The MSc Advanced Practice is a generic programme with eight specific pathways and can lead to the award of the specifically named degree:
MSc Advanced Practice (Audiology)
MSc Advanced Practice (Dietetics)
MSc Advanced Practice (Housing)
MSc Advanced Practice (Musculoskeletal Studies)
MSc Advanced Practice (Public Health Emergencies)*
MSc Advanced Practice (Speech and Language Therapy)
MSc Advanced Practice (Sport and Exercise Nutrition) *
MSc Advanced Practice (Healthcare and Wellbeing)*
It is intended that the programme provides for flexible, variable progression that is responsive to student and employer continuous professional learning needs and the constantly changing practice environment.
Any modules at Level 7 (Masters level) studied elsewhere, that meet the learning needs of the student, can be incorporated into the module mix via the Recognising Prior Learning (RPL) procedure. In addition, it is recognised that many professions engage with CPD activities which are not credit rated. The Reflection on Prior Learning module is a 20 credit level 7 generic option module where students can use relevant CPD activities to critically reflect on those experiences and produce a reflective statement and portfolio.
The programme has been designed to meet the four pillars of Advanced Practice.
The modules will be delivered in a blended learning pattern (blocks of teaching with on-line resources) as far as possible.
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The course will have three defined exit points:
Postgraduate Certificate (PgC) – provides students with the foundation of knowledge and skills required to begin to develop practice as an Advanced Practitioner.
Postgraduate Diploma (PgD) – provides students with the appropriate knowledge and skills to function as an Advanced Practitioner.
Master of Science (MSc) – this aimed at those students who wish to continue their academic study and undertake an extended applied research project which must be relevant to practice.
The structure of the programme is designed, where appropriate, to be flexible and meet the needs of the individual learner. Students can opt to study individual modules for their continuous professional development (CPD); there is a separate fees basis for this type of study.
Modules:
Compulsory Modules for PgD:
Reflection for Professional Practice (10 credits)
Evidence Based Practice (10 credits)
Applied Research Methods & Design (20 credits)
Compulsory Modules for MSc:
Dissertation (60 credits)
Optional Generic Modules: (All worth 20 credits):
Work Based Learning 1
Work Based Learning 2
Assessing Health, Wellbeing and Inequity
Health Risk Perception & Communication
Public Health Policy Development
Health Protection
Frameworks for Public Health Intervention
Changing Health Behaviour
Neuro Linguistic Programming
Reflection on Prior Learning
Teaching and Learning in the Workplace
Clinical Decision Making
Strategic Leadership and Management
The Professional working at Masters Level will be able to lead and contribute to developments in their profession through a more pro-active, critical and reflective approach. Additionally they will be an agent of change, a leader and act as an advocate of their profession. Employability will be enhanced by professions who undertake modules on a CPD basis and NHS professionals will be able to use the awards towards gaining recognition as an Advanced Practitioner.
OSHC: 624 ($) GBP per year
