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Palliative Care (Masters)
University of Dundee
School of Nursing
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 9,307 - ≈ € 11,123 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Dundee / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 36 months | Start Date: | January, May, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of University of Dundee
The Master of Palliative Care degree is a specialist degree designed for health-care professionals caring for patients in a palliative care environment. The focus of the degree is to gain knowledge and understanding of topics relevant to your practice and challenge you, through critical analysis to explore and develop your practice.
This degree is taught by distance learning, and is practice-focused, designed to meet the clinical, professional and academic learning needs of students from different professions. Students have clinical experience in palliative care drawn from a range of professions, including nurses, doctors, chaplains, clinical psychologists, occupational therapists, pharmacists, physiotherapists and social workers.
The themes of the programme include teamwork, attitudes, communication, ethics, quality assurance, education, research and political issues and topics include principles of palliation, quality of life, bereavement, management of distressing symptoms. Each module can bring accreditation towards continuing education systems, e.g. PGEA, SCOTCAT points.
Contents
The curriculum is designed to reflect the learning needs of adult learners pursuing academic, part-time study by distance learning, in this specialist subject area. Quality of distance learning tutorial support is fundamental to the learning process and is structured to facilitate self-direction, practice-based learning and the integration of theory and practice.
The programme consists of modules and a choice of specialist options. Each module are each rated at Level M, 20 SCOTCAT points, which required 200 hours of student effort.
Modules are assessed continuously on a modular basis. Assessment methods and strategies are designed to develop and evaluate the theory and practice of palliative care. Self-assessment is facilitated through strategies in the distance learning study guides.
An Assessment Framework (AF) is used to provide the student with clear assessment criteria and descriptors on which tutor feedback and end-of-module assessment is based. The use of an AF provides consistency and fairness in the marking system and in student feedback and is also used in the monitoring of student progression.
Students are expected to demonstrate their ability to integrate theory and practice in course assignment work.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
Relevant first degree or professional qualification, and currently employed in a clinical position.
English Language Requirement: IELTS of 6.0 (or equivalent), if your first language is not English.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.0 |
| TOEFL Paper-based: | 550 |
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