Personality Disorder Graduate Certificate
University of the West of Scotland
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Lanarkshire Campus

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SEP-26

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1 Year

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Lanarkshire Campus

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SEP-26

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The Graduate Certificate (GradCert) Personality Disorder is a focused qualification in working with people who have a diagnosis of personality disorder. It will give you the opportunity to develop specialised knowledge about the needs of people with personality disorder in a variety of settings. You will extend your knowledge, understanding and skills to support and meet the needs of the challenging experiences faced by people who are often stigmatised, isolated and rejected by society. You’ll ...Read more

The Graduate Certificate (GradCert) Personality Disorder is a focused qualification in working with people who have a diagnosis of personality disorder. It will give you the opportunity to develop specialised knowledge about the needs of people with personality disorder in a variety of settings. You will extend your knowledge, understanding and skills to support and meet the needs of the challenging experiences faced by people who are often stigmatised, isolated and rejected by society. You’ll extend your knowledge, understanding and skills to support and meet the needs of the challenging experiences faced by those living with personality disorders. This course is taught mainly online with three face-to-face study days per module. This will be a combination of online sessions via Microsoft Teams and on-campus delivery. You’ll be taught through a combination of lectures, tutorials and workshops and put the theory you’ve learned into action in your own area of practice. You’ll be taught by lecturers with extensive and diverse experience of personality disorders and clinical experts in the School of Forensic Mental Health (part of the Forensic Mental Health Managed Care Network in Scotland) and the health sector across Scotland. You will have broadened your knowledge of personality disorder and enhanced your professional credentials. This is particularly the case if you are employed in the following settings and roles: Community, Forensic mental health, Criminal justice social workers, Mental health practitioners working in the Scottish Prison Service or policy custody, Acute mental health, Adult nursing (emergency department, medical admissions).

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Entry requirements

Applicants will normally be educated to Ordinary bachelor's degree level or equivalent. They may also be considered with other academic, vocational, or professional qualifications.

Tuition fees

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Domestic

£1,500 per year

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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)

£500 per module (20 credits)

£4,650 per year

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Students from Other UK

This is the fee you pay if the University is not in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)

£1,550 per module (20 credits)

£4,650 per year

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Students from Channel Islands

£1,550 per module (20 credits)

£9,000 per year

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Students from EU

The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from somewhere in the EU.

£3,000 per module (20 credits)

£9,000 per year

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Students from International

The amount you'll pay if you come to study here from a country outside the EU.

£3,000 per module (20 credits)

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University of the West of Scotland
UWS Eco Campus, Stephenson Place, Hamilton International Technology Park Hamilton Lanarkshire G72 0LH United Kingdom
Nearest train station: Blantyre  0.9 miles away
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