Professional Clinical Practice BSc/BSc (Hons)
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Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine Related Studies
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
This programme has been designed to offer qualified health care professionals, in particular those who do not already hold a BSc (Hons) degree, the opportunity to continue their professional health care education by following a flexible mode of study at academic level 6 to achieve either an accredited BSc (60c) “top up” degree programme or a BSc (Hons) 120c "top up" degree.
Both the BSc and the BSc (Hons) programmes enable you to identify modules relevant to your own clinical practice environment allowing you to develop your professional knowledge and skills which in turn will enable you to develop and enhance the way you practice.
You be taught by a team of experienced specialists and visiting lecturers with contemporary knowledge and clinical currency who will help to broaden your perspective of health and professional practice regionally and nationally. In addition, many teaching teams are actively involved in undertaking research within their area of clinical practice.
A key strength of our programme is its flexibility. You can study just one module for CPD purposes or combine your modules to achieve an academic award.
Please note, this programme does not provide you with additional registration on a professional register.
Awards and credits
Independent Non- Medical Prescribing v300 ( NMC recorded)
Students can achieve the V300 Independent Supplementary Prescribing Course (NMC validated) at level 6 by choosing to undertake two modules the PCPH 3005 Applied Prescribing and PCPH 3006 Pharmacology for Prescribers, which are part of the BSc/BSc (Hons) Professional Clinical Practice programme.
Both the BSc and the BSc (Hons) programmes enable you to identify modules relevant to your own clinical practice environment allowing you to develop your professional knowledge and skills which in turn will enable you to develop and enhance the way you practice.
You be taught by a team of experienced specialists and visiting lecturers with contemporary knowledge and clinical currency who will help to broaden your perspective of health and professional practice regionally and nationally. In addition, many teaching teams are actively involved in undertaking research within their area of clinical practice.
A key strength of our programme is its flexibility. You can study just one module for CPD purposes or combine your modules to achieve an academic award.
Please note, this programme does not provide you with additional registration on a professional register.
Awards and credits
- Institutional credits for CPD purposes (either 15 or 30 credits) only a max of 30c can be studied each semester
- BSc Professional Clinical Practice (Max 2 years registration time)
- BSc (Hons) Professional Clinical Practice (Max 3 years registration time)
- Graduate Certificate (Max 2 years registration time and is offered for students who already possess a BSc degree)
- Graduate Diploma Professional Clinical Practice (Max 3 years registration time and is offered for students how already possess a BSc degree)
Independent Non- Medical Prescribing v300 ( NMC recorded)
Students can achieve the V300 Independent Supplementary Prescribing Course (NMC validated) at level 6 by choosing to undertake two modules the PCPH 3005 Applied Prescribing and PCPH 3006 Pharmacology for Prescribers, which are part of the BSc/BSc (Hons) Professional Clinical Practice programme.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine Related Studies
Degree
BSc
Study Level
Undergraduate
Study Mode
On Campus
This programme has been designed to offer qualified health care professionals, in particular those who do not already hold a BSc (Hons) degree, the opportunity to continue their professional health care education by following a flexible mode of study at academic level 6 to achieve either an accredited BSc (60c) “top up” degree programme or a BSc (Hons) 120c "top up" degree.
Both the BSc and the BSc (Hons) programmes enable you to identify modules relevant to your own clinical practice environment allowing you to develop your professional knowledge and skills which in turn will enable you to develop and enhance the way you practice.
You be taught by a team of experienced specialists and visiting lecturers with contemporary knowledge and clinical currency who will help to broaden your perspective of health and professional practice regionally and nationally. In addition, many teaching teams are actively involved in undertaking research within their area of clinical practice.
A key strength of our programme is its flexibility. You can study just one module for CPD purposes or combine your modules to achieve an academic award.
Please note, this programme does not provide you with additional registration on a professional register.
Awards and credits
Independent Non- Medical Prescribing v300 ( NMC recorded)
Students can achieve the V300 Independent Supplementary Prescribing Course (NMC validated) at level 6 by choosing to undertake two modules the PCPH 3005 Applied Prescribing and PCPH 3006 Pharmacology for Prescribers, which are part of the BSc/BSc (Hons) Professional Clinical Practice programme.
Both the BSc and the BSc (Hons) programmes enable you to identify modules relevant to your own clinical practice environment allowing you to develop your professional knowledge and skills which in turn will enable you to develop and enhance the way you practice.
You be taught by a team of experienced specialists and visiting lecturers with contemporary knowledge and clinical currency who will help to broaden your perspective of health and professional practice regionally and nationally. In addition, many teaching teams are actively involved in undertaking research within their area of clinical practice.
A key strength of our programme is its flexibility. You can study just one module for CPD purposes or combine your modules to achieve an academic award.
Please note, this programme does not provide you with additional registration on a professional register.
Awards and credits
- Institutional credits for CPD purposes (either 15 or 30 credits) only a max of 30c can be studied each semester
- BSc Professional Clinical Practice (Max 2 years registration time)
- BSc (Hons) Professional Clinical Practice (Max 3 years registration time)
- Graduate Certificate (Max 2 years registration time and is offered for students who already possess a BSc degree)
- Graduate Diploma Professional Clinical Practice (Max 3 years registration time and is offered for students how already possess a BSc degree)
Independent Non- Medical Prescribing v300 ( NMC recorded)
Students can achieve the V300 Independent Supplementary Prescribing Course (NMC validated) at level 6 by choosing to undertake two modules the PCPH 3005 Applied Prescribing and PCPH 3006 Pharmacology for Prescribers, which are part of the BSc/BSc (Hons) Professional Clinical Practice programme.
Admission Requirements
6.5+
Standard:
Applicants should usually have a minimum of one year’s post-registration experience, normally within a health practice setting Applicants should also possess 120 credits at levels 4 and 5 (previously 1 and 2). Nursing students must have an effective registration with the NMC. Students who do not possess level 1 registration with the NMC, may not be eligible to access some modules on the programme due to NMC entry criteria. Students without level 1 registration working in clinical practice must provide evidence of managerial support (for self-funding applicants this is not required, but a discussion with the programme leader may be required). Non-nursing students must have an effective registration with an appropriate UK Professional Regulatory Statutory body (PRSB) in health care. This is not an international programme Applicants must have IELTS 6.5 in all criteria Or
Applicants who fall short of the above entry requirements may, in some circumstances, may use the RPL/RPEL mechanism to contribute towards the above criteria in the following way:
Students must meet with Programme Leader to assess what their initial UK pre-registration academic equivalence is and also that the student has held an effective registration and has been practising clinically with a professional body within the UK for at least one year. At the discretion of the Programme Leader, the student may be asked to write a 1000 word essay which is marked at level 6 by the Programme Leader. If the student passes this successfully they could gain entry to the BSc/ BSc (Hons) programme.
Applicants should usually have a minimum of one year’s post-registration experience, normally within a health practice setting Applicants should also possess 120 credits at levels 4 and 5 (previously 1 and 2). Nursing students must have an effective registration with the NMC. Students who do not possess level 1 registration with the NMC, may not be eligible to access some modules on the programme due to NMC entry criteria. Students without level 1 registration working in clinical practice must provide evidence of managerial support (for self-funding applicants this is not required, but a discussion with the programme leader may be required). Non-nursing students must have an effective registration with an appropriate UK Professional Regulatory Statutory body (PRSB) in health care. This is not an international programme Applicants must have IELTS 6.5 in all criteria Or
Applicants who fall short of the above entry requirements may, in some circumstances, may use the RPL/RPEL mechanism to contribute towards the above criteria in the following way:
Students must meet with Programme Leader to assess what their initial UK pre-registration academic equivalence is and also that the student has held an effective registration and has been practising clinically with a professional body within the UK for at least one year. At the discretion of the Programme Leader, the student may be asked to write a 1000 word essay which is marked at level 6 by the Programme Leader. If the student passes this successfully they could gain entry to the BSc/ BSc (Hons) programme.
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