Acute Neuroscience Care - Advancing Practice (Level 7, 30 credits)
Part-time
One semester
January 2025
In a nutshell
This module builds on your neuroscience practice experience and knowledge to equip you to engage in advancing neuroscience practice and be able to assess, monitor and manage patients with acute neurological disease or injury.
You will:
- benefit from expertise from one of the largest neuroscience centres in the UK
- have access to comptehensive study materials
- be taught by clinical and academic experts
All about the course
The aims of this module:
- To enhance and apply the relevant concepts and knowledge of care that underpin excellence in care delivery within the neuroscience specialty
- To extend your knowledge and skill and to explore and develop a critical over view of neuroscience practice
- To critically apply theory and practice in the management and care of patients in neurosciences
This module can also be studied as part of our MSc Nursing programme.
Please note that it may not be possible to deliver the full list of options every year as this will depend on factors such as how many students choose a particular option. Exact modules may also vary in order to keep content current. When accepting your offer of a place to study on this programme, you should be aware that not all optional modules will be running each year. Your tutor will be able to advise you as to the available options on or before the start of the programme. Whilst the University tries to ensure that you are able to undertake your preferred options, it cannot guarantee this.
What you need to know
The course is for experienced neuroscience care practitioners who wish to advance their clinical practice, develop their professional career and enhance their knowledge of research and evidence-based healthcare.
Previous study and experience
Academic qualifications:
1. Bachelor’s degree with honours from a UK university
2. An equivalent academic or professional qualification from the UK or elsewhere i.e. incorporating study at least comparable to 120 credits at honours level as so deemed by the Board of Faculty
3. A Graduate Diploma or Graduate Certificate from a UK University
Professional experience and registration:
- Qualified practitioners currently registered with the NMC or relevant professional body
- Experienced practitioners working in a variety of neuroscience care settings such as: neurological and neurosurgical units, intensive care units, stroke units, spinal injuries units, neurological rehabilitation departments, primary long-term care settings for people with neurological problems.
Accreditation of prior learning (APL)
We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.
The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.
Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).
How much?
| Type of study | Year | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Part-time | 2025/26 | £1,530 per 30 credit module |
Additional costs
You should also consider further costs which may include books, stationery, printing, binding and general subsistence on trips and visits.