Advanced Practice - MSc/PGDip/PGCert - Distance Learning

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Advanced Practice - MSc/PGDip/PGCert - Distance Learning

Edinburgh Napier University
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As a practitioner in the public, health and social care services, you are expected to be innovative, provide leadership and make an advanced contribution in your professional role. This course will enable you to do just that in your specialised area of practice.

As a qualified health and social care professional, you will be expected to be innovative, provide leadership and make an advanced contribution in your professional role. This course will enable you to do just that. Critical appraisal of relevant health and social policy throughout the course will help you to apply new knowledge and skills to achieve advanced levels of practice, expanding your career progression opportunities. You'll…

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As a practitioner in the public, health and social care services, you are expected to be innovative, provide leadership and make an advanced contribution in your professional role. This course will enable you to do just that in your specialised area of practice.

As a qualified health and social care professional, you will be expected to be innovative, provide leadership and make an advanced contribution in your professional role. This course will enable you to do just that. Critical appraisal of relevant health and social policy throughout the course will help you to apply new knowledge and skills to achieve advanced levels of practice, expanding your career progression opportunities. You'll also acquire the knowledge and skills you need to influence decision making at both local and strategic levels. You'll develop a combination of theoretical and practical skills in this course, including critical thinking when considering the issues associated with practice, knowledge and application of research methods and their application, and efficient approaches to time management, prioritisation and workload planning. You will also learn to recognise and manage the personal stresses of the profession, and become proficient in the use of the latest technologies in the practice of your role. View Full Screen

What's involved The course is conducted as a blended learning process, involving a combination of lectures, tutorials, online study, workshops and independent study. Year 1 Exploring Professional Roles in Practice, four Optional Modules On completion of these modules you will be eligible for a Postgraduate Certificate. Year 2 Research Methods, four Optional Modules On completion of these modules you will be eligible for a Postgraduate Diploma Year 3 Dissertation OptionsAdults with Incapacity; Assessment, Evaluation and Support; Child Protection in Context; Child Protection: Risk to Reality; Contemporary Ethical and Professional Issues in Healthcare; Contemporary Issues in Intellectual Disability Practice; Critical Thinking, Analysis and Writing; Dissertation; Effective Learning and Teaching in Higher Education; Exploring Professional Roles in Practice; Improving Health and Well Being with People with Intellectual Disabilities; Independent and Supplementary Prescribing for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals; Integrating Cancer Genetics into Healthcare; Leadership; Interprofessional Learning and Mentoring; Managing Performance for Person Centred Services; Politics, Policy and Practice; Practising within a Consultancy Role; Professional Study & Practices; Professional Study & Practices; Research Methods; Safeguarding Vulnerable Individuals and Families; Strategic and Global Issues in Palliative Care; Symptom Management in Palliative Care; Therapeutic Communication in Palliative Care; Strategic and Global Issues in Cancer Care; Pathophysiology and Epidemiology in Diabetes Mellitus; Work Based learning Portfolio 1; Work Based Learning Portfolio 2.

Requirements at a glance Entry to the course To apply, you will need to be currently in a role which has a contractual obligation for teaching, learning and assessment and, if you require registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (nurses and midwives only) you need to have been a registered practitioner working with students for a minimum period of three years.Fees Table Fees 2012/132013/14 Home/EU£570£570per 20cr PC/PDHome/EU£350£35060cr DissertationOverseas£1,550£1,614per 20cr PC/PDOverseas£1,050£1,08060cr Dissertation Fees displayed are correct at the time of publication but the University Court reserves the right to make changes in fees at any time, and without notice, before or after the student's admission to the University. Tuition fees are reviewed annually and will rise each year during your programme of study, at least in line with inflation.

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