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University of Bedfordshire
Park Square
Luton
Bedfordshire
UK, LU1 3JU
This course has been designed for all service managers and clinical staff with managerial responsibilities or those aspiring to such roles in health and social services. It provides you with the knowledge, understanding and leadership skills needed to transform yourself, your colleagues and organisation in order to respond to an ever changing and challenging work environment.
You will develop professional proficiencies in management, leadership and the facilitation of change in the workplace. The course enables you to focus on learning in those areas to help you to acquire new insights into the provision and development of your service area. On completion of the course progression to senior clinical leader, senior management or multi-agency roles will be enhanced.
Upon successful completion of this course, you should be able to:
1. Evaluate your practice in relation to national and local policies and guidelines.
2. Evaluate your role, and that of your organisation, in changing care arenas in the context of health and social care policies, specifically the modernisation agenda.
3. Critically appraise the evidence underpinning your management and leadership practice.
4. Apply ethical and legal concepts to your management and leadership practice.
5. Develop the identified proficiencies of the competent and efficient manager / leader.
6. Demonstrate the ability to undertake an extended piece of work, specifically a management project, that will impact on your area of work.
7. Identify your own learning needs, develop strategies for meeting these needs and reflect on your effectiveness.
The course will facilitate the development of skills, to enhance your ability to manage, lead and work in partnership others, through the use of action learning sets and other group activities.
Career:
You are expected to develop professional proficiencies in management, leadership and the facilitation of change in the workplace. The course enables you to focus on learning in those areas that will enable you to acquire new insights into the provision and development of your service area. On completion of the course progression to senior clinical leader, senior management or multi-agency roles will be enhanced.
Further study:
Progression to Masters level study with a professional and / or management related focus.
Additional:
If only studying the four CMI-accredited units students are required to be working / practising at an appropriate level of management, but do not need to meet entry requirements for honours degree study.
A foundation degree will be of particular interest if you have completed a Modern Apprenticeship, vocational A levels, BTEC National or equivalent.
Foundation degrees are also particularly suitable if you want to qualify while working.
Many students studying for foundation degrees come to us through work-based routes so you can apply for a foundation degree even if you don’t have traditional academic qualifications.
We welcome applicants with relevant work experience.
We will consider you as an individual and take into account all elements of your application, not just your qualifications. We are looking for both breadth and depth in your current studies as well as enthusiasm for the subject you wish to study.
The general requirement is one of the following:
Postgraduate applications (MA/MSc) should be made direct to the University using the standard University application form. There are some exceptions, please see individual course descriptions for details.
As a general guide, to apply for a place on an undergraduate course (BA/BSc) at the University you need to have completed your high school education and have the required English qualification.
We have students from all the European Union member countries so we are quick to make decisions on most qualifications.
(Please note that applicants on a full student visa are not eligible for part-time study)
We recommend that you apply directly to the University where possible, as this allows us to offer the quickest turnaround time for your application.
Please read the Direct application instructions before completing the course application form.
Application forms for accommodation in the student halls at Bedford campus and Luton campus are available in the Student life section
APL is available for international students applying for undergraduate (Bachelor degree) study. Please do not use this APL form to apply for postgraduate courses.
Use the APL form to tell us about any non-standard qualifications and/or work experience you have that you think should be taken into consideration with your application. `
The APL form should be submitted at the same time as the course application form.
We regret we are unable to process APL forms from students who have not submitted a formal course application form.
Return your completed application to:
University of Bedfordshire
International Admissions
Park Square
Luton
Bedfordshire
LU1 3JU
United Kingdom
T: +44 (0)1582 489326 (non-EU Students)
F: +44 (0)1582 743469
E: international-admissions@beds.ac.uk
Communication
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Information Literacy
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Research and Evaluation
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Creativity and Critical Thinking
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You will use reflective practice to inform your development. Work based learning is intended to ensure that you apply your learning. You will draw upon your work place practice as a basis for the assessments, using this experience for critical analysis and reflection to understand new knowledge.
As part of the course assessment strategy you will be required to develop and maintain a record of your professional development. Not only will this record learning, but also act as a guide towards future learning.
You will be expected to abide by the University regulations as they apply to students and by any code of conduct specific to your profession.
The Universitys code of conduct for students and its disciplinary procedure will be available online.
