Credit bearing module Work-Based Learning
Explore work-based learning and develop knowledge to inform your understanding and professional practice.
Key facts
- Level
- Continuing professional development (CPD)
- Academic level
- 7;6
- Academic credits
- 15;20;40;30
- School
- School of Psychology, Social Work and Public Health
- Application deadline
- 1 August (for a September start)
- 1 December (for a January start)
- 1 May (for a June start)
About this course
These work-based learning modules will enable you to gain recognition and academic credit for learning gained through professional practice or employment.
You'll develop a work-based learning agreement which specifies the learning outcomes to be achieved, the learning activities, resources required, and the evidence of achievement which will be assessed.
The agreement is negotiated between you, your manager or workplace, and a tutor from the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. Learning support is provided by a tutor and work-based facilitator.
You will be assessed 100% through coursework. Modules will take approximately 10 hours of study per credit.
Entry requirements
Entry requirements
You must normally be from a healthcare background and have support from a manager to undertake this module of study.
Fees and funding
Fees
| Fee types | 2026/27 |
|---|---|
| Home full-time | £2,000 per single module, where taken as part of an award-bearing course the module fee is £2,520 |
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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Careers
Teaching, learning and assessment strategies include development of core postgraduate attributes. This encourages development of critical self-awareness and personal literacy, digital and information literacy and active citizenship within the context of both academic and research literacy.
Students who have completed similar vocational health and life sciences postgraduate certificate courses have been employed within their speciality both locally and nationally. This course enables you as a practitioner to work through the Agenda for Change grading bands to further your career progression.
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.
Our courses are reviewed regularly as part of our quality assurance framework, so module availability and course structures may vary from what is listed here. On rare occasions, we may also need to make updates to our course programmes after publication; for full details, please visit our changes to programmes page (opens in a new tab)