Program Overview

Program Overview

The University of Birmingham offers a postgraduate microcredential short course in Perioperative Management of Oncology Patients Undergoing Surgery. This 20-credit course is designed to enable students to critically analyze and discuss current best practices for surgical management and approaches to perioperative care.

Course Details

• Duration: 4 days
• Delivery Format: Online and in-person
• Start Date: 2025/26 dates to be confirmed
• Award: Microcredential (20 credits)
• Entry Requirements: 2:1 degree and clinical experience
• Fees (UK/Ireland): CPD course fees vary; please see fee details for more information
  • Microcredential (Home): £1,211
  • Microcredential (International): £3,374
  • Non-credit: £1,011.20

Course Structure

This course involves blended learning with distance learning, e-lectures available in advance, and 4 days of face-to-face tutorials and lectures. By the end of the course, students should be able to:

• Critically discuss the evidence for and current best practice in the surgical management of a range of tumor types
• Evaluate the issues involved in perioperative care and discuss the role of the multidisciplinary team members in helping to resolve these
• Critically discuss recent advances in surgical management, minimal access technique, and modern imaging technologies
• Demonstrate an awareness of the future perspective of cancer management by surgery and where this fits into cancer management strategies as a whole

Assessment

• Oral presentation
• 2000-word written assignment

Academics Involved

• Mrs. Olga Tucker, Upper GI Surgeon

Why Choose a Postgraduate Microcredential Short Course?

• Microcredentials offer the perfect opportunity to boost your CV without the commitment of a full degree
• Usually taken from existing modules within a Masters, they can be used as standalone credentials with some also counting as academic credits at postgraduate level
• Add a postgraduate level qualification to your CV
• Develop the specialist skills you need for your career goals
• Alumni status with the University of Birmingham
• Learners will have the same access to our student support and campus facilities as our students on full degree programs

Application Process

Applicants eligible for Home fees are to apply a minimum of 6 weeks before the module start date. Applicants eligible for Overseas fees are to apply a minimum of 3 months before the module start date. Please note that once registered for the microcredential, you cannot swap for the non-credit short course version. The microcredential and the non-credit short course follow the same course structure; the difference is that with the non-credit short course, you do not take the assessment at the end and therefore will not receive credits but will receive a certificate of completion. This certificate cannot be converted to credits. Places on the non-credit short course are limited, so please enquire before if spaces are available.