Program Overview

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Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease Disorders (Level 7, 30 credits)

Overview

This online e-learning programme will enable you to critically review and apply the relevant concepts, knowledge, understanding and skills necessary to professionally care for a patient with inflammatory bowel disease.

Course Details

All about the course

On successful completion of this module you will be able to:

• Assimilate, synthesise and systematically apply the relevant physiological mechanisms that underpin inflammatory bowel disease and the related anatomical and physiological processes.
• Critically appraise the assessment tools used in clinical practice for inflammatory bowel disease to enable a critical evaluation and reflection.
• Critically appraise developments in the practice and treatment available of inflammatory bowel disease.
• Identify, critically appraise and synthesise your role in IBD and approaches to the education and counselling of patients.

What will I be doing?

This is an online e-learning programme supported by screen cast-o-matic, Skype, Collaborate telephone, email, academic support. The assessment process reflects the learning outcomes of the curriculum and will emphasise not only recall of knowledge but understanding, application, problem-solving, evaluation and critique. The programme is professionally-orientated, and as such, there is a strong focus on current authentic assessment by field specific practitioners.

Assessment

• Assignment: 30 minute presentation with 10 minutes questioning.

The School of Health and Society

The School of Health and Society is a forward-thinking, dynamic school with a commitment to lifelong learning and real world impact.

Our courses are informed by the latest research and we work closely with organisations from both the public and private sector to ensure our teaching is at the forefront of practice.

Employment and Stats

What about after uni?

Many of our students have successfully applied for promotion as a result of undertaking our single modules. This module can also form part of the PgCert Gastrointestinal Disorders.

Career Links

We work with over 100 health and social care organisations so our links with industry are very strong. These relationships will be of direct benefit to you because our academic team work in practice in some of these organisations at a senior level so are able to keep you at the forefront of developments in the sector which in turn help you provide a better service.

Requirements

What you need to know

This course is aimed at appropriately qualified healthcare professionals actively connected to clinical practice wishing to enhance their clinical skills.

Entry Requirements

• Previous study and experience: You must have completed a relevant healthcare undergraduate programme/demonstrate evidence of studying at Level 6 and be an appropriately qualified healthcare professionals actively connected to clinical practice e.g.
  • Qualified nurse
  • Dietitian
  • Pharmacist
  • Physiotherapist

Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)

We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.

The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.

Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).

Fees

How much?

Type of study	Year	Fees
Part-time	2025/26	£1,470 per 30 credit module
Part-time	2026/27	£1,530 per 30 credit module

Additional costs

You should also consider further costs which may include books, stationery, printing, binding and general subsistence on trips and visits.