The University of Sheffield
Prospective Postgraduates

Postgraduate Certificate Managing Long-Term Health Conditions

Samantha Treloar, postgraduate student in the School of Nursing and Midwifery

Key facts

  • School of Nursing and Midwifery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health
  • Part-time

If you already work with NHS patients in NHS Yorkshire and the Humber or East Midlands, funding may be available. Contact Tracey Moore for more information (details below).

Financial information for postgraduate taught courses

Entry requirements

You'll need 120 credits at level 6 (or the equivalent shown through APEL), or a proven ability to study at postgraduate level. If you're a health care practitioner, you should be professionally registered and have the relevant clinical experience

English language requirements: overall IELTS grade of 6.5 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students

Any questions?

If you'd like to know more about any aspect of our courses, contact us:

Tracey Moore
E: tracey.moore@sheffield.ac.uk
T: 0114 222 2056

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About the course

This unique masters course is clinically focused and disease specific. You'll develop a critical understanding of the research, policies and practice relating to long-term conditions in various organisational contexts.

You'll be able to analyse current thinking in long-term conditions management. Discussing and studying the difficulties faced by the people and their families living with long-term health conditions will enhance your intellectual and practical skills.

Core module

  • Advanced Care and Management of Long-Term Health Conditions

Optional modules

Choose three from:

  • Managing Respiratory
  • Disease as a Long-Term Health Condition
  • Managing Stroke as a Long-Term Health Condition
  • Managing Diabetes as a Long-Term Health Condition
  • Managing Heart Failure as a Long-Term Health Condition
  • Managing Renal Disease as a Long-Term Health Condition

Teaching

  • Lectures
  • Seminar presentations
  • Small group work

Sessions are run by either clinical experts or our experienced lecturers.

Assessment

Each module is assessed by a written assignment.

The world needs healthcare professionals

And we’re dedicated to educating them.

We have strong links with other health departments at the University, including the School for Health and Related Research (ScHARR), the Department of Sociological Studies, the Medical School, as well as the Sheffield Institute for Studies on Ageing (SISA) and the Centre for the Study of Childhood and Youth.

The school is close to the central University campus, opposite the Royal Hallamshire Hospital. You’ll be at the heart of student life with West Street, Broomhill, and the best students’ union in the country on your doorstep.

We teach the skills that matter

Because we work closely with our partners in health and social care, your course will equip you with the skills employers are looking for. All our courses are research-led, shaped by local, national and international policy. They’re designed to be flexible, to meet the demands of a rapidly changing work environment.

We teach the skills you need to establish research and education initiatives in health and social care wherever in the world you are needed. Through our partnerships with other organisations, you’ll get the chance to network and make useful contacts.

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You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.

Postgraduate Online Application Form