BSc Professional Health Studies Top-Up
University of NorthamptonWaterside Campus, Northampton
Course overview
The BSc Professional Health Studies Top- Up Course is offered via distance Learning. The course aims to equip practitioners with the advanced knowledge, critical thinking skills, and professional competencies needed to excel in their professional practice. By integrating rigorous evaluation, reflective practice, and evidence-based research, the programme empowers practitioners to assess and manage risks, drive positive change, and uphold the highest standards of quality and safety.
Emphasising a culture of continuous improvement, ethical decision-making, and interdisciplinary collaboration, this course prepares professionals to make meaningful, lasting contributions to their field.
Key highlights
- Delivered entirely by distance learning alongside professional practice
- Builds skills in assessing and managing risk in healthcare settings
- Focuses on quality, safety and continuous improvement in practice
- Develops evidence-based research and reflective practice skills
- Covers ethical decision-making and interdisciplinary collaboration
Entry requirements
All applicants must be able to evidence: Registration with a UK health related professional body or evidence of an appropriate professional qualification. Evidence of 12 months experience in UK based practice. In addition to the University’s General Requirements for Entry applicants should normally have or have the equivalent of; 240 Credits of which 120 must be at level 5 (Diploma).
Applicants who do not have the required 120 Credits at level 5 through certificated learning will be credited with 60 Credits at level 5, if they are employed in contemporary clinical practice. IELTS 6.0 overall, with a minimum of 5.5 in each band (or equivalent)
Scholarships
ICAEW Foundation Bursary
Three annual payments of £4,000
Up to £12,000John Lowe Accounting and Finance Scholarship
Scholarship is paid as £1,000 in the second and third years of study.
Up to £2,000Northampton Energy Elite Athlete Scholarship
This scheme offers the student athlete a support network enabling them to balance the demands of performance sport with academic study.
Reid Science, Engineering, and Computing Bursary
£500 per year of study
Up to £1,500TD Lewis Scholarship
The T D Lewis Scholarship provides both undergraduate and postgraduate students with financial awards of up to £1,000.
Up to £100The Chancellor's Fund
Up to £50The University of Northampton International Scholarship
The University of Northampton International Scholarship Scheme is a merit-based scholarship that provides up to a £4,000 reduction in tuition fees.
Wilson Endowment Scholarship
Successful students will receive three annual payments of £500, one for each year of study.
Up to £1,500
Careers this course leads to
- Senior healthcare practitioner
- Clinical team leader
- Quality improvement lead
- Clinical governance officer
- Patient safety lead
Cost of study
UK/Home: £2,915 per year
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 University of Northampton, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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