Course summary
This course offers registered healthcare practitioners the opportunity to advance their knowledge and skills within their specialist area of practice. It provides you with an innovative and flexible approach to learning, as well as a range of modules which enable you to develop a course to meet your individual learning needs. You will have the opportunity to develop your advanced thinking and leadership skills. These will be closely linked to your personal and practice development, as well as the needs of the changing workforce.
- This course has been designed to take workforce development priorities into consideration, all of the modules were developed in partnership with educational leads from clinical practice and aim to support your knowledge development and application in practice.
- Through personal development planning you will be encouraged to reflect on and continue to develop your knowledge, skills and competence as a professional.
- Personal development processes provide a medium for recording your progress and creating an effective CV which may be used to update your personal portfolio linked to professional body requirements.
- Learning is facilitated from our contemporary, purpose built campus which is supported by exceptional online resources and computing and library services.
Modules
Year 1 and 2 This course offers the flexibility to attain 180 postgraduate credits from modules or short courses within our Workforce Development portfolio. Please check the entry requirements for any module that you would like to study to ensure that you have the required professional registration and can meet all conditions, for example access to mentors, medical supervisors, students or patients, DBS checks and practice. Students will usually select 60 credits per year from a range of the modules available within the School of Human and Health Sciences Workforce Development portfolio. Year 3 Project (Health Related)
Assessment method
The modules are delivered through a range of teaching methods including formal lectures, seminars, small group tutorials, simulation, e-learning, case-based tutorials and problem based learning. Assessment involves a variety of methods including action plans, oral examinations, practical examinations and written examinations, learning contracts, reports and written essays and e-portfolio. Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course. Feedback (usually written) is normally provided on all coursework submissions within three term time weeks – unless the submission was made towards the end of the session in which case feedback would be available on request after the formal publication of results. Feedback on exam performance/final coursework is available on request after the publication of results.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements for this course are normally: * Applicants must currently work in a health or social care setting. You must be registered with a relevant statutory body such as the NMC or HCPC if you would like to undertake modules linked to UK professional body recognition. * International students must be registered with a relevant professional body in their country of origin and will not be eligible for any NMC or HCPC recognition whilst undertaking this course or on its completion. * An Honours degree (2:2 or above) or an equivalent professional qualification appropriate to that of the proposed programme to be followed. * There are additional entry requirements for the Independent and Supplementary Prescribing option module. Please see the Independent and Supplementary Prescribing course page for details. You may be eligible to gain Recognition for your Prior Learning (RPL) - https://www.hud.ac.uk/undergraduate/how-to-apply/apl/
English language requirements
If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum of IELTS 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. If you have alternative qualifications or do not meet the IELTS requirement we also offer a range of Pre-Sessional English Programmes (https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/pre-sessional-english/).
Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our 'Where are you from?' information pages.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £660 | Module |
| Northern Ireland | £660 | Module |
| Scotland | £660 | Module |
| Wales | £660 | Module |
| Channel Islands | £660 | Module |
| Republic of Ireland | £660 | Module |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
The part-time tuition fee for UK postgraduate students on this course will be £660 (Band 2) per 15 credit module.
Tuition fees for UK students will cover the cost of your study at the University. For more information about funding, fees and finance for UK students, including what your tuition fee covers, please see our Fees and Finance - https://www.hud.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees-and-finance/
Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years of study may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X).
If you are an EU or international student coming to study at the University of Huddersfield, please visit the International Fees and Finance pages for full details of tuition fees and support available - https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/
Please email the Student Finance Office ([email protected]) or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.
Provider information
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield
HD1 3DH