Enhanced Professional Practice, PGDip

Suitable for promotion/advancement in health, social care and related sectors, e.g. for positions that require postgraduate studies or master's degree.

Applicants should have:
Relevant first degree and / or professional qualifications and studies, with the ability to study at level 7
Either:
- those wishing direct entry to Year 2: 60 academic credits, or equivalent recognised / tariffed learning, at Level 7 (or max 30 at Level 6 and 30 at Level 7)
- those without prior CPD credits or recognised learning at Level 7: the ability to study and gain a choice of CPD or learning evidence, equal to 60 credits (either 60 at Level 7, or up to 30 credits at Level 6 / remainder at Level 7).

What you should know about this course
This is a truly innovative programme in enhanced professional practice, that you can access with prior 60 credits of appropriate learning / direct entry to year 2
This course maps across to HEE’s requirements for enhanced practice, a precursor to studying the Advanced Clinical Practice pathway
It is open to non-clinical professionals, e.g. health promotion, commissioning, welfare, social care etc.
The 120 credits can be used towards the final 60 further credits, for the top up MA Health Care Practice
The second year is identical to the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice, thus enabling students to move sideways onto that programme and be exempt from repeating the middle year.