Level 7 Independent Learning Studies (Level 6, 20 credits)
- Course type
- Single Module
- Course qualification
- Level 7
Course summary
What is the fee?
For all course options, see fees and funding
Where will I study?
School of Health and Society
How long will I study?
One semester
Overview
This module will give you the opportunity to negotiate a topic area for independent study, utilising resources and experience in a practice setting.
You will:
- enhance your independent learning skills
- explore strategies for learning and goal setting
- benefit from personal and professional development
How you'll learn
Future careers
This module can be taken as stand-alone for the purposes of continuing professional development. On completion of this module you will be able to critically evaluate your own personal and professional learning needs, and your learning style.
Career Links
We work with over 100 health and social care organisations so our links with industry are very strong. These relationships will be of direct benefit to you because our academic team work in practice in some of these organisations at a senior level so are able to keep you at the forefront of developments in the sector which in turn help you provide a better service.
Modules
This module will give you the opportunity to negotiate a topic area in:
- Clinical governance
- Nurse prescribing
- Child protection
- School health
- Social exclusion
- Inter-professional working
- Intermediate care
You will also benefit from personal and professional development through independent learning:
- Motivation with independent learning
- Structured reflection
- Interpersonal skills
- Independent learning need defined
- Goal and action planning
- Personal, professional and organisational goals
- Managing self and independent learning
- Strategies for independent learning
- Evaluation strategies for independent learning
Please note that exact modules and content offered may vary in order to keep content current and, for courses that offer optional modules, may depend on the number of students selecting particular options. When accepting your offer of a place to study on a programme with optional modules, you should be aware that optional modules may not all run each year. Your tutor will be able to advise you as to the available options on or before the start of the programme. Whilst the University tries to ensure that you can undertake your preferred options, it cannot guarantee this.
Entry requirements
You will need to be employed in an appropriate clinical setting and have the written consent of your manager to use the clinical area as a learning environment.
Entry requirements
Previous study and experience
Academic requirements equivalent to: 120 credits at Level 1 and 120 credits at Level 2, preferably with a minimum of three months post-registration experience.
Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL)
We welcome applications from students who may not have formal/traditional entry criteria but who have relevant experience or the ability to pursue the course successfully.
The Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) process could help you to make your work and life experience count. The APL process can be used for entry onto courses or to give you exemptions from parts of your course.
Two forms of APL may be used for entry: the Accreditation of Prior Certificated Learning (APCL) or the Accreditation of Prior Experiential Learning (APEL).
Fees and funding
2026/27
| Type of study | Fees |
|---|---|
| Part-time | £990 |
Additional costs
You should also consider further costs which may include books, stationery, printing, binding and general subsistence on trips and visits.