Advancing Practice BA (Hons) Top Up

What makes Advancing Practice special?

This course will engage you in critical and analytical reflection, as well as encourage you to carry out individual and collaborative research. Aimed at professionals from a range of settings, you will be provided with opportunities to refine professional practice, relate theory to practice and to evaluate your capacity to facilitate change in the working environment. You will also be equipped with the skills to make a significant impact on your own workplace practices and to positively influence those of others.

The separate pathways available within the course structure will allow you to continue your own professional journey. The potential for knowledge development and skills acquisition can support you to fulfil future specialist roles within your field. To ensure that your studies are relevant to your current or future role, you will also have the opportunity to negotiate a specific assignment that is suitable to you. 

This University of Worcester award is delivered by the partner institution The Learning Institute. Delivery venues range across Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Gloucestershire, London and Somerset, (though not on the University of Worcester campus). The running of the degree and of individual groups will be subject to minimum numbers.

Foundation degree, DipHE, HND or equivalent qualification in education, health, care or welfare or related subject.

We consider applications from individuals from a wide range of prior educational and employment experiences. We will also consider applicants from non-standard entry routes.

We encourage applications from candidates who can provide evidence of their ability to work at Level 6 and substantial experience of working within education, health, care or social welfare.

A supportive academic reference.

Undergraduate courses usually require a minimum IELTS of 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in any component) or Pearson 59 (with no less than 51 in each component) or various Cambridge certificates. Other equivalent English qualifications will also be considered. Some courses may require a higher score for professional accreditation or registration.

The top-up degree places emphasis on enabling students to develop the independent learning capabilities that will equip you for lifelong learning and future employment, as well as academic achievement. The modules have been chosen and structured to support the development of more sophisticated independent study skills during this final year of the honours degree. One optional module, the Research Project is the opportunity to demonstrate the extent of your study skills development.

As an alternative, the Social Enterprise module provides you with the opportunity to apply the knowledge and skills from your learning to a social enterprise development opportunity. Moving on further into masters level study would be an appropriate next step for some students. In addition some pathways provide excellent routes to progress to qualified teacher status.