PgCert Transforming Community Health at Queen Margaret University

Programme overview

The PgCert in Transforming Community Health is delivered fully online and part time over 12 months for registered nurses, paramedics, allied health professionals and other practitioners working in community settings. It develops the knowledge, skills and confidence to lead and deliver transformational change through work-based learning supported by an electronic portfolio.

Faculty: School of Health Sciences | Department: Nursing and Paramedic Science | Duration: 12 months part time (SCQF level 11) | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: part-time | Location: Musselburgh (Edinburgh), Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Three 20-credit modules: Context of Community Practice; an elective chosen from School of Health Sciences modules; and Public Health Practice for Health Professionals. Learning takes place largely in the student's own practice setting with support from a clinical guide, with about 480 notional hours of protected learning time.

Career pathways

Supports career progression, leadership and specialist roles, and further postgraduate study including Master's-level education, within the PSD Scotland Community Education and Career Pathway.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Standard entry: Registered Nurses (Part 1: adult, mental health or learning disabilities) with the NMC, or Paramedics or Allied Health Professionals registered with the HCPC; normally a degree and recent academic study (within the last five years); employed as a nurse, paramedic or AHP in a community or primary care context; and access to a clinical guide. Non-standard entry: applicants without a degree or recent study may be considered with substantial relevant professional experience and CPD mapped to SCQF level 10, a statement of learning from that activity, and an employer supporting statement. Applicants must remain in clinical practice throughout. International students cannot be sponsored for a student visa. Application deadline stated as 31 August 2026 (PSD Scotland shares the intake deadline with successful candidates).

Domestic applicants: GBP 2,850 for the whole programme (2027/28). Full course fee for the part-time PgCert; a limited number of places are funded by PSD Scotland Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 12 months part time (SCQF level 11)

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