Course summary
This course is aimed at registered healthcare professionals working within an acute secondary care environment. It is designed to enhance your knowledge and critical understanding of managing and caring for patients within an acute or critical care setting. You will explore and discuss the attributes that influence care decisions within this specialist area, this will allow you to reflect and build upon existing experiences and knowledge.
- The course was designed and validated in conjunction with local employers and aims to develop you academically as well as clinically.
- You will be taught by experienced acute and critical care practitioners. Guest speakers with clinical expertise will also contribute to the teaching.
- The course provides you with an opportunity to study with colleagues from other disciplines and specialties. You will engage in simulation-based learning activities in order to develop teamwork and critical understanding.
- You will study modules which are designed to provide you with a better understanding of assessing and caring for patients with acute, critical and emergency care needs.
Modules
Core modules Assessment, Care and Management of the Acutely Ill Individual Personal and Practice Development Please note that students cannot double count Personal and Practice Development if a second Postgraduate Certificate is taken.
Assessment method
Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements for this course are normally: * Be a Healthcare Practitioner, registered with a professional body such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) with at least 12 months post-registration employment within an acute healthcare setting. * Have an honours degree at 2:2 or above, have studied at honours level or can demonstrate appropriate knowledge and skills at honours degree standard. We will consider other qualifications and experience on an individual case basis.
English language requirements
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £1320 | Module |
| Northern Ireland | £1320 | Module |
| Scotland | £1320 | Module |
| Wales | £1320 | Module |
| Channel Islands | £1320 | Module |
| Republic of Ireland | £1320 | Module |
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
This course may be eligible for funding from NHS England. You must have your employer's support in order to access a funded place. Employers can draw on CPD funding to fund this course. Detailed guidance on such funding arrangements is available in their funding guide.
If you are not eligible for funding, the tuition fee to study this course in 2024/25 entry is £1,320 (Band 2) per 30 credit module.
Tuition fees for UK students will cover the cost of your study at the University. For more information about funding, fees and finance for UK students, including what your tuition fee covers, please see our Fees and Finance - https://www.hud.ac.uk/postgraduate/fees-and-finance/
Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years of study may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X).
If you are an EU or international student coming to study at the University of Huddersfield, please visit the International Fees and Finance pages for full details of tuition fees and support available - https://www.hud.ac.uk/international/fees-and-funding/
Please email the Student Finance Office ([email protected]) or call 01484 472210 for more information about fees and finance.
Provider information
University of Huddersfield
Queensgate
Huddersfield
HD1 3DH