Professional Practice

BSc (Hons)

The focus of the BSc (Hons) in Professional Practice is professional practice in health and social care offered in a flexible, dynamic, responsive, modular system to enable students to explore their personal and professional interests.

Campus Riverside
Course BSc (Hons)
Length 4 Years Part-time
Start date February 2013

The format is intended to both develop practitioners who are already effective in their own field of practice and also aims to prepare practitioners for the expanding future roles within health and social care. 

The content of the programme addresses a wide range of interesting academic and practice-based issues which are of concern to practitioners. 

A wide range of accredited modules is offered to facilitate individualised learning, promote career opportunities and equip practitioners to play a key role in leading and influencing change within practice.

Why study this course?

The programme is designed in a flexible way to offer students awards that can be tailored to their particular needs. It allows students to achieve a BSc (Honours) Professional Practice, Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma in Higher Education.

Features

A flexible, needs-led programme for health care and social care professionals learning together. Students will be provided with the educational experience to facilitate the higher levels of judgement, discretion and decision-making needed in the working environment, and will gain professional expertise to work collaboratively and flexibly within the health care system.

Next: Modules

Programme Structure:

 

Health Care: Module name
Module code
Core/option
Credits
Foundations in Leadership

NM6144

 Core    20 

Evidence Based Practice in Health and Social Care

 NM6145 Core 20

Learning and Assessment in Practice

 NM6156    Option 20 

Independent Study

 NM6115 Option 20

Principles and Practice of Infection Prevention and Control

 NM6153 Option 20
Clinical Supervision NM6159 Option

20
Total Level 6
    
120

The following modules are option modules within the BSc Professional Practice Programme. They form a subject cluster on sexual and reproductive health:

Moudle Name: Sexual and Reproductive Health Module code   Core/option   Credits
Young People's Sexual and Reproductive Health

MW6100

Option 

20
Persepectives Governing Maternity Care Services MW6004 Option

20
Contraception Sexual and Reproductive Health MW6101 Option  20 
The Practice of Sexual Health: This module involves a clinical placement and assessment within Genito-urinary Medicine Clinics. MW6102 Option  20
Next: Assessment

Students will be exposed to a variety of assessment methods designed to ensure that the content, outcomes and level of the modules are measured in a fair and transparent manner. 

In this programme, the following methods are used: seminar presentations, guided and directed study, literature reviews, practice assessments and written academic assignments to demonstrate application of theory to practice.

Next: Careers

This BSc (Hons) programme in Professional Practice is designed to meet the educational and professional development needs of a wide range of health and social care professionals who work at a clinical and managerial level. 

Our flexible and dynamic programme will prepare students to develop the qualities necessary to be effective within their own professional area relevant to the practice of health and social care.

Next: Entry requirements

DipHE/BSc

 

UCAS:  
GCE A Level:   
BTEC:     
Irish/Scottish:  
International Baccalaureate:  
QAA:  
Extra Information:

This programme is available to NMC registered nurses and midwives and other -registered health andf social care practitioners.

Applicants must be able to provide evidence of appropriate prior education and professional study (120 credits at Level 4 and 120 credits at level 5) prior to starting the programme.

Applicants must have access to a relevant practice environment so that reflective practice activities can be utilised and, where appropriate, competencies achieved.
Beginning: Overview

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Who to contact

  • For admission enquiries

    Health and Social Care Admissions
    T:
    01244 511000 - Please ask for Health & Social Care Admissions
    F:
    01244 511302
    hscadmissions@chester.ac.uk

  • For enquiries about course content

    Maureen Benbow, Programme Leader
    T:
    01270 613440
    F:
    01270 6123440
    m.benbow@chester.ac.uk

  • Faculty of Health and Social Care, General Enquiries
    T:
    01244 511000
    F:
    01244 511270
    enquiries@chester.ac.uk