2018/19 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

MSc Advanced Clinical Practice

Total credits: 180

Entry requirements:

Applicants will;
Be currently registered with the appropriate health care professional body AND
will possess an Honours Degree (normally 2:1 or above) in a Health Related Discipline from a recognised higher education institution AND will be working in an area where agreement has been obtained to develop advanced practice skills, with written support from their manager and the availability of an appropriate mentor AND have a satisfactory application and interview

Opportunities for accreditation of prior certificated learning (APCL) and/or accreditation of prior experiential learning (APEL) are available.

Applicants who have completed previously approved School of Healthcare Post Graduate programmes will enter the programme with advanced standing. Specific examples include;
The Post Graduate Certificate in Clinical Assessment (60 credits)
The Post Graduate Certificate in the Care of the Critically Ill Childbearing Woman (60 credits)
The Post Graduate Certificate in the Supervision of Psychological Therapies (60 credits)
The Post Graduate Certificate in Prescribing with Assessment (75 credits)

Students for whom English is not their first language must meet the Universities entry criteria for English language. ibtTOEFL of 92 (21 for listening, 21 for reading, 22 for writing and 23 for speaking)

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Healthcare

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Healthcare Board of Examiners

Programme specification:

The programme will provide students with:

- Access to interprofessional learning.
- Access to a broad range of modules which will allow students to mould their programme of study to their own professional needs and the needs of the supporting organisation.
- A programme in which work based and work related learning is emphasised.
- Flexibility within the programme structure to maximise the opportunities provided by their personal case load within their work environment
- Assessment methods which are linked to the students' practice and work requirements.

Programme Aims:
At the end of the programme students should have achieved the criteria for the award of MSc in Advanced Practice and should have achieved the identified core competencies in that they are;
- Providing Effective Healthcare.
- Improving the Quality of Health Outcomes
- Demonstrating knowledge and skills in evaluation and research
- Developing Self and Others
- Leading and Developing Practice
- Working Across Professional and Organisational Boundaries
- Showing Innovation and Changing Practice

Year1 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Depending on student circumstances the number of credits studied in each year may vary. By the end of the programme, students should have studied 105 credits from the folllowing optional modules.

Students must take a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 105 credits from group A (over the duration of the programme)

Students need not take any modules from group B, but can take a maximum of 45 credits (over the duration of the programme)

Please note that the list of optional modules is not exhaustive and optional modules may be added or removed due to demand.

NB: Students who elect to study module HECS 5268M: Support for Learning in Practice (a 20 credit module) will study 110 credits of option modules.

Year2 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Depending on student circumstances the number of credits studied in each year may vary.
The following compulsory modules can be taken in either year 2 or year 3 of the programme, but must be studied before HECS5298M:

Optional modules:

Depending on student circumstances the number of credits studied in each year may vary. By the end of the programme, students should have studied 105 credits from the folllowing optional modules.

Students must take a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 105 credits from group A (over the duration of the programme)

Students need not take any modules from group B, but can take a maximum of 45 credits (over the duration of the programme)

Please note that the list of optional modules is not exhaustive and optional modules may be added or removed due to demand.

NB: Students who elect to study module HECS 5268M: Support for Learning in Practice (a 20 credit module) will study 110 credits of option modules.

Year3 - View timetable

[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment]

Compulsory modules:

Candidates will be required to study the following compulsory modules:

Optional modules:

Depending on student circumstances the number of credits studied in each year may vary. By the end of the programme, students should have studied 105 credits from the folllowing optional modules.

Students must take a minimum of 60 and a maximum of 105 credits from group A (over the duration of the programme)

Students need not take any modules from group B, but can take a maximum of 45 credits (over the duration of the programme)

Last updated: 18/07/2018

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