Postgraduate Diploma Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice (Hand Therapy)

University of Essex

United Kingdom, Colchester

University RankQS Ranking

461

Apply Now!

Go to Official Website

Home/United Kingdom/Colchester /University of Essex/Postgraduate Diploma Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice (Hand Therapy)

University of Essex

United Kingdom , Colchester

Key Facts

Program Level

Graduate Diploma

Study Type

Part Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Colchester Campus

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesOctober-2024

Apply to this program

Go to the official application for the university

Duration 5 year(s)

Next Intake October-2024

Postgraduate Diploma Advanced Musculoskeletal Assessment and Practice (Hand Therapy)

About

This course is currently subject to approval.

We understand that you may not have the time to do a full-time degree, so our CPD pathways allow you to study flexibly, in the way that best suits you. The structure, mode of delivery and level of support allow you to progress towards a qualification at postgraduate diploma level.

This pathway enables clinicians who have specialised in Hand Therapy to advance their practice. Students will engage in material related to clinical decision making, clinical service quality improvement strategies, research methods and advanced clinical skills such as injection therapy.

We:

Provide you with critical understanding of the key concepts underlying advanced musculoskeletal practice
Provide you with the opportunity to acquire advanced musculoskeletal clinical skills beyond your normal professional scope of practice
Encourage you to contribute to policy-making, planning and evaluation
Ensure you acquire a range of transferable employment related skills
Provide you with the skills to access and critically appraise research findings to develop your own evidence-based practice

This course sits within our School of Sport, Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences. This provides an exciting opportunity to join a community specifically focused on sports and exercise science, sports therapy and physiotherapy. This will allow us to bring together our internationally recognised research, share knowledge, and enhance placement and vocational opportunities for our students and graduates.

Professional, statutory and regulatory bodies

We are committed to embedding the NHS Constitution Values (which are strongly reflected in our University values) into everything we do. They define the behaviours and expectations of all our staff and students underpinning the work we do in the university, clinical arena and other workplaces.

We understand that not all of our students and staff are employed within the NHS but these values uphold the underlying principles of excellent care as a standard, and as such we expect that anyone who cars for others will aspire to uphold these values.

For us, involving not only our students, but service users, experts by experience, carers and NHS/non-NHS professionals in the creation and delivery of all programmes is vital.

This course is currently subject to approval. We understand that you may not have the time to do a full-time degree, so our CPD pathways allow you to study flexibly, in the way that best suits you.

Study flexibly with a part-time CPD pathway.
Develop the skills to assess and manage patients with a range of musculoskeletal conditions beyond your normal scope of practice.
Work with leading experts from a range of fields.

Disciplines

Sport

Rehabilitation and Exercise Sciences (School of)

Requirements

Entry Requirements

The majority of our Postgraduate Taught Masters will consider applicants with 2.5/4 or C or 79% from Bachelor Degree.

How to Apply

Apply online

Applying to Essex is simple and straightforward. We'll give you all the important information you need to make your application. Our online application form takes about 20 minutes to complete.

What do you need to know?

Are you a current student?

We've made applying for Masters study as straightforward as possible for our current students with our new fast-track application form, now live on your myEssex student portal.

As a current Essex student, you may also be eligible for our Alumni Loyalty Discount, which provides a discount of up to 33% on tuition fees. If we can offer you a place, we'll automatically consider you for this award.

Necessary documents

When you apply to study with us, you'll need to provide a number of supporting documents - we can't process your application until we have these. Some of these documents you will have to upload with your application, others you may be able to upload at a later date. We may ask to see original documents if you are offered a place.

The University uses academic selection criteria to determine an applicant’s ability to successfully complete a course at the University of Essex. Where appropriate, we may ask for specific information relating to previous modules studied or work experience. For more information, refer to the relevant course on course finder.

Personal statement

Find out whether you need to submit a personal statement as part of your postgraduate application, by visiting our personal statements page. We also provide you with some tips and advice on how to write a personal statement, which should be no longer than 500 words.

Transcripts

Official transcript(s), in English or a certified translation of your academic results to date, showing marks or grades, must be provided at the time you make your application. (Transcripts are not required from current or previous University of Essex students, or from students who have previously completed a degree at Colchester Institute awarded by the University of Essex).

CV

If you are applying to one of our taught courses in the School of Law or Human Rights Centre, a Pre-Registration Masters course, our MA Social Work, or the Essex MBA, you will need to provide a copy of your CV with your application.