University Advanced Diploma - Practice Development
Work in health or social care and want to upgrade your diploma to a degree? Want a truly flexible course to fit in with your career plan and lifestyle? Our Practice Development top-up degree ticks all your boxes.
If you’re an experienced practitioner looking for a professional edge, our University Advanced Diloma will provide a stimulating and engaging learning experience, equipping you with the knowledge and skills to be an innovator in your field.
You’ll get the utmost flexibility with our course. Choose bespoke modules to suit your individual needs and select whether you want to study full or part-time, at one of our campuses or from your own home by distance learning.
We make it easier for you to reach your potential because flexibility and choice sit at the heart of our programme, so you can fit your studies around your busy life.
This 60-credit flexible, modular framework provides a coherent programme of study which recognises and values prior experience and learning. It will provide you with the opportunity to develop intellectual, analytical, and problem solving skills to enhance practice. You'll develop the skills to critically analyse, interpret and apply evidence to practice.
We'll facilitate your development as a leader or change agent, able to respond to a dynamic practice environment, and provide the opportunity to explore and apply effective collaborative and partnership working.
CPD Pricing Structure
Tuition fees are set annually and are subject to review each year. The University may therefore raise tuition fees in the second or subsequent years of a course, in line with inflation and/or the maximum permitted by law or government policy. Students will be notified of any changes as soon as possible.
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