Undergraduate course
BSc (Hons)
Professional Development in Critical Care
Designed to support and challenge nurses and allied healthcare professionals across all healthcare sectors to understand and implement the values and principles of advancing their practice within critical care.Immersive learning
Explore the role of critical care in an ever-changing health service and how that role fits into the strategic picture of the NHS in the 21st century.
Practical experience
Develop inter-professional relationships and learn to work more effectively across professional and organisational boundaries to enhance the care you give.
Shape future healthcare
Become a challenging and critical thinking practitioner with a range of transferable skills who can effectively contribute to service enhancement.
About
Flexibly designed programme enabling you to ‘step on and step off’ over a five-year period in response to service need and professional circumstances. Develop confidence, competence and emotional resilience to consistently exercise personal responsibility and professional accountability for decision making and the provision of high-quality safe care.
This course is for you if...
you want to study a programme that values prior experiential learning and experience
you want to develop your clinical management planning skills to promote high-quality patient-focused care
you want to become a challenging and critical thinking practitioner with a range of transferable skills
Details
Year 1
This programme offers the awards of BSc /BSc (Hons), Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma.
BSc– to achieve a BSc you will need to earn 80 credits by undertaking four 20 credit core modules.
BSc (Hons)– to achieve a BSc (Hons) you will need to earn 120 credits by undertaking five core modules – four 20 credit modules and one 40 credit module.
If you have previously obtained a health related degree at 2:2 or above are eligible to access the programme via the Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma route – please see panel below for further details.
The module ‘HEAD361 – Independent study’ is only a core module for students who wish to achieve the BSc (Hons) Professional Development in Critical Care.
For further information on the modules that make up this programme please visit the
BSc (Hons)/BSc Professional Development modules .
Which modules can I study?
There are a number of core, pathway specific and optional modules associated with the BSc (Hons) / BSc Professional Development course pathways, as well as four different exit awards.
The modules shown for this course are those currently being studied by our students, or are proposed new modules. Please note that programme structures and individual modules are subject to amendment from time to time as part of the University’s curriculum enrichment programme and in line with changes in the University’s policies and requirements.
Every undergraduate taught course has a detailed programme specification document describing the course aims, the course structure, the teaching and learning methods, the learning outcomes and the rules of assessment.
The following programme specification represents the latest course structure and may be subject to change:
Experience
Graduate Certificate and Graduate Diploma
If you have previously obtained a health related honours degree at 2:2 or above, you are eligible to access this programme via the graduate certificate/diploma route:
Graduate Certificate Professional Development in Critical Care – 60 credits at degree level
Graduate Diploma Professional Development in Critical Care – 120 credits at degree level
Students seeking to achieve either qualification will be required to achieve the specified number of credits by choosing from a range of pathway specific modules.
Please contact the Professional Development Unit at PDUAdmissions@plymouth.ac.uk for further information.
Life in Plymouth
Plymouth's maritime history and coastal location have an undeniable influence on life in the city. The walk from our main campus to the seafront is only about one mile, providing loads of opportunity to relax and unwind during your studies. You don’t need to leave the city to get to the coast!
The overall vibe of the city is perfect. You are by the sea so it is still laid back, but you have all the conveniences of living in a city.
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Careers
Why emergency care?
Emergency medicine is an exciting speciality to be involved with - we are growing in size and influence, with an ongoing revolution of what emergency departments are responsible for. The benefits to students are mainly 'personal' and 'career'.
Emergency care as an area of medicine has grown dramatically in profile over recent years, the unpredictable and challenging nature of the work proving the real challenge which appeals to a certain type of person; one who likes to know that every day will be a challenge, that every day will be different and they will always need to be thinking on their feet, dealing with pressure and testing themselves to the limit.
Opportunities for postgraduate study
Be at the forefront of changes to the traditional ways of working and become a Clinical Practitioner (CP) with
MSc Advanced Critical Care Practitioner
You’ll be equipped with the knowledge and skills to assess, diagnose, treat and manage patients who present with undifferentiated and undiagnosed conditions, across all sectors of healthcare.
Certain clinicians can also exit as a non-medical prescriber, i.e. nurses, pharmacists and optometrists can become independent and/or supplementary prescribers, whilst radiographers, physiotherapists and podiatrists can become supplementary prescribers.
Develop significant expertise in your chosen area with our specialist routes:
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
Part-time study
The fee for this programme depends on the modules you choose.
For more information, please see the
Faculty of Health professional development module fees .
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Entry requirements
To be eligible for the BSc or BSc (Hons) programme you will need to be either a registered health and social care professional or a health and social care worker in possession of previous study at level 5 (foundation degree / diploma of higher education).
If you wish to undertake the graduate certificate and graduate diploma award pathways you must already hold an honours degree at 2:2 or above in a health or health related subject.
You will need to be working in an environment where you can meet the module learning outcomes.
Applicants whose first language is not English must also provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English in accordance with the University’s Admissions Code of Practice – minimum overall International English Language Testing System (IELTS) of 6.5 average with a minimum 5.5 in each category.
RPL:
Claims for credit for prior learning, whether certificated or experiential are accepted and will be assessed following University regulations and faculty procedures.
Claims for credit for prior learning, whether certificated or experiential are accepted and will be assessed following University regulations and faculty procedures.
Extended entry requirements
We welcome applicants with international qualifications. To view other accepted qualifications please refer to our tariff glossary.
To be accepted onto a degree course with us, you must have a suitable English language qualification.
Applying
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What happens after I apply?
You will normally receive a decision on your application within four weeks of us receiving your application. You may be asked to provide additional information, to take part in an interview (if you are an overseas applicant this may be by telephone or video conference) or you will be sent a decision by letter or email.
If you have a disability and would like further information about the support provided by University of Plymouth, please view our
additional support for students with an impairment, health condition or disability .
Institution code
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Duration
5 years
Course type
Part-time
Study location
Plymouth
Plymouth
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