Social Care Postgraduate Courses

Adult Care and Protection (PGCert) - for a range of professionals who, through their work, may encounter adults in need of support, care and protection.

Advanced Practice (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - a flexible and innovative progamme for healthcare professionals, allowing students to develop advanced knowledge and skills relevant to their own area of professional practice

Advanced Practice (Cancer Care) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - for experienced practitioners who wish to extend their academic and clinical capability to meet the needs of individuals with cancer

Advanced Practice (Clinical Assessment) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - for practitioners who are currently, or in the process of developing/advancing their practice in independent systematic patient assessments and clinical examinations

Advanced Practice (Clinical Governance) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - explore the context and development of the quality, patient safety and clinical governance agendas

Advanced Practice (Diagnostic Imaging) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - for radiology and oncology personnel keen to increase their knowledge and extend their roles and responsibilities in the field of radiology and oncology services

Advanced Practice (Health & Social Care) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - for both health and social care professionals who are interested in inter-professional provision of care whether within the community or acute sector

Advanced Practice (Infection: Diseases, Prevention and Control) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - for any health care professional keen to increase their knowledge and extend their role and responsibility in the arena of infection prevention and control

Advanced Practice (Medical Imaging) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - for radiology and oncology personnel, and other allied health professionals, keen to increase their knowledge and extend their roles and responsibilities in the field of radiology and oncology services

Advanced Practice (Mental Health) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - for health, social and psychology candidates who are seeking to advance their academic and clinical mental health capabilities

Advanced Practice (Midwifery) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - for midwives and others involved in maternity care who are keen to increase their knowledge and understanding of the complex nature of contemporary midwifery

Advanced Practice (Nursing) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - a flexible postgraduate pathway for Registered Nurses wishing to develop their knowledge plus enhance and extend their roles and responsibilities within nursing

Advanced Practice (Organisational Leadership) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - for health and social professionals who wish to explore the context and development of leadership on an individual, organisational and global perspective

Advanced Practice (Palliative Care) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - a flexible postgraduate pathway for registered nurses and Allied Healthcare professionals wishing to further develop their knowledge of current practices in palliative care

Advanced Practice (Physiotherapeutic Practice) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - designed for the future role of Advanced and Consultant Practitioners

Advanced Practice (Practice Education) (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - for Health Care Professionals who are engaged in the support of learning in the workplace or in health education

Applied Professional Studies (Adult Care and Protection) (PGDip and MSc) - for a wide range of professionals to develop advanced levels of practice with an adult care and protection framework.

Applied Professional Studies (Child Care and Protection) (PGDip and MSc) - for a wide range of professionals to develop advanced levels of practice within a child care and protection framework

Child Care and Protection (PGCert) - for a range of professionals who, through their work, engage with children, young people and families.

Nursing (Masters / PGDip / PGCert) - a distance learning degree for international students to develop professional practice and enhance the quality of patient/client care by underpinning contemporary professional practice with theory and developing critical thinking, problem solving and leadership skills

Palliative Care (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - a distance learning degree for professionals whose clinical experiences in palliative care are in a range of health or social care areas

Physiotheraphy (MSc / PGDip / PGCert) - Full course title: MSc Advanced Practice (Physiotherapeutic Practice)
For the future role of Advanced and Consultant Practitioners

Radiography & Radiology (Diagnostic Imaging) MSc / PGDip / PGCert - Full course title: MSc Advanced Practice (Diagnostic Imaging)
for radiology and oncology personnel keen to increase their knowledge and extend their roles and responsibilities in the field of radiology and oncology services

Social Work (MSc) - a programme of postgraduate study in social work leading to registration with the Scottish Social Services Council