PgDip Clinical Practice at University of Greater Manchester

Programme overview

If you’re a hands-on health professional with a passion for patient care, our progressive Postgraduate Diploma (PgDip) in Clinical Practice allows you to build on your skills with an entirely clinically-focused curriculum.

Faculty: School of Health, Science and Society | Duration: 36 months Part-time | Study mode: part-time | Intake: January 2027, September 2027 | Location: Bolton, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include The Human Body Anatomy and Physiology for Health Care; Developing a Specialist Interest in Clinical Care; Biological Basis of Diseases; Diagnostics and Therapeutics; Acute Medicine; Multidisciplinary End of Life Care; Care of the Frail Adult; Non-Medical Independent and Supplementary Prescribing for Allied Health Care Professionals (26 weeks); Non-Medical Independent and Supplementary Prescribing for Pharmacists (26 weeks); Non-Medical Independent and Supplementary Prescribing for Nurses and Midwives (26 weeks); Clinical Examination Skills; Respiratory; Geriatric Medicine; Advanced Clinical Practice in Primary Care.

Career pathways

The University of Bolton's PgDip Clinical Practice is ideal for experienced, qualified registered nurses and other health professionals working in primary, secondary and tertiary health care settings who wish to undertake advanced clinical education at the master's level. It's designed to develop your knowledge and therapeutic skills.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You should be a health professional with at least a lower second class honours degree (2.2) in a subject relevant to health or social care practice, or recent evidence of relevant study at level HE6 or above. If you don’t meet these requirements but have significant relevant experience, a professional qualification, or show significant promise to excel on the course and have a positive impact on clinical practice, we’ll be happy to consider your application. You’ll be invited for an interview to ensure that you understand the requirements and level of this course and ensure it’s the correct course for you. We may also ask you to submit a portfolio of evidence in support of your application or undertake an assessment so that we can gauge your current academic ability. You’ll need to satisfactorily pass a fitness to practice assessment. We'll consider applications where appropriate work experience can be demonstrated in lieu of, or in addition to, the published academic qualifications in line with the University’s Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) procedures.

Intake: January 2027, September 2027

Duration: 36 months Part-time

Apply through the official page: https://greatermanchester.ac.uk/join-us/how-to-apply-and-admissions

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