M.Sc. of Infection Prevention & Control

M.Sc. of Infection Prevention & Control

The M.Sc. Infection Control course focuses on preventing and controlling the spread of infection, which is one of the key priorities for hospital staff, environmental health officers and healthcare professionals throughout the world. The M.Sc. Infection Control has been designed for nurses, medical laboratory sciences, and other health professionals who have an infection control role in their workplace but is open to anyone with an interest in this area. The demand for Infection Control courses has increased in recent years due to multiresistant organisms and contagious illness outbreaks such as MRSA, swine flu and Ebola highlighting the need for more effective infection control. The fundamental underpinning of the M.Sc. is that prevention is better than the cure and it is this mentality that will hopefully make outbreaks a thing of the past.

This advanced-level health masters course is designed to provide you with the latest knowledge and understanding of infection control practice, giving you the ability to develop and implement strategies to reduce the spread of hospital-acquired infection and respond appropriately to an outbreak of infection within a community. You will also be able to advise policymakers and other clinicians on matters relating to infection control.