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MSc - Master of Science
Liverpool Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
12 Months
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MSc - Master of Science
Liverpool Campus
Full Time
SEP-26
12 Months
MSc - Master of Science
Liverpool Campus
Part Time
SEP-26
36 Months
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This programme has been developed to enable healthcare and allied professionals, and intercalating medical students, to engage with both theoretical and practice elements in the study of Palliative and End of Life Care at master's Level.IntroductionThis course will encourage you to consider how good practice can be achieved across a number of different practice settings and apply learning to your own practice area. This programme is rooted in the core elements of good practice, engaging clinical, academic, organisational, political and international perspectives on the current and future challenges for Palliative and End of Life Care.You will be prepared and provided with the knowledge, skills and attitudes to develop into, and engage in senior clinical and/or leadership roles within regional, national and international contexts.Your learning experiences will promote improvements in the care delivered to patients and families, enhance support provided to colleagues, enable effective team working within and across professions and sectors, and highlight the pressures of organisation structures and resources on service delivery.Work-based learning placements within specialist palliative care settings will provide you with the opportunity to contextualise learning within the programme. You will also undertake advanced communication skills training, delivered by internationally renowned experts, and is designed to develop and enhance skills to address challenges frequently encountered in practice.Several of our modules are also available as individual Continued Professional Development (CPD) courses, for the improvement of your knowledge and skills within your career.The programme is led by an academic lead and a clinical lead from the School, supported by input from specialist clinicians, senior academics and an international faculty.What you'll learnHow to address the challenges encountered in palliative care practiceAdvanced communication skillsEffective team workingLeadership skillsTheoretical and practice elements of palliative care.
All qualified clinicians and allied healthcare professionals must have a degree with a degree award at minimum 2:2
For intercalating medical students you should have successfully completed a minimum of 3 years undergraduate training at a recognised medical school
For nurses who may have qualified without a degree, examples of an ability to study at level 7 will be required.
Students living in
Domestic
£1,042 month
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
£1,042 month
Students from Other UK
The above-mentioned fee is for the Isle of Man
£1,042 month
Students from Channel Islands
£2,500 month
Students from EU
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.
£2,500 month
Students from International
The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.
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