Course overview

The aim of our course is to enable you to develop your expertise in critically appraising practice in the health and social care arena, from an interprofessional and contemporary perspective.

Our course will facilitate debate on inter-professional and organisational patterns of care and service provision. Some modules may address the wider societal and political influences that impact on health and social care. The ability to promote effective joint working between and across sectors and agencies may also be addressed, as appropriate to your area of practice.

Students from all professional backgrounds with an interest in health and social care will be able to enhance their intellectual and generic skills for career/professional development. Our course will equip you with the skills of critical reflection and evaluation so that you are able to lead/facilitate advanced and innovative practice within the health and social care context. Due to the variety of health care practitioners likely to apply for this course, there are a number of modules from a range of clinical and generic topics available to study.

Module guide

Assessment

There are a variety of assessment methods and each module is assessed in order to award academic credit. Assessment methods include: essay, case study, reports, literature review, concept mapping and portfolio of evidence of learning.
PLEASE NOTE: Some of the above modules may also be delivered at the Peterborough campus.

Facilities

As the largest provider of health and social care education in the East of England, we we offer you state-of-the-art simulated clinical skills laboratories. You therefore have the opportunity to gain the hands-on experience you need. Our building in Chelmsford was built in collaboration with the Essex Workforce Development Confederation. All of our students are able to use these facilities including nurses, midwives, operating department practitioners, counsellors and social workers.

Our other facilities based in Fulbourn, Cambridge and Peterborough, have wall mounted audio visual capture equipment to improve learning and teaching, with the clinical skills laboratories for undergraduate, postgraduate and continuing professional development courses.

Moreover, our clinical skills facilities are fitted with a range of health care equipment that mirrors real life clinical situations. The opportunity to observe and then to practice techniques within the clinical skills lab is fundamental to your overall learning experience, before you transfer to direct patient care. Moving and handling hoists and standing aids, ECG monitors, interpretive and cardiac arrest systems, pain relief delivery systems and a range of diagnostic and patient monitoring systems are just some of our equipment available. Our innovative style of health education delivery means that you will be ready from day one in your new job.

Links with industry and professional recognition

The selection of modules ensures that you can study relevant topics which will link theory to practice and help to improve practice.

This award does not provide professional recognition, though it can enhance career progression through academic recognition and application to health and social care practice.

Associated careers

Your achievement will evidence your professional development, and step-off points allow access to other courses with minimum entry requirements.

Entry Requirements:

*Entry at Level 1 - A levels or equivalent qualification at Level 3, plus at least three GCSEs at grade C or above of which two must be in English and Maths. *Entry at Level 2 - As level 1 plus must demonstrate 120 credits at level 1 through a professional qualification, e.g. Registered Nurse, Diploma in Nursing. *Entry at Level 3 - As level 1 and 2 but must also demonstrate 120 credits at level 2 through a professional qualification eg Dip HE Registered Nurse, Foundation Degree. *In all cases applicants must: *Be a health and social care professional with at least one year full time or equivalent part-time post qualification experience. *Give evidence of personal, professional and educational experience so that they may meet the academic and, where appropriate, practice demands of the programme. *International students wishing to access this pathway must hold a recognised qualification and be current in a Health and Social Care role which compares to a minimum of 120 level 1 or 120 level 2 credits depending on the entry level. (E.g. UK Dip HE, Foundation Degree, Bachelors Degree etc).

Entry requirements listed are for September 2013 entry. Entry requirements for other intakes may differ.

Please note all tariff points must come from A levels. Points from AS levels cannot be counted towards the total tariff points required for entry to this course.

International applicants

Availability of this course for international applicants requiring a Tier 4 Student Visa is limited to our Chelmsford campus.