers three academic degrees, part-time or full-time, for health professionals based anywhere in the world:

• M.Sc., full-time, 1 year /  part-time, 2 years
• Diploma, full-time, 8 months /  part-time, 16 months
• Certificate, full-time, 4 months / part-time, 8 months

Tuition Fees / GBP (Great Britain pounds)

Contact details

For further information, please contact:

UCL
88-96 Chenies Mews
London WC1E 6HX, United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)20 7679 6060
Fax: +44 (0)20 7380 9984
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www.instituteforwomenshealth.ucl.ac.uk

TIF
31 Ifigenias, 2007 Strovolos, Cyprus
Tel: +357 22 319 129
Fax: +357 22 314 552
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www.thalassaemia.org.cy

Download printable brochure from: http://www.thals.org/en/download-resources/Msc-in-Hemoglobinopathies/MSc-in-Haemoglobinopathies-Leaflet-UPDATED/download.html