Primary and Community Care (Di - University of S

Tuition Fee

USD 29,355

Per year

Start Date

Medium of studying

On campus

Duration

60 months

Program Facts

About Program

About University

Admission Requirements

Program Facts

Program Details

Degree

Masters

Major

Medicine

Area of study

Medicine & Health

Minor

Medical-Surgical Nursing | Hospice and Palliative Medicine

Education type

On campus

Timing

Full time

Course Language

English

Tuition Fee

Average International Tuition Fee

USD 29,355

Intakes

Program start date	Application deadline
2023-09-01	-

About Program

Program Overview

Study a hands-on, clinical curriculum to develop your knowledge and skills to care for adults with a range of long-term and acute conditions, and lead on innovation and change within modern health and social care

Spend half of your programme in clinical placements to practice your skills in healthcare settings, under the supervision of qualified community practitioners

Learn from an expert team of multidisciplinary lecturers and practitioners, who are all healthcare professionals with experience of working in the NHS or NHS funded care

Meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s (NMC) standards for pursuing a career as a specialist practitioner in district nursing and record your qualification with the NMC.

Program Outline

Academic year structure

This course can be taken either full-time or part-time.

Modules

Modules listed are indicative, reflecting the information available at the time of publication. Please note that modules may be subject to teaching availability, student demand and/or class size caps.

The University operates a credit framework for all taught programmes based on a 15-credit tariff. Modules can be either 15, 30, 45, 75 and 120 credits, and additionally for some masters dissertations, 90 credits.

The structure of our programmes follows clear educational aims that are tailored to each programme. These are all outlined in the

programme specifications

which include further details such as the learning outcomes:

Primary and Community Care (District Nursing) (SPQ) MSc

Full-time

Part-time

Year 1 (full-time)

Module title	Status	Semester
LEADING AND MANAGING LONG TERM CONDITIONS	Core	1
PRIMARY AND COMMUNITY CARE POLICY	Core	1
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY	Core	1
ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SKILLS	Optional	2
APPLICATION OF DECISION MAKING	Optional	2
APPLICATION OF DECISION MAKING	Optional	2
APPLICATION OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT	Core	2
CHALLENGES IN PAIN MANAGEMENT	Optional	2
CHALLENGES IN PAIN MANAGEMENT	Optional	2
HIGHER LEVEL COMMUNICATION	Optional	2
HEALTH ASSESSMENT - ADULT	Core	Year-long
MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN	Core	Year-long
SPECIALIST PRACTICE PORTFOLIO	Core	Year-long
SPECIALIST PRACTICE PORTFOLIO WITH V100	Core	Year-long
DISSERTATION	Core	Cross Year

Optional modules for Year 1 (full-time) - FHEQ Level 7

Students must complete all core modules and take Specialist Practice Portfolio OR Specialist Practice Portfolio with V100.

Students must choose one optional module.

Year 1 (part-time)

Module title	Status	Semester
LEADING AND MANAGING LONG TERM CONDITIONS	Core	1
PRIMARY AND COMMUNITY CARE POLICY	Core	1
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY	Core	1
ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SKILLS	Optional	2
APPLICATION OF DECISION MAKING	Optional	2
APPLICATION OF DECISION MAKING	Optional	2
APPLICATION OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT	Core	2
CHALLENGES IN PAIN MANAGEMENT	Optional	2
CHALLENGES IN PAIN MANAGEMENT	Optional	2
HIGHER LEVEL COMMUNICATION	Optional	2
HEALTH ASSESSMENT - ADULT	Core	Year-long
MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN	Core	Year-long
SPECIALIST PRACTICE PORTFOLIO	Core	Year-long
SPECIALIST PRACTICE PORTFOLIO WITH V100	Core	Year-long
DISSERTATION	Core	Cross Year

Optional modules for Year 1 (part-time) - FHEQ Level 7

Students must complete all core modules and take Specialist Practice Portfolio OR Specialist Practice Portfolio with V100.

Students must choose one optional module.

Year 2 (part-time)

Module title	Status	Semester
LEADING AND MANAGING LONG TERM CONDITIONS	Core	1
PRIMARY AND COMMUNITY CARE POLICY	Core	1
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODOLOGY	Core	1
ADVANCED COMMUNICATION SKILLS	Optional	2
APPLICATION OF DECISION MAKING	Optional	2
APPLICATION OF DECISION MAKING	Optional	2
APPLICATION OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT	Core	2
CHALLENGES IN PAIN MANAGEMENT	Optional	2
CHALLENGES IN PAIN MANAGEMENT	Optional	2
HIGHER LEVEL COMMUNICATION	Optional	2
DISSERTATION	Core	Year-long
HEALTH ASSESSMENT - ADULT	Core	Year-long
MENTAL HEALTH ACROSS THE LIFESPAN	Core	Year-long
SPECIALIST PRACTICE PORTFOLIO	Core	Year-long
SPECIALIST PRACTICE PORTFOLIO WITH V100	Core	Year-long

Optional modules for Year 2 (part-time) - FHEQ Level 7

Students must complete all core modules and take Specialist Practice Portfolio OR Specialist Practice Portfolio with V100.

Students must choose one optional module.

Timetable

Course timetables are normally available one month before the start of the semester. Please note that while we make every effort to ensure that timetables are as student-friendly as possible, scheduled teaching can take place on any day of the week (Monday – Friday). Wednesday afternoons are normally reserved for sports and cultural activities. Part-time classes are normally scheduled on one or two days per week, details of which can be obtained from the Academic Hive. View our

Code of practice for the scheduling of teaching and assessment

(PDF).

Contact hours

Contact hours can vary across our modules. Full details of the contact hours for each module are available from the University of Surrey's module catalogue. See the

modules section

for more information.