BSc (Hons) Specialist Complex Needs Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment) (Top-up) at Birmingham City University

Programme overview

Our BSc (Hons) Specialist Complex Needs Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment) is a top-up course designed for qualified Vision Rehabilitation Specialists who wish to take their expertise to the next level. It is the ideal progression from our FdSc Vision Rehabilitation Specialist (Adults). The course will help you to develop specialist techniques to enhance your current practice with adults who have a wide range of complex needs including deafblindness, dementia, mental health conditions and learning disability.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences | Department: Health Professions | Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time | Study mode: full-time/part-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

The course is designed to equip you with the specialist capabilities required to support your individual role within a multi-disciplinary setting which will benefit a wide range of service users. Modules focusing on working with people who are Deafblind, Dementia and Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorders will equip you to deliver specialist assessment and service provision for people with different needs. Modules include Specialist Deafblind Assessment, Specialist Deafblind Service Delivery, Dementia and Mental Health, Learning Disability and Autistic Spectrum Disorders, Orientation and Mobility for Specialist Practice, Evidence based practice: Orientation and mobility in specialist professional practice.

Career pathways

With the successful completion of the BSc (Hons) Specialist Complex Needs Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment) course you will gain specialist expertise which should make you a more adaptable and versatile worker. The application of new techniques to your practice should extend your competence and confidence to deliver a higher quality of service to a wider range of people with complex needs.

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Application information

Entry requirements

The key entry requirement for this programme is the attainment of level 4 and 5 qualifications in Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment). Candidates must hold one of the following: Foundation Degree in Rehabilitation Work (Visual Impairment): 240 credits with 120 at level 5. Diploma in Higher Education in Rehabilitation Studies (Visual Impairment): 240 credits with 120 at level 5. Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care in Rehabilitation Studies (Visual Impairment): 240 credits with 120 at level 5. Candidates who do not hold one of the above but have evidence of a level 4 certificate (e.g., Rehabilitation Officer Certificate; Mobility Instructor and Technical Officer Certificates) will be required to submit a CPD portfolio (worth up to 60 credits) and successfully complete the level 5 (15 credit) module ‘APL/Advanced Writing Skills’ module with an associated profile of experiential learning worth up to 45 credits in advance of an offer being made. Applicants will be selected on the basis of the information provided in their application forms and two submitted references.

Domestic applicants: GBP 6,540 a year (2027/28). full-time, 1 year; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time; 2 years part-time

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