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Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Programme Catalogue 2018/19

TSPA-ADC17: PG Cert Clinical Pharmacy Practice (Primary Care)

Leading to the award of POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN CLINICAL PHARMACY PRACTICE (PRIMARY CARE)

Mode of attendance: Distance Learning

Maximum programme duration: 8 years


Year 1

NFAAR-CPD assessment regulations:
  • Assessment Regulations: PDF format -requires Acrobat Reader to view.
  • Programme progression requirement: not applicable
  • Exemption: Unit PA50249 has a pass mark of 50% rather than 40%
  • Taught credits: 30


Modular - no specific semester: Taught Units
Compulsory Units:
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PA50354 Professional skills for medicines optimisation 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50355 Evidence based pharmacy practice 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]

Optional Units: Select 18 credits from the following list:
Students on this programme may be permitted to take options from the Secondary Care programme with the approval of the Director of Studies.
Unit Code
Title
ECTS Credits
PA50190 Pharmaceutical public health 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50235 Management of minor ailments 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50249 Independent prescribing 18 credits       [equivalent to 36 CATS credits]
PA50270 Â鶹´«Ã½ design and methods for practice 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
PA50271 Managing in health 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
PA50272 Supporting education, training and development in a health context 12 credits       [equivalent to 24 CATS credits]
PA50336 Managing long term conditions 1 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50337 Managing long term conditions 2 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50338 Managing long term conditions 3 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50339 Managing polypharmacy and multimorbidity - reducing risk 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50341 Providing better care for the older person 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]
PA50342 Quality improvement project 6 credits       [equivalent to 12 CATS credits]


Notes:

  • Programmes and units may be changed in accordance with normal University procedures.
  • This programme catalogue is applicable for all years of study for the 2018/19 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2019/20 and beyond should not assume that this programme, or its component units, will be delivered in future years in the format displayed here.
  • NFAAR assessment regulations are subject to review and update. Links given here will provide access to the latest versions of NFAAR documentation. The regulations described in this documentation may not necessarily be those which applied in previous academic years. For detailed information on how the NFAAR was applied to this programme in previous academic years, please contact the relevant Director of Studies.
  • Availability of units is subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.
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