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Overview
The Palliative Care (Distance Learning) programme offered by the University of South Wales is designed for a variety of registered adult healthcare professionals within primary and secondary care. It will contribute to and enhance your abilities to lead and drive clinically-effective care with patients with advanced disease.
You will develop a deeper knowledge and understanding of the issues within palliative care, examining the key legal, clinical, ethical and social issues, and how these translate into practice.
This distance learning course, which combines excellent resources and support from course leaders, allows you to combine both study and professional commitments. You have the option to study one module or a combination all three modules over one to five years.
Careers
The Postgraduate Certificate Palliative Care course will enable students to demonstrate clear evidence of ongoing professional development in line with national strategic plans.
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Courses included:
- Therapeutic Management of Life Limiting Illness in Palliative Care: Assessment and management of complex symptoms
- Nature and Scope of Palliative Care: Specific issues pertinent to the delivery of effective palliative care
- End of Life Care: Role of the professional in the care of an individual at the end of life, including perspectives from the individual and family
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Duration
- Part-time
- 60 months
- Flexible
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
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IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 6
PTE Academic PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic) is a language test that enables students to demonstrate their writing, listening, speaking, and reading skills when applying to study in English. The score refers to a total score which ranges between 10 and 90. 50
Delivered
Online
Disciplines
Public Health Human Medicine Health Sciences View 379 other Masters in Health Sciences in United KingdomExplore more key information
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GPA Your GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. Usually a GPA scales between 1.0 and 4.0, however different countries and universities can have different grading systems. Required
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 72
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 6
PTE Academic PTE Academic (Pearson Test of English Academic) is a language test that enables students to demonstrate their writing, listening, speaking, and reading skills when applying to study in English. The score refers to a total score which ranges between 10 and 90. 50
Other requirements
General requirements
- An Honours degree or equivalent. Applications from individuals with evidence of ongoing professional development will also be considered through the accreditation of prior learning (APL)/ accreditation of prior and experiential learning (APEL) mechanism.
- The course welcomes international applicants and requires an English level of IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component or equivalent.
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International
730 GBP/moduleTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 730 GBP per module and a duration of 60 months. -
EU/EEA
730 GBP/moduleTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 730 GBP per module and a duration of 60 months.
Part-time UK and EU: £730 per 20 credits
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.
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