Programme & Unit Catalogues

Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Programme Catalogue 2016/17

TSPA-ADL16: PG Dip Advanced and Specialist Healthcare Practice

Leading to the award of POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN ADVANCED AND SPECIALIST HEALTHCARE PRACTICE

Mode of attendance: Distance Learning

NFAAR-CPD assessment regulations: for students commencing study from 2011/12 onwards (students who commenced prior to 2011/12 should consult their programme handbook for their assessment regulations):

Assessment Regulations: Appendix 16
Exemption: Unit PA50249 has a pass mark of 50% rather than 40%
Taught credits: 60

Modular - no specific semester: Taught Units

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 48 and a maximum of 60 credits from the following list:

Unit Code	Title	ECTS Credits
PA50269	Leadership in health	12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
PA50270	Research design and methods for practice	12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
PA50271	Managing in health	12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
PA50272	Supporting education, training and development in a health context	12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
PA50273	Advanced clinical practice 1	12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
PA50274	Advanced clinical practice 2	12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
PA50275	Advanced professional development 1	3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]
PA50276	Advanced professional development 2	3 credits [equivalent to 6 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 0 and a maximum of 12 credits from the following list:

Unit Code	Title	ECTS Credits
PA50186	Cardiovascular therapeutics	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50187	Gastro-intestinal therapeutics	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50188	Oncology	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50190	Pharmaceutical public health	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50199	Respiratory therapeutics	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50200	Mental health	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50201	Endocrinology	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50202	Neurology	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50221	Prescribing for special groups	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50223	Surgery	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50232	Palliative care	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50233	Infections	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50235	Management of minor ailments	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50240	Using evidence in practice	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50249	Independent prescribing	18 credits [equivalent to 36 CATS credits]
PA50267	Professional skills development	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50336	Managing long term conditions 1	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50337	Managing long term conditions 2	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50338	Managing long term conditions 3	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50339	Managing polypharmacy - reducing risk	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50340	Professional skills for medicines optimisation	12 credits [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
PA50341	Providing better care for the older person	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50342	Quality improvement project	6 credits [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Notes:

Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2016/17 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2017/18 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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