Postgraduate Certificate Managing Long-Term Health Conditions

About the course

Part-time

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.

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 for overseas students

Overall IELTS grade of 7.0 with a minimum of 6.0 in each component, or equivalent.

Entry requirements for international students

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.

Fees and funding

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).

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

Develop 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 health and social care policy.

Our courses are informed by the latest research. They are designed to be flexible in order to meet the demands of a rapidly changing work environment.

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.

Our research focuses on three themes: Children, Young People and Families; Workforce and Practice Development; Supportive Care in Later Life. You'll benefit from our international collaborative links with universities in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia.

Make a difference

We're dedicated to educating health professionals. Our school is part of the central campus of the University, opposite the Sheffield Teaching Hospital’s Foundation Trust at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital.

You can form useful career development networks using the links and partnerships we have. With the skills you learn on our courses, you can establish research and education initiatives in health and social care wherever in the world you are needed.

Our flexible courses are designed to meet your needs.

Facilities and support

You'll be based near the Medical School, the Health Sciences Library and central University facilities like our 24-hour study centre, the Information Commons.

You'll also be in the hub of Sheffield's student life with access to popular student areas like West Street and Broomhill, and with the best students’ union in the country on your doorstep.

Apply now

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

Postgraduate Online Application Form