Professional Development in Health and Social Care
Oxford Brookes UniversityHeadington, Distance learning
Course overview
The MSc/PGDip/PGCert in Professional Development in Health and Social Care is a highly flexible postgraduate programme designed for professionals seeking a qualification that reflects their individual career goals and areas of practice. Designed with flexibility at its core, the programme enables you to work in partnership with us to create a personalised programme of study. The programme offers you the unique opportunity to translate existing professional practice and prior learning into academic credit, enabling you to accelerate your progression.
With flexible study options available on a full-time or part-time basis, this 'Open Award' is designed to support you as working professionals in achieving your academic and career aspirations at a pace that suits your individual circumstances. You will study alongside a diverse community of practitioners and leaders, including clinicians, managers, educators, and researchers from across the fields of health, social care and social wellbeing. This is a mirror provision for pathways in Hong Kong and Singapore.
Key highlights
- Personalised programme of study designed in partnership with academic staff
- Existing professional practice and prior learning can count as academic credit
- Credit for prior learning can accelerate progression through the award
- Study alongside clinicians, managers, educators and researchers across health and social care
- Exit awards available at PGCert, PGDip and MSc level
- Mirror pathways also delivered in Hong Kong and Singapore
Entry requirements
- Additional condition: work_experience — Six months' experience as a student, employee or volunteer within the health / social care sector (European or International; public, private or voluntary) will normally be required.
Scholarships
Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press (FLTRP) Scholarship
Award value: £3,000
Up to £3,000Global Development and Humanitarian Practice Scholarship
Asia, Africa, Middle East and Latin America only are eligible to apply for a single scholarship award of £9,250 to contribute to their course fees.
Up to £9,250Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding Scholarship
Full and part-time applicants for the MA Humanitarian Action and Peacebuilding are eligible to apply for one of the £1,000 scholarships.
Up to £1,000London Book Fair Scholarship
The London Book Fair is offering a fee-waiver bursary of £1,000 to a full-time or part-time student at the Oxford International Centre for Publishing on the MA Publishing Media.
Up to £1,000
Careers this course leads to
- Health service manager
- Social care manager
- Clinical team leader
- Health and social care educator
- Practice development lead
- Health and social care researcher
Cost of study
UK/Home: £10,450 | International: £18,250
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Oxford Brookes University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
Ready to start?
Book a free consultation and we'll map your fastest route to your place.