14Mar
Virtual and digitalCourse summary
If you’re a healthcare professional who’s ready to expand your expertise in breast health and breast imaging, this flexible Masters course will enable you to focus on the areas of your choice, enhance your clinical skill mix and take your career further. You’ll acquire the specific breast imaging and diagnostic skills you need for your clinical role within a breast assessment service, such as clinical breast assessment, breast ultrasound, and mammography image reading and reporting. You’ll develop your ability to communicate sensitively and effectively with team members and patients, and to reflect critically on your practice. Although you’ll spend most of your time enhancing your practical skills in your clinical placement setting, you’ll also attend seminars and presentation on the college campus, as well as having the chance to use our on-site state-of-the-art equipment including the prosection lab. HSU offers exceptional facilities and world-renowned teaching, providing the ideal springboard towards becoming a highly sought-after Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
- Enhance your existing skills in identification and assessment of breast health issues.
- Attain application-specific skills in different aspects of breast imaging.
- Ensure safe and competent practice for entry to the profession as a reflective and critical practitioner.
Modules
Breast Ultrasound Mammography in Practice Science and Instrumentation of Ultrasound Imaging guided breast intervention Mammography Image reading and Reporting Clinical Breast Assessment & Communication Professional Development Leadership and Interprofessional working Evidence Based Practice Units Required for MSc (Research Methods or Audit Methods & Dissertation or Clinical Audit) A full Unit breakdown can be found on our website.
How to apply
International applicants
This course is currently only available to ‘Home’/UK based students
Entry requirements
You’ll need a recognised professional qualification or a first degree in a relevant healthcare subject (minimum 2:2). Examples of these are; General Medicine, Physiotherapy, Radiography, Osteopathy, Chiropractic, Sports and Exercise Medicine, Nursing. Together with registration from a professional body e.g. HCPC, GMN, NMC, SOR etc. Evidence of prior learning If you have prior academically accredited units that are relevant to the course learning outcomes, you can apply for the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). The RPL process allows for completion of credits in a staged process by acknowledging previously completed units. Units being considered for RPL will be reviewed to ensure they meet the learning needs of the course and specific unit. Please note to be accepted onto this course; you will also need to demonstrate that you meet the minimum standards of English. For this course, applicants are required to achieve the equivalent of an IELTS (academic) score of 7.0 or above with no less than 6.0 in each section. As this is a part time course we are unable to sponsor international students who require a student visa.
English language requirements
Please note to be accepted onto this course; you will also need to demonstrate that you meet the minimum standards of English. For this course, applicants are required to achieve the equivalent of an IELTS (academic) score of 7.0 or above with no less than 6.0 in each section.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £1200 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £1200 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £1200 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £1200 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £1200 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £1200 | Year 1 |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
Health Sciences University
Parkwood Campus
Parkwood Road
Bournemouth
BH5 2DF