Program Overview

Heart Failure - Interdisciplinary Approach to Management and Care

Course Aim

This exciting new course offers students the opportunity to explore and enhance understanding of the concepts surrounding the care and management of patients with heart failure.

Course Content

This master's level continued professional development (CPD) course at LJMU is delivered across 15 weeks and is studied part-time. This 20-credit program allows you to exit with the CPD in Heart Failure: Interdisciplinary Approach to Management and Care award.

The structure of the course is designed to enhance the students' understanding and knowledge of heart failure both from a healthcare professional, patient, and carer perspective.

The program is delivered through a combination of face-to-face and online learning. The face-to-face learning is delivered through a variety of means via lectures, seminars, workshops, group work, and includes up to 4 hours within the simulated learning environment. Online learning will be underpinned and supported through the VLE with use of Canvas and other tools available within the LJMU virtual learning environment.

Teaching and learning will be supported by subject experts from cardiology and cardiothoracic backgrounds.

Tutorial support will be provided by the module lead and will support the student to select and develop the case study towards their assessment.

Students on the program are strongly encouraged to seek out and arrange their own negotiated opportunities for learning within a cardiac clinical setting. They can further enhance this with the use of a reflective journal which formatively compliments their application of learning to the clinical environment.

Teaching and Learning

Your program offers a variety of teaching and learning approaches that are designed to engage and inspire you. These include lectures, seminars, group work activities, simulation, and tutorials, both on-campus and online.

As you progress through the program, you will develop and utilize progressively higher-order and mastery-level skills, as well as further develop subject-specific knowledge. This will support you to become an inquiring and confident learner, fostering independence in the acquisition, and application of, theoretical knowledge.

You will be:

• Empowered to acquire knowledge through supported, independent learning. This will include being directed to scholarly activities that will prepare you for scheduled teaching activity.
• Supported in engaging in online asynchronous activity. Examples include tutorial discussions, tutor-facilitated discussion boards, and collaborative or individual projects, such as wikis, padlets, blogs, and e-portfolios. Dedicated and experienced academic staff will actively, iteratively, and directly engage with you to facilitate and guide your learning.

Entry Requirements

Qualification Requirements

• Undergraduate degree: BA/BSc (Hons) in relevant field at 2:2 or above, or evidence of potential to study at Master's Level

Assessment

The single assessment for this course is the critical exploration of a case study and will be submitted in the form of a 3500-word written essay which will be a 100% weighting at Level 7 (master's level).

CPD Award

This course offers a CPD award in Heart Failure: Interdisciplinary Approach to Management and Care.

Course Cost

• Home fee: £1,000

Start Dates

• September

Course Length

• 15 weeks Part-Time

Location

• City campus