Health Professional Practice BSc (Hons) / BSc

Level: 6 (degree - previously described as level 3)

Credits: 120 Honours degree 60 non Honours

Duration: Part time honours degree; minimum one year–maximum five years (Honours degree), four years non honours

Attendance: Days of attendance differ between modules and delivery mode

• All applicants must have an effective registration with an appropriate professional statutory regulatory body.
• Applicants should have a minimum of one year’s post registration experience, normally within a health practice setting.
• Applicants must have the ability to study successfully at degree level.

OR

• All students must have an effective registration with an appropriate professional statutory regulatory body.
• Students should have a minimum of three years post-registration experience, normally within a health practice setting.
• They must also possess 120 credits at level 1 and a minimum of 30 credits at level 2 that has not previously been counted towards a degree award.
• And have the ability to study successfully at Degree Level.

Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)  can be considered where there is a shortfall in entry requirements. A maximum of 45 credits BSc(Hons) or 15 credits BSc can be brought to this programme via APL.

The programme adopts a range of teaching and learning strategies and shared learning with other professionals will be a focus of this programme. Students will be encouraged to develop a critical, evaluative approach to the knowledge which underpins health and professional practice.

Strategies include;

• Teacher-led sessions
• Student-led seminars and presentations
• Discussions and tutorials
• Independent study
• Focused reflection
• as well as a range of experiential teaching methods

You must complete a total of:

• 120 credits for the BSc (Hons) award which must include 45 credits from 3 core modules
• 60 credits for the BSc non honours award from the undergraduate module list
• Only 30 credits of modules can be studied per semester.

The BSc (Hons) Programme

This programme is not subject specific therefore to complete this award you must study 120 credits:

45 credits MUST be from the core modules. Remaining credits may be chosen from the undergraduate module list|

The BSC non honours Programme
This programme is not subject specific therefore to complete this award you must study 60 credits these may be chosen from any modules on the undergraduate module list|

A key strength of our team is that they are experienced specialists in a wide range of clinical areas of practice.

Visiting lecturers will also contribute to the modules to broaden your perspective of health and professional regionally and nationally. In addition, many staff members are actively involved in undertaking research within this area of clinical practice.

Those working in the NHS may be eligible for funding from the East Midlands Local Education Board. 

Applicants must complete the undergraduate application form| and get it signed by their manager and their workplace’s designated East Midlands Local Education Training Board (LETB) Representative. The East Midlands LETB representative will return the form on your behalf to the Learning Beyond Registration (LBR) Admissions Team.

Programme Leader:
Helen McVeigh
E: HMcVeigh@dmu.ac.uk|

For more information please contact:
T: +44 (0)0116 257 7700
E: lbradmissions@dmu.ac.uk|