Program Overview

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Overview

This course is aimed at health professionals who wish to develop their skills in the monitoring and interpretation of electrocardiograph (ECG). It offers you the opportunity to analyse and understand complex rhythm strips and 12 lead ECGs in order to challenge and develop your existing knowledge base.

Key Features

• The course is taught within a contemporary learning environment where you will have access to the latest ECG equipment, providing you with both theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
• You will be taught by experts in the field of healthcare who have close links with practice.
• The course will assist you in gaining the skills and knowledge required for diagnosis recommendations based on the information provided.
• It provides you with the opportunity to gain knowledge of ECG interpretation at advanced level.
• You will be taught alongside peers from other healthcare settings providing you with a multidisciplinary experience.

Teaching and Assessment

You will be taught through a series of lectures, tutorials and independent study. Your studies will be supported by the University's virtual learning environment.

• Assessment will include an unseen examination and a presentation.
• Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.
• Feedback (usually written) is normally provided on all coursework submissions within three term time weeks unless the submission was made towards the end of the session in which case feedback would be available on request after the formal publication of results.
• Feedback on exam performance/final coursework is available on request after the publication of results.

Key Information

Entry Requirements

You must be a registered health professional with an appropriate governing body and have experience working with electrocardiographs (ECGs) as part of your clinical role.

Start Dates

• 22 September 2025

Duration

• 12 weeks (5 taught days), part-time
• Credits: 30 Masters level credits
• Code: HMH2021

Fees and Finance

• Tuition Fees - part-time: In 2025/26 the part-time tuition fee for UK postgraduate students on this course will be £740 (Band 2) per 15 credit module and £1,480 (Band 2) per 30 credit module.
• Tuition fees for UK students will cover the cost of your study at the University.
• For more information about funding, fees and finance for UK students, including what your tuition fee covers, please see our Fees and Finance.
• Please note that tuition fees for subsequent years of study may rise in line with inflation (RPI-X).
• If you are an EU or international student coming to study at the University of Huddersfield, please visit the International Fees and Finance pages for full details of tuition fees and support available.

Career Support

This short course may assist you to meet the specialist skills and post registration development requirements stipulated by your employer/professional regulator.

Research Excellence

• Our researchers carry out work that makes a real difference to people's lives:
  • We are in the top 50 UK universities for Research Power.
  • Three quarters of all our research is world leading and internationally excellent.
  • Over 60% of our research environment was classified as world leading and internationally excellent, especially in Music, Biological Sciences, Architecture and Built Environment, Social Work and Social Policy, History and Communication and Media Studies.

Student Support

At the University of Huddersfield, you'll find support networks and services to help you get ahead in your studies and social life. Whether you study at undergraduate or postgraduate level, you'll soon discover that you're never far away from our dedicated staff and resources to help you to navigate through your personal student journey.

Changes to Courses

• Changes to a course you have applied for but are not yet enrolled on: If we propose to make a major change to a course that you are holding an offer for, then we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment.
• Changes to your course after you enrol as a student: We will only make major changes to non-optional modules on a course if it is necessary for us to do so and provided such changes are reasonable. A major change is a change that substantially changes the outcomes, or a significant part of your course, such as the nature of the award or a substantial change to module content, teaching days (part time provision), type of delivery or assessment of the core curriculum.

Your Career

Previous graduates from courses in this subject area have gone on to work in a variety of roles such as Adult nurse, Children's nurse, Health play specialist, Health visitor, High intensity therapist, Learning disability nurse, Mental health nurse, Midwife, Paramedic, Physician associate.

• 93.4% of graduates employed.

Accreditations & Professional Links

This short course may assist you to meet the specialist skills and post registration development requirements stipulated by your employer/professional regulator.

Further Study

You may also be interested in other courses such as Health Professional Education PgCert, Health Studies MSc, Acute Care PgCert.

Important Information

When you enrol as a student of the University, your study and time with us will be governed by our terms and conditions, Handbook of Regulations and associated policies. It is important that you familiarise yourself with these as you will be asked to agree to them when you join us as a student. You will find a guide to the key terms here, along with the Student Protection Plan.

Terms and Conditions

Although we always try and ensure we deliver our courses as described, sometimes we may have to make changes for the following reasons:

• If we propose to make a major change to a course that you are holding an offer for, then we will tell you as soon as possible so that you can decide whether to withdraw your application prior to enrolment.
• We may occasionally have to withdraw a course you have applied for or combine your programme with another programme if we consider this reasonably necessary to ensure a good student experience, for example if there are not enough applicants.
• Where this is the case we will notify you as soon as reasonably possible and if you are unhappy with the change we will discuss with you other suitable courses we can transfer your application to.
• If you do not wish to transfer to another course with us, you may cancel your application and we will refund you any deposits or fees you have paid to us.

Student Protection Plan

In exceptional circumstances, we may, for reasons outside of our control, be forced to discontinue or suspend your course. Where this is the case, a formal exit strategy will be followed in accordance with the student protection plan.

The Office for Students (OfS)

The Office for Students (OfS) is the principal regulator for the University.

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