Applied Health Studies PgCert/PgDip/MSc

Ulster University

This course is subject to revalidation. This part time programme leads to the academic awards of PGCert/PGDip/MSc in Applied Health Studies and was revalidated in July 2020. The Postgraduate Certificate can be completed over one year and is awarded after successfully completing 60 credits at level 7. Students have the choice of five pathway options each consisting of 2, thirty-credit modules. The pathways are: Continence Care Developing Practice Neuroscience Care Stoma Care Urology Care The programme responds to the desire of current graduates working within the area of health and social care as they seek to develop their practice and better equip them to meet the demands of advanced practice roles and responsibilities. Changing health and social care requirements demand highly knowledgeable and skilled graduates from the health and social care professions. The programme particularly extends the knowledge base necessary for practitioners to function at an advanced level, to develop into expert or advanced practitioners, advisers, managers or educators within their particular area of expertise offering sound judgement, personal responsibility and initiative, in complex and unpredictable professional environments. There is emphasis upon the application of knowledge to practice, thus enhancing the leadership capacity.