Program Overview
The Advanced Practice at University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) is a MSc programme in Humanities over 24 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Advanced Practice programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 24 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5
- Tuition: GBP 760 (Tuition (Module)) — International students; GBP 760 (Tuition (Module)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Preston, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Advanced Practice programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Course Structure
- Evidence, effectiveness and evaluation
- Advanced work-based practice project: design and construction
- Advanced work-based practice project: delivery and implementation
- Advanced work-based practice project: evaluation
- Deconstructing the consultation
- Advanced patient assessment and diagnostic skills
- Advancing care management at the end of life
- Managing mental health needs
- Emergency care services for individuals and communities
- Advanced stroke practice
- Solution focussed interventions
- Enhanced cognitive behavioural interventions for anxiety and depression in primary care
- Safeguarding children in a multi-professional environment
- Community and social policy practice
- Concepts of public health
- Managing cardiac illness
- Safeguarding vulnerable adults
- Leadership in practice
- Minor health issues and illnesses
- Non-medical prescribing
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
- Have a current professional registration with a relevant professional/statutory body, such as the Nursing and Midwifery Council, Health and Care Professions Council, Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain
- Be working in, or able to access a practice environment that will enable them to meet and achieve the course learning outcomes
- Have identified a work based mentor, who will support and guide your development throughout the course
- Provide two references (one practice/work and one academic).
English Proficiency: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 760 (Tuition (Module)) — International students; GBP 760 (Tuition (Module)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 760 (Tuition (Module)) — International students; GBP 760 (Tuition (Module)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 6.5
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN) directly for scholarship, grant, and financial aid information for this programme. Many European universities offer merit-based and need-based funding for international and domestic students.
About University of Central Lancashire
University of Central Lancashire
Preston, United Kingdom
University of Central Lancashire is a distinguished institution of higher education committed to academic excellence, innovative research, and preparing students for leadership in their chosen...
University Profile- Application Deadline 2015-01-18
- Start Date 2018-09-01
- Language English
- Duration 24 months