Overview

The Independent Prescribing Practice programme offered by University of South Wales has been developed to reflect the advanced levels of knowledge and skills required to become an Independent Prescriber. Fundamental to this course is that pharmacists, midwives, nurses, paramedics and physiotherapists will be taught alongside one another and assessed using the same assessment criteria.

Key Facts

The course is designed to provide opportunities for students to further develop their knowledge, skills, understanding and competence to be able to effectively and safely prescribe in their area of practice.

Career Paths

Specialist Community Public Health Nurse
Nurse
Midwife
Pharmacist

Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Developing and Evidencing Prescribing Competence (Optional)
Professional Portfolio Development (Optional)

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

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72

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59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pontypridd, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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110

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72

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4

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PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

Valid registration on Part 1 of the Professional Register maintained by the NMC.
Have at least one year’s post-registration clinical nursing experience.
Have appropriate experience in the area of practice in which they will be prescribing; the employing organisation will assess and confirm the appropriate experience in areas of practice.
An ability to study at academic level 6. Candidates without a first degree must provide evidence of being able to work at level 6 (e.g. Possession of a relevant diploma/degree), and may be asked to submit evidence of relevant experience and/or study.
Support from the employing organisation whose responsibility it is to supply practice supervisors and practice assessors for the candidate.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

1229 GBP / module

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Citizens or residents

1229 GBP / module

≈ 1229 GBP / module

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