Post-qualification and postgraduate courses
Practitioners can study with us at every stage of their
professional lives. Our flexible study modules help combine
education with your other personal and professional commitments.
We support a variety of delivery methods including work-based learning,
e-learning and distance learning as well as more traditional classroom-based
activities.
This page lists specific, pre-defined course leading to a recognised
award. Visit our section on continuing professional
and personal development (CPPD) if you would like to take an individual unit from
our wide range of subjects, or build a number of individual units into
a recognised award.
Adult Nursing
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Allied Health Sciences
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- Adult Cardiac Catheter Laboratory Practice, Graduate Certificate
PartTime – 1 year
- Advanced Neuromusculoskeletal Management, PgDip ⁄ PgCert ⁄ MSc
PartTime – 5 days over 8 weeks
- Advanced Practice in Occupational Therapy, MSc
PartTime – Up to 6 years
- Allied Health Professions, Professional doctorate
PartTime – 5 years
- Breast Imaging, PgDip ⁄ PgCert ⁄ MSc
PartTime – Variable according to route
- Non-Medical Prescribing, PgCert
PartTime – 6 months
- Occupational Therapy Top Up, MSc
PartTime – 1.5 years
- Radiographic Skeletal Reporting, PgDip ⁄ PgCert ⁄ MSc
PartTime – PgCert (Appendicular Skelton) 1 year, PgDip (Whole Skeleton) 18 mths to 2 years
- Therapeutic Radiography, PgDip ⁄ MSc
FullTime – 2 years
- Ultrasound, PgDip ⁄ PgCert ⁄ MSc
PartTime – PgCert 1 year, PgDip 1.5 to 2 years, MSc 2.5 to 3 years
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Children's Nursing
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Mental Health and Learning Disabilities
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- Acute and Psychiatric Intensive Care Settings, PgDip ⁄ MSc ⁄ BSc (Hons)
PartTime – MSc - 3 years, PgDip - 2 years
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, PgDip ⁄ MSc
PartTime – MSc - 3 years, PgDip - 2 years
- Forensic Mental Health Practice, PgDip ⁄ MSc ⁄ BSc (Hons)
PartTime – 2 years BSc and PgDip, 3 years MSc
- Mental Health Practice, PgDip ⁄ MSc ⁄ BSc (Hons)
PartTime – MSc 3 years; PgDip 2 years
- Mental Health Practice (Older People), PgDip ⁄ MSc ⁄ BSc (Hons)
PartTime – MSc 3 years, PgDip 2 years
- Mental Health and Primary Care, PgCert
PartTime – 1 year
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Midwifery and Women's Health
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Primary and Social Care
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- Advanced Nurse Practitioner, PgDip ⁄ MSc
PartTime – PgDip: 2 years, MSc: 3 years
- Applying to Higher Education,
PartTime – 13 weeks
- Career Guidance with QCG, PgDip ⁄ MSc
FullTime – 1 year PartTime – 1 year (for add on MSc) PartTime – 2 years
- Careers Education, PgCert
PartTime – 1 (min.) to 4 years (max.)
- Health Visiting (Specialist Community Public Health Nursing), PgDip ⁄ BSc (Hons)
FullTime – 1-4 years
- Leadership and Service Improvement in Health Care, PgDip ⁄ PgCert ⁄ MSc
PartTime – 2-3 years
- Non-Medical Prescribing, PgCert
PartTime – 6 months
- Occupational Health Nursing (Specialist Community Public Health Nursing), PgDip ⁄ BSc (Hons)
FullTime – FullTime – PartTime – PartTime –
- Practice Education, PgDip ⁄ PGCE ⁄ MA ⁄ Community/Specialist Practice Teacher Award
PartTime – Community/Specialist Practice: 1 year, PGCE: 1 year, MA: up to 5 years to complete PartTime –
- Practice Education (Social Work), PgDip ⁄ PgCert ⁄ MA
PartTime – Practice Education 1: 1 semester/5 days, PgCert: 1 year, PgDip (GSCC Higher Specialist Award): 2 years, MA (GSCC Advanced Award: 3 years
- Primary Care Scheme, PgDip ⁄ PgCert ⁄ MSc
PartTime – 1 year full-time or up to 6 years part-time PartTime – 1 year full-time or up to 6 years part time
- Public Health and Health Promotion, PgDip ⁄ PgCert ⁄ MSc
FullTime – 1 year PartTime – 2 years
- School Nursing (Specialist Community Public Health Nursing), PgDip ⁄ BSc (Hons)
FullTime – 1 year FullTime – 1 year PartTime – 2 to 3 years PartTime – 2 to 3 years
- Workplace Health Management, Graduate Certificate ⁄ BSc (Hons)
FullTime – PartTime – PartTime –
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