Programme summary for MSc in Advanced Practice for Health Professions Advanced Practice for Health Professions

This programme is part of the Professional Health Sciences Post Graduate Framework. The PG Framework comprises a range of accredited short courses and modules which offer clinicians the opportunity to design a programme to meet their personal needs and aspirations. Each programme and module has been mapped to Skills for Health competences which encompass key areas for senior clinical and managerial staff working in health fields.

One of our postgradute students talks about his experience studying at masters level in the School of Health, Sport and Bioscience.

About the programme

This programme offers clinical staff practising in a range of disciplines the opportunity to construct an educational programme designed to meet their personal and professional needs. The programme is designed to give clinicians the opportunity to explore and evaluate the evidence base for their practice, enabling them to develop more effective and innovative approaches to practice.

Programme structure

The programme forms part of our Post Graduate Framework for Health Professions which offers a wide range of accredited short courses and modules focused around patient centred care and evidence based practice.
Full time Students complete the programme in 1 calendar year.
Part time students may take two to six years – undertaking modules at a pace to suit their busy lives.
Students are required to complete two core modules Foundations in Research and a Dissertation.
Students may choose the remaining modules from a wide range of modules and short courses offered.

Career opportunities

Most graduates will return to the clinical environment and will be in a position to seek a post at a higher level, such as specialist or advanced practitioner status. The programme could also lead to research or further academic study, or other roles such as consultancy in related commercial enterprises.

Support

The School Help Desk provides immediate help with day to day problems. This is normally the first point of call for a student and if further advice is required the Help Desk staff will advise the student on where to go for support.

All students are allocated a personal tutor who will support them throughout the programme. Tutors are able to provide information and advice about services available to support learning or to cope with the stresses that study may bring.

Personal tutors can provide feedback and help on draft coursework essays but where the material lies outside their area of expertise the help will focus on presentation and writing style rather than on content.

Module leaders and the module teaching team provide support for students seeking help with understanding of detailed concepts being studied. Students are allocated a research supervisor at a stage when they are beginning to think about their research and prepare for the work required. The supervisor will assist with the design, ethics application and data collection for the study as well as supporting the writing required.

The Programme Leader provides support for the students from the time they enrol until they graduate. Advice is available on module choices and practical aspects undertaking part time study.

English language support is available for all students whose first language is not English.
Our School International Student Support Officer will help overseas students comply with legislation and support them to settle into the UK

Admission

Students will all have:-

a first degree in a health related discipline classified as second class or above
professional registration with the relevant regulatory body from their home country and/ or
current membership of the relevant Professional Body
relevant work experience is desirable but the applicant’s overall profile will be considered during the admission’s process

We anticipate that the programme and modules offered may be of interest to a range of health disciplines including Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Podiatrists, Rehabilitation Nurses, Sports Therapists, case managers.
In the case of applicants whose first language is not English, then IELTS 6.5 (or equivalent) is required. International qualifications will be checked for appropriate matriculation to UK Higher Education postgraduate programmes.
Students who apply to enter stages of the programme may be admitted through normal Accreditation of Experiential Learning (AEL) or Accreditation of Certificated Learning (ACL) processes, or through an approved articulation agreement. Therefore such applicants must be able to demonstrate and evidence that they have the required learning outcomes as listed in the modules for which they are seeking exemption.