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Professional Practice MA, MSc

This is a taught programme within the Medicine, Dental and Health Sciences subject area.

Outline

This is an interdisciplinary programme for professionals who want to develop and enhance their practice at postgraduate level. It is a work- based learning degree designed for participants from a variety of professional settings including the private, public and third sector, for example, health and social care; education; local government; public services; human resources; administrative services; cultural industries or the arts.

The programme offers you the opportunity to explore your profession further, consider the challenges associated with your professional practice and develop your generic knowledge and skills in the workplace; while being able to focus on a specific area of practice relevant to you and your work. In particular, you develop strategic skills, knowledge of leadership styles and approaches, and critical analysis in the context of multi-agency working and research-based practice.

This flexible programme allows you to follow one of our specific accredited pathways or select modules of personal and professional interest from across the University, enabling you to review and analyse the current debates relating to key issues relevant to the professional context in which you are working.

Key facts

  • Subject area: Medicine, Dental and Health Sciences
  • Location: Medway
  • School: KentHealth
  • Duration: Two years part-time.
  • Start: September.
  • Fees and funding: More info
  • Entry requirements: A professional qualification or appropriate degree-level qualification and/or equivalent work experience at the appropriate level. Students entering the programme will be expected to demonstrate professional experience in a role that involves responsibility which they have held for at least two years. Applicants without traditional qualifications will be considered on an individual basis and will be required to demonstrate potential to study at postgraduate level. Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).

Programme structure

Course content

Core modules

  • Learning and Development in Organisations
  • Collaborative Working
  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Research Skills
  • Dissertation
  • Optional modules

You select from the following optional modules from within CPP; or a choice of modules from across the University; or a combination of both:

  • Power dynamics within professional practice
  • Qualitative research methods applied to professional practice
  • Quantitative research methods applied to professional practice
  • Special area of study.

Teaching sessions are structured around the programme's taught weekend sessions, which typically run Friday to Sunday. The weekend taught sessions include tutor and peer-led discussion, and one-to-one supervision.

Assessment

Assessment may include; written assignments, work-based projects, oral presentations, portfolio assessment, seminar contributions and reflective learning submissions. In the final stage of the programme you complete a dissertation of 10,000 words.

Key facts

  • Subject area: Medicine, Dental and Health Sciences
  • Location: Medway
  • School: KentHealth
  • Duration: Two years part-time.
  • Start: September.
  • Fees and funding: More info
  • Entry requirements: A professional qualification or appropriate degree-level qualification and/or equivalent work experience at the appropriate level. Students entering the programme will be expected to demonstrate professional experience in a role that involves responsibility which they have held for at least two years. Applicants without traditional qualifications will be considered on an individual basis and will be required to demonstrate potential to study at postgraduate level. Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).

Contact details

Admissions enquiries

T: +44 (0)1227 827272
E: information@kent.ac.uk

Subject enquiries

Our programmes are offered by the Centre for Health Services Studies, Centre for Professional Practice, Medway School of Pharmacy, Kent Law School and the School of Biosciences.

Please see specific contact details on the the relevant programme page.

Key facts

  • Subject area: Medicine, Dental and Health Sciences
  • Location: Medway
  • School: KentHealth
  • Duration: Two years part-time.
  • Start: September.
  • Fees and funding: More info
  • Entry requirements: A professional qualification or appropriate degree-level qualification and/or equivalent work experience at the appropriate level. Students entering the programme will be expected to demonstrate professional experience in a role that involves responsibility which they have held for at least two years. Applicants without traditional qualifications will be considered on an individual basis and will be required to demonstrate potential to study at postgraduate level. Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).

How to apply

Before applying, please read our ‘How to apply’ section.

You can then go straight to the online application form by clicking the programme below:

Key facts

  • Subject area: Medicine, Dental and Health Sciences
  • Location: Medway
  • School: KentHealth
  • Duration: Two years part-time.
  • Start: September.
  • Fees and funding: More info
  • Entry requirements: A professional qualification or appropriate degree-level qualification and/or equivalent work experience at the appropriate level. Students entering the programme will be expected to demonstrate professional experience in a role that involves responsibility which they have held for at least two years. Applicants without traditional qualifications will be considered on an individual basis and will be required to demonstrate potential to study at postgraduate level. Please also check our general entry requirements (including English language requirements).

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Last Updated: 13/09/2011