PROFESSIONAL TRAINING YEAR MODULE (FULL-YEAR STUDY)
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| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2026-09-01 | - |
| 2027-09-01 | - |
Program Overview
Module Overview
The Professional Training Year Module is designed to support students' development of personal and professional attitudes and abilities appropriate to a Professional Training placement. This module facilitates self-reflection and the transfer of learning from placement experiences to the final year of study and future employment.
Module Details
- Module code: BMSP009
- Module provider: School of Biosciences
- Module Leader: HULTON Andrew (Biosciences)
- Number of Credits: 120
- ECTS Credits: 60
- Framework: Professional Training Year
- Module cap (Maximum number of students): N/A
Module Content
The module focuses on achieving learning outcomes by offering students the opportunity to nurture employability skills and develop professional identity, competencies, and attributes that support future employability outcomes. This development takes place across a wide range of learning environments.
Assessment Pattern
- Assessment type | Unit of assessment | Weighting
- Coursework | Study exchange | 75
- Coursework | Final Report | 25
Assessment Strategy
The assessment strategy is designed to provide students with the opportunity to demonstrate learning outcomes regarding the successful acquisition of a Professional Training placement and the acquisition of employability skills and competencies.
Module Aims
- Enable students to acquire and develop knowledge as it occurs in professional practice.
- Apply academic knowledge from the learning experience at a partner institution.
- Enable students to mature through the evaluation of their placement experiences.
- Support students to develop and apply new skills appropriate to the academic setting.
- Enable students to develop employability skills and attitudes/approach required of a person working in a professional capacity.
Learning Outcomes
| Attributes Developed | ||
|---|---|---|
| 001 | Identify personal strengths | CPT |
| 002 | Understand the organisation/s and how they themselves fit within it | CPT |
| 003 | Apply academic knowledge to professional practice | KCT |
| 004 | Understand and demonstrate appropriate professional behaviour | PT |
| 005 | Evaluate their personal and professional development | KCPT |
| 006 | Use the information/knowledge gained on placement to inform their career aims | KCPT |
Attributes Developed
- C - Cognitive/analytical
- K - Subject knowledge
- T - Transferable skills
- P - Professional/Practical skills
Methods of Teaching / Learning
The learning and teaching strategy is designed to ensure students achieve the learning outcomes for the module, focusing on personal and professional development, evaluation of placement learning, and transfer of placement learning. The partner institution supports students' critical self-reflection and learning.
Reading List
Upon accessing the reading list, please search for the module using the module code: BMSP009
Other Information
This placement module focuses strongly on students' employability through an extended period of study in an international setting, promoting development as resilient, resourceful, and culturally aware global citizens. The placement offers the opportunity to develop digital capabilities, cultural sensitivity, and understanding of sustainability key to students' future employability.