Credit bearing module Community Empowerment and Advocacy
Explore community empowerment and advocacy and develop knowledge to inform your understanding and professional practice.
Key facts
- Level
- Continuing professional development (CPD)
- Academic level
- 7
- Academic credits
- 20
- School
- School of Psychology, Social Work and Public Health
- Application deadline
This course is delivered on a bespoke basis for organisations and is not currently open for individual applications.
To discuss bespoke delivery for your organisation, please contact the HLS CPD Admissions Team: hlscpdadmissions@brookes.ac.uk
About this course
This Community Empowerment and Advocacy module teaches approaches, theories and tools effective for promoting healthy behaviour within communities.
We will first focus on recognising and addressing sources of bias towards and within communities (both personal and socially generated). We will then show you how to assess the existing needs and resources within social groups and organisations which can be used to support communities in their own development.
We'll evaulate historical and current beliefs surrounding how to effect change, and you will be encouraged to plan a health promotion strategy for a community with a consideration of need, practical planning and ethics.
Teaching is built around the examination of case studies. It draws on examples from history and from present-day practice. These will cover examples where advocacy is used to tackle public health problems originating from a variety of causes.
You will reflect on your learning during the module using a system of structured reflections on your own practice. You will be assessed 100% through coursework.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
You must normally be from a healthcare background and have the support from a manager to undertake this module of study.
Fees and funding
Fees
| Fee types | 2026/27 |
|---|---|
| Home part-time | £1,000 per single module, where taken as part of an award-bearing course the module fee is £1,260 |
How and when to pay
Tuition fee instalments for the semester are due by the Monday of week 1 of each semester. Students are not liable for full fees for that semester if they leave before week 4. If the leaving date is after week 4, full fees for the semester are payable.
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Learning and assessment
Teaching is focused on the process of putting theory into action and facilitating reflective practice.
Scheduled Learning and Teaching Activities: 50 hours. Guided Independent Study: 150 hours.
You will reflect on your learning during the module using a system of structured reflections on your own practice. You will be assessed 100% through coursework.
Assessment
100% coursework.
How to apply
Apply through our Moodle Portal.
If you wish to take this as a standalone module then you can apply to be a postgraduate associate student using our online application portal. You will need to register for the portal prior to proceeding with an application. This module may be taken as a standalone module over 6 weeks or as part of a programme of study.
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