Advanced Practice (Public Health Practice) PGCert

Postgraduate

In Guildford

£ 3,290 VAT inc.

Description

  • Type

    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Guildford

  • Duration

    5 Years

If you’re an experienced or senior Community Practitioner, this course provides a forward-thinking approach, giving you the opportunity to raise your skills to a more advanced level.

While you learn the in-depth knowledge which supports advanced healthcare, such as conceptual models, theories and frameworks, we will also encourage and develop your decision making and critical thinking skills. Benefiting from an environment that’s supported by excellent research and our strong links to practice, we stay in touch with the latest trends and changes within the healthcare sector and feed this back into our teaching.

We’ve created this course so that you develop the skills you need to lead the way in the advancement of your own practice and make an impact on the wider healthcare sector.

Facilities

Location

Start date

Guildford (Surrey)
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GU2 7XH

Start date

On request

About this course

Mirroring aspects of our MSc Advanced Clinical Practice course, if you're a practitioner with an existing MSc qualification this course can let you develop advanced practice skills with additional learning.

If you’re a senior and experienced community practitioner, then this course is ideal if you wish to take your skills to a more advanced level and fulfil any one of the growing numbers of advanced practice roles within modern healthcare.

You should have an MSc in Specialist Practice (PHP/PCC SCPHN), or a recognised equivalent international qualification. You must be currently registered as a healthcare professional to apply.

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Subjects

  • Public Health
  • Public
  • Healthcare
  • Leadership
  • Strategic
  • Quality
  • Quality Systems
  • Quality Controller
  • Quality Assurance
  • Public Speaking
  • Public Liability Insurance
  • Public Administration

Course programme

Academic year structure

The modules on our course are 15 credits each. This is apart from the V300 which provides 30 credits towards the Primary and Community Care course. You can expect to complete the PGCert Advanced Practice (Public Health Practice) in two to five years. Currently, we cannot offer you the opportunity to study our course over one year.

Modules

Modules listed are indicative, reflecting the information available at the time of publication. Please note that modules may be subject to teaching availability, student demand and/or class size caps.

The University operates a credit framework for all taught programmes based on a 15-credit tariff. Modules can be either 15, 30, 45 or 60 credits, and additionally for some masters dissertations, 90 credits.

The structure of our programmes follows clear educational aims that are tailored to each programme. These are all outlined in the programme specifications which include further details such as the learning outcomes:

Unstructured

Module title
  • TRANSFORMING SERVICES FOR QUALITY
  • EVIDENCING YOUR PRACTICE
  • IMPLEMENTING CHANGE IN PRACTICE
  • STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP FOR HEALTHCARE

Optional modules for Unstructured (3-5 years) - FHEQ Level 7

  • NA

Advanced Practice (Public Health Practice) PGCert

£ 3,290 VAT inc.