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Therapeutics PGDip; PGCert
Newcastle University
Newcastle Biomedicine
| Application Deadline: | International students applying for September 2011 entry should apply by Friday 15 July 2011 | ||
| Location: | Newcastle Upon Tyne / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Newcastle University
For the PGDip, you take 100 credits of taught modules which cover: the scientific basis of therapeutics; evidence-based therapeutics and prescribing; cardiovascular and metabolic therapeutics; prescribing in the elderly, women and children; musculoskeletal and pain management; and prescribing for common conditions. These modules are delivered over 12 course days and can be completed over one to three years. You also complete a project in the form of an audit of, or piece of research into, therapeutics, which you write up as a 5,000-word dissertation (20 credits).
For the PGCert you need to achieve 60 credits within three years. Your module selection must include: the scientific basis of therapeutics (20 credits); evidence-based therapeutics and prescribing (20 credits); and optional modules (20 credits).
Contents
Compulsory modules:
CLB8021 Scientific Basis of Therapeutics
CLB8022 Evidence Based Therapeutics and Prescribing
CLB8029 Dissertation
Optional modules:
CLB8023 Cardiovascular and Metabolic Therapeutics
CLB8024 Prescribing in Women and Children
CLB8025 Prescribing in the Elderly
CLB8028 Metabolic Musculoskeletal and Pain Management
CLB8026 Prescribing for Common Conditions
CLB8027 Prescribing for Common Conditions 2
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
A degree in medicine, pharmacy, pharmacology, or biomedical sciences. We also welcome applications from health professionals, who have additional training, for independent or supplementary prescribing, and pharmacy technicians who have an NVQ level 3 in pharmacy services supported by a BTEC in applied pharmaceutical science, or equivalent qualifications relevant for registration with the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Applicants whose first language is not English should have a minimum of IELTS 7.0 or TOEFL 100 (Internet-based) or 600 (paper based).
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 7.0 |
| TOEFL Internet-based: | 100 |
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