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Overview
| Course Length: | 2-5 Years Part-Time |
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| Start Dates: | February 2022, September 2022, February 2023 |
| Subjects: | Health and Social Care |
| Location: | Edge Hill University St James', Manchester University Hospital Aintree |
The programme provides health and social professionals with the opportunity to gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges faced within a variety of healthcare settings.
A broad range of module choice will help you to develop a body of knowledge that will influence your practice and the practice of others in your professional sphere.
You can choose to follow a generic pathway or specialise in areas such as child and young person’s palliative and end of life care practice, paramedic practice or perioperative practice. Before the start of the course, you will have an interview with a pathway coordinator to help ensure your chosen pathway is the one to best meet your individual needs.
If you want to build upon your own clinical experience as well as develop and exercise higher levels of decision-making and critical judgement in clinical and professional practice, then this is the course for you.
In Depth
What will I study?
The programme’s core modules introduce you to the skills and methods of research and subsequently involve the completion of a dissertation.
The Research Methods module will help you to develop skills in specific aspects of research methodology and equip you to prepare a proposal to undertake a small scale piece of research. The emphasis throughout is on the practical application of research principles to ensure that practice is evidence-based.
The Advancing Practice Project module offers you, with the support of an academic supervisor, the opportunity to develop your ability to independently produce a sustained piece of work.
In addition to the two core modules, you will select modules from the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine’s undergraduate professional development module portfolio and/or opt for specific modules relating to one of the pathways.
How will I study?
Module delivery approaches vary from face-to-face classroom-based activities to solely online delivery. Many modules involve a blended approach combining online study with taught sessions on campus.
The course is designed for busy professionals to study on a part-time basis whilst in employment. It is possible to study the degree as a full award or study a module on a standalone basis.
How will I be assessed?
The programme utilises a variety of assessment techniques and strategies are used including written assignments, interviews, practicals (observed structured clinical examinations), seminar presentations, examinations and portfolio development.
Who will be teaching me?
The teaching team comprises research-active senior lecturers with extensive clinical and professional expertise and experience. Guest lecturers with specific subject and clinical speciality experience from all professional disciplines will also contribute to the richness and variety of the programme.
A Great Study Environment
The Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine is one of the leading providers of education and training for health and social care professionals in the North West of England.
Offering some of the best facilities for health, social care and medicine students in the country, the outstanding teaching and learning resources include leading edge clinical skills facilities, an 860-seat lecture theatre, and a variety of teaching rooms and social learning spaces.
The faculty is home to a thriving research culture which includes a series of staff and student conference programmes, guest lectures and seminars, as well as active research groups.
Modules
Expand AllHEA3102Research Methods (20 credits)
HEA3161Advancing Practice Project (40 credits)
You will select an additional 60 credits of modules from the Faculty of Health, Social Care and Medicine’s CPD portfolio.
For more information about each module, including the dates and times of module sessions, please visit www.edgehill.ac.uk/cpdmodules.
Timetables
You can expect to receive your timetable at enrolment. Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day or evening of the week.
Disclaimer
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information, however our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may necessitate alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses.
Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies, revisions to subject benchmarks statements, to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Entry Criteria
Entry Requirements
To join this programme you should practice in an environment which enables you to meet the programme outcomes.
You must be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council or Health and Care Professionals Council or hold an overseas nursing or allied health professional qualification and IELTS 6.0 or equivalent (with 6.0 achieved in the written and spoken language element of the test, completed within the last two years).
You should have 240 UK credits with 120 at level 4 (Cert HE) and 120 at level 5 (Dip HE). Alternatively, students who are over 21 will be considered if they can demonstrate the ability to study at degree level by the successful completion of a 20 credit Edge Hill University degree level module.
You will have an interview with a pathway coordinator to verify that you meet the entry requirements and plan your pathway to ensure the programme will meet your individual needs.
Recognition of Prior Learning
Edge Hill University recognises learning gained elsewhere, whether through academic credit and qualifications acquired from other relevant courses of study or through recognition of an individual’s professional and employment experience (also referred to as ‘experiential learning’). This may include credit or learning undertaken at another university.
Previous learning that is recognised in this way may be used towards meeting the entry requirements for a programme and/or for exemption from part of a programme. It is your responsibility to make a claim for recognition of prior learning. For guidance, please consult the University’s academic regulations (sections C7 and F3.1) or contact the faculty in which you are interested in studying.
Career Prospects
What are my career prospects?
Due to the flexibility of this programme and the wide range of modules available, you will be well-placed to either progress in your current role or consider a career change within health or associated areas.
You will learn how to problem solve, apply relevant knowledge and skills, communicate information and reflect on your practice.
Finance
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees for part-time study on this degree are £35 per credit for UK students enrolling on the programme in academic years 2021/22 or 2022/23. This is equivalent to £700 per 20 credit module. A total of 120 credits must be studied in order to complete this BSc (Hons) award.
EU/EEA and Swiss students who have settled or pre-settled status under the EU Settlement Scheme, as well as Irish nationals, may be eligible for the UK part-time tuition fee rate.
The University may administer a small inflationary rise in tuition fees in subsequent academic years as you progress through the course.
Apply
How to Apply
There is an online application process for this programme.
Visit www.edgehill.ac.uk/applydirect to access the relevant online application form and to find out more about the application process.
Should you accept an offer of a place to study with us and formally enrol as a student, you will be subject to the provisions of the regulations, rules, codes, conditions and policies which apply to our students. These are available at www.edgehill.ac.uk/studentterms.
Get in Touch
If you have any questions about this programme, please contact:
- School of Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professions
- Tel: 01695 650946
- Email: [email protected]
If you would like to talk to the programme leader about the course in more detail, please contact:
- Delyth Meirion-Owen
- Tel: 01695 657039
- Email: [email protected]
Course Changes
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