You should hold an honours degree (2.2 classification or above) in a health or social care-related subject or in leadership/management, or hold an equivalent professional qualification.

Applicants with other qualifications and experience may be able to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). Academic credit may be awarded, where appropriate, for certificated learning: learning which has previously been assessed, and for which an award has been made by another education provider. This is Recognition of Prior Certificated Learning (RPCL). Experiential learning, the identification, assessment and formal acknowledgement of learning and achievement outside of formal education or training systems, may also be considered. This may include work experience, voluntary activity or other occupational learning which is not usually certificated but considered and recognised for academic purposes. This is Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL). RPCL and RPEL can be used as the basis for admission to the course or for exemption against specific modules within the course, though this will have an impact on eligibility for postgraduate loans as these are only available to students studying a full 180 credits.