Professional Health Studies Top-Up BSc at University of Northampton

Programme overview

For health and social care practitioners who want to deepen their expertise and progress in their careers with greater influence and impact. The BSc Professional Health Studies Top- Up Course is offered via distance Learning.

What you will study

The BSc Professional Health Studies (Top Up) is designed for experienced health and social care practitioners who want to deepen their expertise and progress in their careers with greater influence and impact. It offers the opportunity to build advanced knowledge for modern professional practice, supporting you to engage critically with the complex realities of contemporary health and care settings. Modules include Developing Reflective Practice and Critical Thinking for Professional Growth, Evidence Based Management of Complex Health Conditions, Transforming Professional Healthcare Practice through Evidence-Based Approaches.

Career pathways

This BSc Professional Health Studies Top-up qualification will provide you with a UK level 6 qualification, and CPD opportunities that you otherwise may not have been eligible to study.

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Application information

Entry requirements

All applicants must be able to evidence: Registration with a UK health related professional body or evidence of an appropriate professional qualification. Evidence of 12 months experience in UK based practice. In addition to the University’s General Requirements for Entry applicants should normally have or have the equivalent of; 240 Credits of which 120 must be at level 5 (Diploma). Applicants who do not have the required 120 Credits at level 5 through certificated learning will be credited with 60 Credits at level 5, if they are employed in contemporary clinical practice. English language: IELTS 6.5 overall, with a minimum of 6.0 in writing and 5.5 in each other band (or equivalent).

Domestic applicants: GBP 2,901 a year (2026/27). Distance learning Source

Intake: September

Duration: 1 Year

Apply through the official page: https://www.northampton.ac.uk/undergraduate/how-to-apply/

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