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Study Details: 2 years (part-time)
This course is suitable for health and social care professionals who would like to develop higher levels of professional knowledge and expertise in their sphere of practice.
The course aims to prepare practitioners to be able to exercise higher levels of judgement and problem solving in relation to Advanced Practice. The different pathways facilitate learning in the practitioner’s chosen field.
This programme is delivered at the Riverside Campus in Chester.
*Candidates who do not possess the full two years of experience in the specialist area may exceptionally be admitted to the course using the following criteria, both of which must be met:
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It is envisaged that students who successfully complete the programme will become leaders and innovators in their chosen pathway.
This programme is part-time, leading to a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Advanced Practice. The Strategic Health Authority has led the strategic planning of Advanced Practice programmes throughout the Merseyside and Cheshire zone and has identified the need to develop a tripartite collaborative approach which is multi-professional.
The programme is offered on a modular basis and is designed to meet the criteria set by professional organisations and the Quality Assurance Agency subject benchmarks. The programme is divided between theoretical study and practice.
There are four pathways available; students can select a pathway relevant to their area of practice and then complete three compulsory modules within that specific pathway.
Clinical Practice
The student is required to complete six taught modules (20 credits per module) plus a dissertation.
Students may exit with a Postgraduate Certificate following completion of 60 credits, a Postgraduate Diploma following the completion of 120 credits within the chosen pathway, with an option to achieve a further 60 credits through a Dissertation module to complete the Masters degree.
Modules are designed and delivered in accordance with Framework for Higher Education Qualifications, using their stated credit level descriptors as a reference point.
Students will also undertake the relevant advanced compulsory components to complete their chosen pathway.
60 credits at Master’s level will achieve a Postgraduate Certificate.
120 credits at Master’s level will achieve a Postgraduate Diploma (with a named pathway).
Completion of the 60 credit Dissertation module, plus the above will achieve a Master’s of Science award in Advanced Practice.
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