MS MASTER OF SURGERY IN PRINCIPLES OF COLOPROCTOLOGY
MS MASTER OF SURGERY IN PRINCIPLES OF COLOPROCTOLOGY
Our e-learning Master’s course offers a flexible and innovative training programme to help you achieve your goals in coloproctology. Our philosophy is to promote setting standards at this specialist level, tailored to your individual circumstances. Our aim is to prepare and assess you for year –1 level consultant specialist practice. This will be achieved through a combination of rigorous and engaging online activities, reflective essays and course work of your surgical, research, communication and decision-making skills.
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Flexible Training
Supporting flexible study patterns is more important than ever when balancing working time directives with the highest quality training. The University of East Anglia (UEA) Masters Course in Coloproctology meets this challenge, and offers added advantages over face-to-face delivery: our bespoke, flexible approach offers excellent opportunities for problem-based training and assessment, access to a large specialist faculty, seamless communication with e-tutors/mentors, access to online resources, evidencing progress and development.
Our Curriculum
Our programme is linked directly to the Intercollegiate Surgical Curriculum Programme and is set at a more advanced level than the exit FRCS. We achieve this through a comprehensive syllabus with defined outcomes to ensure that you acquire expert subject knowledge. For the Post Graduate Diploma (PGDip) and Master’s level, you can tailor the course to suit your career path. Surgical skills training combined with e-tutoring and access to the specialist faculty resource that this will offer, provides an exceptionally rich training experience, complementing and surpassing the knowledge requirements for the FRCS exam exit.
A Master’s Degree tailored to professional development
The syllabus has been designed by our specialist faculty team to complement your real-world professional development. The Clinical Leadership and Management module develops clinical leadership, inter-personal skills, conflict resolution, developing new service and innovation, evaluation and delivery of the latest government policies. Our Integrated Research module empowers trainees to conduct and supervise research within the NHS setting, writing and succeeding in submitting research protocols, evaluating research methodologies and literature reviews.

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Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the courses listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the regular review of course programmes. Where this activity leads to significant (but not minor) changes to programmes, there will normally be prior consultation of students and others. Changes may for example consist of variations to the content and method of delivery of programmes, courses and other services, to discontinue programmes, courses and other services and to merge or combine programmes or courses. The University will endeavour to keep such changes to a minimum, and will inform students.After the Course
Our aim is to prepare, assess and qualify you for year–1 level consultant in coloproctology specialist practice.
Career destinations
A degree at UEA will prepare you for a wide variety of careers. We've been ranked 1st for Job Prospects by StudentCrowd in 2022.
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Modules Available Starting in January
Code: MED-7083E Credits: 20
This module will cover IBD & Ulcerative Colitis, Acute Severe UC, Crohn’s and Enterocutaneous Fistula, Crohn’s and Perianal Disease, Chronic Inflammatory Mass, Dysplasia and Cancer, Patient & Ileoanal-pouch Surgery
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Code: MED-7095X Credits: XX
This module is for final year January start, and only after 6 complete 20 credit modules.
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Modules Available Starting in May
Code: MED-7082X Credits: XX
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Code: MED-7066X Credits: 20
This module is about developing candidates as clinical leaders. It covers - How to write a business case, Innovation and strategy, Personality and leadership, High performance teams, Understanding your organisation, Managing resources and Healthcare economics
Modules Available Starting in September
Code: MED-7081D Credits: 20
At the end of this module, candidates will be able to demonstrate knowledge of principles of operative management options for large bowel obstruction. They will be able to evaluate the role of conservative, laparoscopic and open surgical options in patients with perforated diverticular disease and demonstrate understanding of indications for early surgery. Scenario topics include colonic perforation and diverticular complication and large bowel obstruction.
Code: MED-7065D Credits: 20
The module examines service improvement and innovation and provides the scope and skills for you to undertake an evidence-based service improvement project. At the start of this module you must begin to think about their Research Dissertation. It is your responsibility to find a local Supervisor, who will be the primary contact during the dissertation, to arrange sponsorship, funding and ethics.
Important Information:
Whilst the University will make every effort to offer the modules listed, changes may sometimes be made arising from the annual monitoring and review of modules. Where this activity leads to significant change to a programme and modules, the University will endeavour to consult with affected students. The University may not be able to offer a module for reasons outside of its control, such as the illness of a member of staff. Availability of optional modules may be restricted owing to timetabling, lack of demand, or limited places. Where this is the case, you will be asked to make alternative module choices and you will be supported during this process.
The course allows you to decide to which level you wish to train:
- For the PGDip, you’ll need to complete six compulsory modules. These include 4 subject related modules (1. Colorectal emergencies, 2. Neoplasia, 3. Inflammatory bowel disease and 4. Proctology and functional bowel) and 2 generic modules (1. Management and service delivery and 2. Integrated research).
- For the Master’s level qualification you will follow the same as the PGDip, and, in addition, you will need to complete a year-long Dissertation module.
Each module is delivered over 16 week period.
You should plan on around 165 hours of study per 16-week module. There will be 35 hours per module of e-tutor support, in the format of mediated forum discussions. We use a Problem Based Learning approach in two-week blocks with follow-up online assessment. For each task, we provide links to relevant literature and resources directly through our VLE, saving you time and allowing you to progress in a targeted way. There are MCQs and various other learning resources including videos to help learning about the topic.
You will need to demonstrate a minimum of 80% online engagement to receive CPD accreditation for each module. A summative written assessment for each module; complete it successfully and you’ll be awarded 20 university credits. Acquire 60 credits and, in addition to your CPD accreditation, you’ll also be awarded a Postgraduate Certificate. Successfully complete assessments for 6 modules and you’ll acquire 120 credits and receive a Postgraduate Diploma.
If you then decide to complete a 60 credit Master’s dissertation project, you’ll achieve 180 credits in total, and a Master’s degree. The summative assessment format for 4 subject related modules is 4000 word reflective essay, which will be submitted and marked online. Your research and management modules will involve the online submission of a piece of written work, marked according to the UEA postgraduate senate scale.
Entry Requirements
Degree classification
Pass, merit or equivalentDegree subject
MBBS or overseas equivalentAdditional entry requirements
ST5, Speciality Doctor/Associate specialist (two years in colorectal surgery), GMC registered and MRCS or equivalent.
Students for whom english is a foreign language
We welcome applications from students whose first language is not English or those whose degree was not taught in English. To ensure such students benefit fully from postgraduate study, we require evidence of proficiency in English. We also will require a certain standard to be achieved on the written element of the test. Our usual entry requirements are as follows:
IELTS: 7.0 (minimum 7.0 in all component)
PTE: 76 (minimum 76 in all components)
All scores must be less than two years old.
Intakes
This course is open to UK, EU and International applicants. The intakes for this course are in January, May and September each year.
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How to Apply
Applications for Postgraduate Taught programmes at the University of East Anglia should be made directly to the University.
To apply please use our online application form.
FURTHER INFORMATION
If you would like to discuss your individual circumstances prior to applying please do contact us:
Postgraduate Admissions Office
Tel: +44 (0)1603 591515
Email: admissions@uea.ac.uk
International candidates are also encouraged to access the International Students section of our website.

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