Undergraduate courses coming soon

Description

The part-time Healthcare Science degree programme in Audiology has been developed to address a national training need for current employees in Audiology departments, in Health Boards in Wales. Staff who have completed level 4 training (i.e. an Apprenticeship in Healthcare Science/HE Cert in Basic Audiological Practice), but have limited options to develop skills without leaving employment to study full-time, now have a route to training that would make them eligible for registration as an Audiologist (as a Healthcare Science Practitioner, through the Academy of Healthcare Science, subject to programme accreditation). Recognition of Prior Learning will also be available for those Health Board employees who may not have the level 4 qualifications but can demonstrate equivalent knowledge and clinical skills through a portfolio of evidence.

Students will be released from their NHS employment for 1.5 days a week to study the course, with one day a week spent with the University and an additional half-day as study time. Delivery of the programme will be predominantly remote, with a focus on practical training when students are on campus. The programme will be fully-funded by the NHS and will take 3 years to complete.

Topics Likely To Be Covered

Hearing aids, Tinnitus, Vestibular assessment and management, Auditory Evoked Potentials, Cochlear Implants, Bone Anchored Hearing Aids, Directional Microphones, Psychoacoustics.

Intended Start Date

September 2024

Please complete the form below so that we can send you more information about this degree programme when it becomes available e.g. modules, fees, start date etc.

Description

The part-time Healthcare Science degree programme in Medical Engineering has been developed to address a national training need for current employees in Clinical Engineering departments, in Health Boards in Wales. Staff who have completed level 4 training (i.e. an Apprenticeship in Healthcare Science) but have limited options to develop skills without leaving employment to study full-time, now have a route to training that would make them eligible for registration as an Medical Engineer (as a Healthcare Science Practitioner, through the Academy of Healthcare Science, subject to programme accreditation). Recognition of Prior Learning will also be available for those Health Board employees who may not have the level 4 qualifications but can demonstrate equivalent knowledge and clinical skills through a portfolio of evidence.

Students will be released from their NHS employment for 1.5 days a week to study the course, with one day a week spent with the University and an additional half-day as study time. Delivery of the programme will be predominantly remote, with a focus on practical training when students are on campus.  The programme will be fully-funded by the NHS and will take 3 years to complete.

Topics Likely To Be Covered

The medical equipment lifecycle, including acceptance testing of new equipment, introduction of equipment and devices into service, advising on the correct use of equipment, addressing patient safety issues and safely disposing of old devices in a range of specialised healthcare settings.

Intended Start Date

September 2024

Please complete the form below so that we can send you more information about this degree programme when it becomes available e.g. modules, fees, start date etc.

Description

The part-time Healthcare Science degree programme in Rehabilitation Engineering has been developed to address a national training need for current employees in Clinical Engineering departments, in Health Boards in Wales. Staff who have completed level 4 training (i.e. an Apprenticeship in Healthcare Science) but have limited options to develop skills without leaving employment to study full-time, now have a route to training that would make them eligible for registration as a Rehabilitation Engineer (as a Healthcare Science Practitioner, through the Academy of Healthcare Science, , subject to programme accreditation). Recognition of Prior Learning will also be available for those Health Board employees who may not have the level 4 qualifications but can demonstrate equivalent knowledge and clinical skills through a portfolio of evidence.

Students will be released from their NHS employment for 1.5 days a week to study the course, with one day a week spent with the University and an additional half-day as study time. Delivery of the programme will be predominantly remote, with a focus on practical training when students are on campus.  The programme will be fully-funded by the NHS and will take 3 years to complete.

Topics Likely To Be Covered

Design, construction and testing of assistive technologies, including wheelchairs, artificial limbs, robotic aids and specialist seating. Using pressure mapping systems, goniometers, inclinometer, joystick controllers and programmers, you will learn to build standard and custom-made devices, as well as learning about their importance towards revolutionising patient care and independence.

Intended Start Date

September 2024

Please complete the form below so that we can send you more information about this degree programme when it becomes available e.g. modules, fees, start date etc.