Course fees
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The BSc (hons) Professional Practice award we offer is different to a standard degree programme, as it is designed to be completed unit by unit. Applicants would therefore not enrol onto the BSc programme but instead enrol onto individual level 6 CPD units, paying for each unit as they undertake it. The costs for each unit are on the unit webpages.
Course overview
If you want to top-up your Diploma or Advanced Diploma to a full degree this is the course for you. The Professional Practice course is designed for any practitioner and all of our units are essentially work-based and will enable you to explore issues which are relevant to your professional speciality.
Our framework is ideal for busy health and social care professionals as it will allow you to study manageable ‘bite-sized’ units, at your convenience. You can gain new knowledge, refresh skills and ultimately enhance the client/patient care you are able to offer.
We've designed this course to enable busy health and social care practitioners to be able to study individual units, allowing you to steadily work towards a qualification, flexibly and at your own pace.
The structure of how to complete the BSc (hons) Professional Practice can been seen in the programme diagram, but essentially you need to study 100 level 6 credits of learning of your choice from the CPD Framework and also complete the mandatory unit of Locating and Evaluating Evidence for Professional Practice.
Please note that the timeframes for completing this course can vary depending on when you started your first CPD unit and your previous qualifications. If you are interested in this programme, please contact the HSS-CPD Admissions Team in the first instance so they can advise you of the timeframe.
Course details
Course leader
HSS-CPD Admissions
Course delivery
Online/Face to face
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Prerequisites
All university undergraduate degrees are made up of 3 levels:
- 120 level 4 credits (Certificate Level)
- 120 level 5 credits (Diploma Level)
- 120 level 6 credits (Degree level)
If you wish to achieve a BSc (Hons) Professional Practice you must provide evidence of Level 4 and Level 5 achievements. If you do not hold a Diploma or Foundation Degree or equivalent this can be achieved by:
- 120 Level 4 credit – achievable by professional registration & minimum of 12 months professional experience
- 120 Level 5 credit – achievable by a portfolio of learning and 5 years professional experience. If you need to complete a portfolio, please contact the Framework Leader. You can submit your portfolio at any time during your level 6 study, but it must be assessed before BSc (Hons) Professional Practice can be awarded.
Why Choose BU?
Bournemouth Gateway Building is the home of the Faculty of Health and Social Sciences. Its 10,000 square metres of space has created a unified base for the faculty’s education, research and office activities, which previously took place across several buildings in the Lansdowne area. It is open and accessible to all BU students, staff and the community.
We have a long and close association with health and social care practice partners across the region and enjoy close relationships with Dorset Healthcare University Foundation Trust, University Hospitals Dorset and District Hospitals (Yeovil and Salisbury) and Dorset County Hospital.
We are an established, vibrant and supportive academic community of staff, clinical practitioners, students and service users. Our team of highly qualified nursing staff and social scientists are committed to developing the next generation of outstanding, skilled and compassionate practitioners, having been engaged in developing the nursing workforce for over 25 years.
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