Acute Neuroscience Care - Advancing Practice

What will I be doing?

Current circumstances, and potential future changes in government advice, mean that we may need to vary the methods of teaching and/or assessment during the forthcoming academic year.

The course is delivered part-time over one semester.  

42 hours - Lectures and seminars

10 hours - Personal tutoring

30 hours - Mentoring Clinical practice

218 hours - Personal learning incorporating action learning sets, independent self-directed study

Total learning hours = 300

Assessment: 

• Poster presentation (60%)
• Vive voce (40%)

Equivalent qualifications

English language requirements are shown on individual course pages. Generally, this is shown as an IELTS grade, however we accept a range of equivalent qualifications. 

As a general guide:

For undergraduate courses we require IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum 5.5 in each component) or equivalent

For postgraduate courses, we require IELTS 6.0 (with a minimum 5.5 in each component) or equivalent

For the International Foundation Year, we require IELTS 4.5 (with a minimum 4.0 in each component) in UKVI IELTS for UKVI (Academic)

The approved equivalent qualifications list includes the following: 

Secure English Language Tests (SELTs) 

University of Salford English language courses

Regional-based qualifications

Majority English Speaking Countries as deemed by UKVI

Medium of English Institutions

Applicants who require a Student Route visa to study in the UK may require evidence of a Secure English Language test rather than an examination or qualification due to visa requirements, as deemed by the UK Government Home Office, Visa and Immigration (UKVI).

Before you apply

Please read all of the information on this page before applying for your research degree and make sure you have the following supporting documents to hand:

• Degree certificates
• Transcripts
• English language qualifications
• Passport details (required for International applicants)
• Research proposal

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