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Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Programme Catalogue 2021/2


TSPA-ADL0021: PG Dip Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care)

Leading to the award of:

  • POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN CLINICAL PHARMACY PRACTICE (PRIMARY CARE)

Mode of attendance: Distance Learning

Maximum programme duration: 8 years

[Page last updated: 05 August 2021]


NFAAR assessment regulations:
  • This programme has the following designated alternative programme (DAP):
    • TSPA-ADC0021: PG Cert Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care)
  • Assessment Regulations: NFAAR-PGOLC [pdf].
  • Programme progression requirement: not applicable
  • Exemptions apply for this programme. Please see the NFAAR-PGOLC documentation or contact the Director of Studies for further information.

Students must complete units worth 120 credits to achieve the final award for this programme, taking 60 credits in each year as follows:
  • Year 1: Compulsory OSCE assessment plus at least 30 credits from the Core/Generalist list (students may take no more than 30 credits from the Specialist/Advanced list in Year 1);
  • Year 2: Any units making a total of 60 credits.
NB. Students may also be permitted to take units specific to the Secondary Care programme (see TSPA-ADL0022) with the permission of the Programme Lead. Please contact the Programme Lead for further information.

Modular - no specific semester
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
CATS Credits
PA500397 Compulsory OSCE (clinical examination) 0 credits

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 60 credits from the following list:
Core/Generalist units Students must take units worth at least 30 credits from this list. The following units are only available subject to the agreement of the Programme Lead. Please contact the Programme Lead for further information:
  • PA500358 - Foundation Skills
  • PA500357 - Foundation Knowledge
  • PA500387 - Surgery
  • PA500386 - Respiratory Therapeutics
  • PA500390 - Neurology
  • PA500385 - Gastrointestinal Therapeutics
  • PA500384 - Endocrinology
  • PA500383 - Cardiovascular Therapeutics
Unit Code
Title
CATS Credits
PA500357 Foundation knowledge 15 credits
PA500358 Foundation skills 15 credits
PA500382 Care of the older person 15 credits
PA500383 Cardiovascular therapeutics 15 credits
PA500384 Endocrinology 15 credits
PA500385 Gastrointestinal therapeutics 15 credits
PA500386 Respiratory therapeutics 15 credits
PA500387 Surgery 15 credits
PA500390 Neurology 15 credits
PA500406 Managing long term conditions: respiratory and endocrine 15 credits
PA500407 Managing long term conditions: cardiovascular disease 15 credits
PA500423 Professional skills for medicine optimisation 15 credits
PA500424 Evidence based pharmacy practice 15 credits

Optional Units: Select a minimum of 30 and a maximum of 90 credits from the following list:
Specialist/Advanced Units Students must take units worth at least 30 credits from this list. The following units are only available subject to the agreement of the Programme Lead. Please contact the Programme Lead for further information:
  • PA500388 - Critical care
  • PA500391 - Oncology and haematology
Unit Code
Title
CATS Credits
PA500356 Independent prescribing 30 credits
PA500388 Critical care 15 credits
PA500389 Mental health 15 credits
PA500391 Oncology and haematology 15 credits
PA500392 Palliative care 15 credits
PA500393 Research methods 15 credits
PA500394 Supporting education & training in healthcare contexts 15 credits
PA500395 Managing in health 15 credits
PA500398 Leadership in health 15 credits
PA500399 Specialist therapeutic area project 15 credits
PA500400 Advanced clinical assessment 30 credits
PA500403 Quality improvement project 15 credits
PA500404 Pharmaceutical public health 15 credits
PA500425 Managing polypharmacy and multimorbidity 15 credits
PA500426 Management of minor illness 15 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 2021/22 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2022/23 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.
  • Find out more about these and other important University terms and conditions here.