Professional Practice (Negotiated Specialism) BSc

Overview

Designed with you and your workplace in mind, our course will help you achieve the professional development needs of employers.

Why support your professional development with us?

Our specialist course gives you the flexibility to customise your studies to suit your professional development needs, and those of your employer. Designed to build on your existing accredited activities, higher apprenticeship or other qualification in the health, social care and education sectors, we’ll help you develop your knowledge, skills and experience in the context of your current workplace.

You’ll build your confidence in presentation and dissemination through group seminar presentations and written reports, while developing the advanced practitioner inquiry, leadership, and project skills that will let you advance in your chosen career.

Enhancing your professional skills

You’ll be able to optimise your career ambitions through negotiating your own programme and specialist award title to suit your individual needs, and that of your employer and industry.

Studying online gives you the flexibility to plan your study around your current work requirements. You’ll also get plenty of peer support through our community of learning and one-to-one academic supervision.

You’ll have the opportunity to design and lead a work-based project that has the potential to transform both your own practice and that of others.

Get the support you need to succeed

While you’re an undergraduate or foundation year student, you’ll have a Personal Tutor directly related to your course. If you need support with academic writing, numeracy and library skills, we’ll be sure to provide it. Our Student Learning and Graduate Academic Assistants have studied specialist areas within Professional Practice and can support you based on their own experience.

Taking into account the changing needs of the health, social care and education sectors, our flexible learning programme gives you the professional skills, knowledge and professional development that will help you achieve your career ambitions

Careers

How can the BA/BSc/GradCert Professional Practice (Negotiated Specialism) support your career?

These programmes are designed to support your professional development requirements. Previous graduates have progressed successfully to School Direct Initial Teacher Training (ITT) programme or Early Years Teacher Status (EYTS) programme and gained employment in Schools and early years settings.

Other graduates have gained promotion to care manager in social care residential settings.