BSc (Hons) Critical Care (Intercalated)

• Study with the only university to offer an intercalated degree in critical care in the UK
  
• Explore opportunities to set up placements within your preferred locality which helps with the cost of living and, the development of relationships and networks where you may wish to work when you complete your primary medical degree. 
  
• Experience a long practice placement working in challenging critical care environment that reflects the continuum of critical care provision. 
  
• Receive mentoring and supervision from an experienced clinician; for example, a Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine.
  
• Learn with and from others who represent the multi-professional team caring for the critically ill.
  
• Prepare to be a follower and leader exploring and applying key concepts, professional theories and evidence to practice. 
  
• Develop and hone your interpersonal, professional and clinical skills aligned to reputable competency frameworks and standards; for example, from the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine.
  
• Develop your ability to lead and manage quality improvement (QI) and audit and your opportunity to disseminate widely via poster and conference presentation and publication.
  
• Join our growing and active ‘socially connected’ community of intercalated students and graduates/alumni engaging in mentoring, programme development, recruitment and educational activities. 
• The anticipated start date of this programme for the academic year 2018/19 is the week beginning 3 September 2018 (induction week) with the anticipated end date being the week commencing 24 June 2019 (final placement week). Please note that these dates are provisional and may be subject to change - always check with the programme lead or Professional Development Unit.
  

• Your Intercalated Year

• This programme has a modular design and a flexible ‘blended learning’ approach to delivery. Successful completion of the fourth year of your primary medical degree normally means you are eligible to accredit prior learning up to 60 credits via Accreditation of Prior (Experiential) Learning - please see the AP(E)L section of our website for further information on this process. The core modules (UEC607, UEC608 and UEC609) represent the 60 credits you are required to study to achieve the BSc (Hons) in Critical Care. APEL will be applied in recognition of experience and skills you have already gained as part of your medical degree for core module HEAD360P.
  
  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 the modules associated with this intercalated degree (may be subject to change):
  

  Core modules

  • HEAD360P Understanding Evidence to Inform Clinical Decision Making

    The module is designed to extend students' knowledge around evidence-informed decision making. This will be achieved through students identifying and evaluating a body of research-based evidence relevant to clinical practice.

  • UEC607 Urgent, Emergency and Critical Care: Leadership and Innovation

    This module will enhance the students' confidence and competence to lead and manage quality improvement and innovation in urgent, emergency and critical care.

  • UEC608 Evidencing Professional Development in Urgent, Emergency and Critical Care via (e)-Portfolio

    This module will enable the student to develop their professional practice in the provision of urgent, emergency and critical care. Evidence supporting the students' development will be collated in an electronic portfolio (e-portfolio).

  • UEC609 Developing Professional Practice in Critical Care

    This module will enable the student to develop their professional practice with regard to history taking, clinical examination, diagnostics, decision making and clinical management planning in critical care.

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:

BSc Hons Critical Care Programme Specification

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.

Given the nature of the placement element in a critical care environment, and the point of academic entry into the programme, we ‘normally’ only consider medical students who have successfully completed (or anticipate successful completion) the fourth year of their primary medical degree.

All applicants will be required to provide written permission to intercalate from their medical school and evidence (via transcript) confirming completion of relevant clinical skills and research, to the level normally expected of a fourth year undergraduate medical student. We appreciate some of this evidence may not be available when a student initially applies; however, it will be required to secure a provisional offer if successful through the recruitment process.

If you want to find out more about the opportunity to pursue an Intercalated BSc (Hons) in Critical Care with Plymouth University, please email the Professional Development Unit at pduadmissions@plymouth.ac.uk

Applications for academic year 2019/20 are now open. Please download, complete and return the application form to us before Wednesday 9 January 2019, 12 noon.

BSc (Hons) Critical Care (Intercalated) – application form

We aim to inform you of the outcome of your initial application by Wednesday 23 January 2019.

Interviews will take place in the week commencing 11 February 2019, and we aim to inform you of the interview outcomes within 15 days of your interview.

For any other queries relating to this course or our recruitment cycle please contact the Professional Development Unit:

Professional Development Unit
4th floor, Rolle building
University of Plymouth
Drake Circus
Plymouth
PL4 8AA

Email: pduadmissions@plymouth.ac.uk

Tel: +44 1752 586951