PgCert Advanced Communication Skills
Part-time, Distance learning
Location • Collegiate Campus
Subject area • Radiotherapy and oncology
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Core modules
Advanced communication and information in supportive care (30 credits)
This module has been developed to enhance role development for health care professionals in the area of psychosocial support. Recent policy has advocated that staff working in cancer and palliative care settings should be committed to developing advanced communication skills and access specific accredited training.
This module does not assess practical competencies. It is designed to aid the reflective practitioner who can develop a specific area of their practice, in advanced communication or informational developments.
Advanced communication skills in practice (30 credits)
The module aims to provide a peer support environment by using simulated scenarios to develop effective psychological support to client groups.
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Part-time and distance learning
• advanced communication and information in supportive care – distance learning over four months during semester one
• advanced communication skills in practice – distance learning over four months during semester two including three university study days over two weekends
Complete the application form available at www.shu.ac.uk/study/form
2013/14 academic year
Typically £1,530 for the course
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees and funding see www.shu.ac.uk/funding
2013/14 academic year
Typically
£600 per 15 credit module
£1,200 per 30 credit module
2014/15 academic year
Typically
£615 per 15 credit module
£1,230 per 30 credit module
The course fee may be subject to annual inflationary increase. For further information on fees, scholarships and bursaries see www.shu.ac.uk/international/fees
• essays • portfolios • contribution to online discussion forums
Both modules on this course have direct impact on developing communication skills in your own clinical practice
Distance learning study
Distance learning is a rewarding and flexible way to learn. You study at the time, place and often pace of your choosing, to fit around your personal and working life. Like all types of learning, you need skills in personal organisation, time management, self-motivation, and a commitment to academic study.
As a distance learning student, you normally learn away from the University – in your own home or place of work. Most of our distance learning courses are delivered online via a portal called Blackboard.
We prepare you for your distance learning course with an online induction package. It helps you develop and practise your skills and allows any issues, concerns or development needs to be addressed prior to commencing a course of study.
You're fully supported by our learning centre, with library database searches and information enquiries, journal article supply and other help in accessing library and information services, all without having to travel to Sheffield.
We believe that you learn best when you engage in prolonged debate. Your course provides an active learning experience, with an ongoing dialogue between you, your peers and your tutors via discussion forums, blogs and others. You carry out a series of structured tasks, which build towards a successful final assessment submission.
John Sharpe (1:34)
John Sharpe, Rolls-Royce employee, and one of our MSc Total Quality Management and Organisational Excellence graduates talks about his experiences of studying a distance learning course while working.
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Staff profiles
Visit the Department of Allied Health Professions website to view profiles of the staff who teach in this subject area.
