Program Overview
The Non-Medical Prescribing at Oxford Brookes University is a Postgraduate Certificate programme in Humanities over 12 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 Non-Medical Prescribing 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: 12 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 7
- Tuition: GBP 3,930 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
- Location: Oxford, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Non-Medical Prescribing 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
- The course introduces pharmacology, legal and ethical prescribing, interpersonal skills and quality assurance aspects of prescribing. These are underpinned by reflection on your own experience, evaluation of your own performance and application of theory to practice. It also enables participants to be aware of current developments within non-medical prescribing in the UK.
Admission Requirements
Academic Requirements
Access to this course is available to all practitioners who meet the following criteria. You must:
- Have an Honours degree, or be able to provide evidence of your potential to study at M Level.
- Be a Registered Nurse, Specialist Community Public Health Nurse or Midwife whose name is held on the relevant part of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register.
- Have at least three years post-registration experience and be deemed competent by your employer to undertake the course. Of these three years, the year immediately preceding application to the course must have been in the clinical field in which you intend to prescribe.
- Have successfully completed a history-taking and assessment module or be deemed competent in practice to take a history and make a diagnosis for the conditions for which they will prescribe.
- Have a current satisfactory full enhanced Disclosure and Barring (DBS) check (within the last three years).
- Have current Occupational Health Screening.
- Have the written support of your employer for you to undertake the Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) short course.
- Have a designated medical practitioner who meets the eligibility criteria as recommended by the Department of Health for the medical supervision of non-medical prescribers and who agrees to provide the required term of supervised practice.
- Have patients/client with clinical needs within your current role to justify prescribing.
- Have sufficient knowledge to apply prescribing principles taught on the course to your own clinical area and field of practice.
- Have the confirmed agreement from the Trust\xc2\x92s Non-Medical Prescribing lead in order to undertake the course.
English Proficiency: IELTS 7 or equivalent.
Tuition & Financial Information
Tuition Fee
GBP 3,930 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
Tuition fees: GBP 3,930 (Tuition (Year)) — EU/EEA students
IELTS requirement: 7
Financial Aid & Scholarships
Contact Oxford Brookes University 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 Oxford Brookes University
Oxford Brookes University
Oxford, United Kingdom
Oxford Brookes University is a distinguished institution of higher education committed to academic excellence, innovative research, and preparing students for leadership in their chosen fields....
University Profile- Start Date September 2025
- Language English
- Duration 12 months