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Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, Programme Catalogue 2011/12

TSPA-ADL12: PG Dip Prescribing & Therapeutics

Leading to the award of POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN PRESCRIBING AND THERAPEUTICS

Mode of attendance: Distance Learning

Year 1

Click here for further information NFAAR-CPD assessment regulations:
  • NFAAR-CPD programme details to be confirmed

NB. Year One and Year Two may be reversed to enable the student to undertake Independent Prescribing units when they run.

Modular - no specific semester: Taught Units
Compulsory Units
PA50249 Pharmacist independent prescribing 18 Credits
Optional Units: Select 2 Unit(s) from the following list:
PA50186 Cardiovascular therapeutics 6 Credits
PA50187 Gastro-intestinal therapeutics 6 Credits
PA50188 Oncology 6 Credits
PA50190 Public health pharmacy 6 Credits
PA50199 Respiratory therapeutics 6 Credits
PA50200 Mental health 6 Credits
PA50201 Endocrinology 6 Credits
PA50202 Neurology 6 Credits
PA50212 Clinical skills placement 6 Credits
PA50216 Medicines management in general practice 6 Credits
PA50217 Medicines management in the NHS 6 Credits
PA50221 Prescribing for special groups 6 Credits
PA50223 Surgery 6 Credits
PA50233 Infections 6 Credits
PA50235 Management of minor ailments 6 Credits
PA50240 Using evidence in practice 6 Credits
PA50267 Professional skills development 6 Credits

Year 2

Click here for further information NFAAR assessment regulations:
  • This year of this programme of study does not currently fall within the NFAAR

NB. Year One and Year Two may be reversed to enable the student to undertake Independent Prescribing units when they run.

Modular - no specific semester

Optional Units: Select 5 Unit(s) from the following list:
PA50186 Cardiovascular therapeutics 6 Credits
PA50187 Gastro-intestinal therapeutics 6 Credits
PA50188 Oncology 6 Credits
PA50190 Public health pharmacy 6 Credits
PA50199 Respiratory therapeutics 6 Credits
PA50200 Mental health 6 Credits
PA50201 Endocrinology 6 Credits
PA50202 Neurology 6 Credits
PA50212 Clinical skills placement 6 Credits
PA50216 Medicines management in general practice 6 Credits
PA50217 Medicines management in the NHS 6 Credits
PA50221 Prescribing for special groups 6 Credits
PA50223 Surgery 6 Credits
PA50233 Infections 6 Credits
PA50235 Management of minor ailments 6 Credits
PA50240 Using evidence in practice 6 Credits
PA50267 Professional skills development 6 Credits

Notes:
* This programme catalogue is applicable for the 2011/12 academic year only. Students continuing their studies into 2012/13 and beyond should not assume that later years of a programme will be in the format displayed here for 2011/12.
* Programmes and units are subject to change at any time, in accordance with normal University procedures.
* Availability of units will be subject to constraints such as staff availability, minimum and maximum group sizes, and timetabling factors as well as a student's ability to meet any pre-requisite rules.