Study Pattern: Assistant Practitioner (Apprenticeship) Foundation Degree Science (online) - UB9BQ

FdSc Assistant Practitioner - with September start

Study Pattern Autumn (September) Spring (January) Summer (May)
Year 1

Communicating Health Promotion
(4NU524)
40 Credits 

Professional Development for Assistant Practitioners
(4NU530)
10 Credits
Studied over three Trimesters

Developing Safe Care
(4NU526)
30 Credits

Professional Development for Assistant Practitioners
(4NU530)
10 Credits
continued

Optional Module - Level 4*
20 credits

Optional Module - Level 4*
20 credits

Professional Development for Assistant Practitioners
(4NU530)
10 Credits
continued
Year 2

Leadership and Learning
(5NU534)
30 credits

Further Professional Development for Assistant Practitioners
(5NU532)
0 Credits
Studied over three Trimesters

Optional Module - Level 5*
20 credits

Optional Module - Level 5*
20 credits

Further Professional Development for Assistant Practitioners
(5NU532)
10 Credits
Continued

End Point Assessment for Assistant Practitioners
(5NU536)
40 Credits

Further Professional Development for Assistant Practitioners
(5NU532)
10 Credits
Continued

APPRENTICESHIP GATEWAY
Year 2 continued

End Point Assessment (approximately 3 months)

 

 

*Optional modules - Level 4 

4NU512 Mental Health Across the Lifespan
4NU513 Occupation and Wellbeing
4NU515 Work Based Project [For the assessment of these modules, students negotiate the form of assessment - it could be a teaching session, presentation or written format]
4NU525 Complex Health and Social Care Needs in Maternity Settings
4NU527 Essential Clinical Skills
4NU528 Maternity Care and Skills
4NU529 Occupational Therapy - Guiding Principles and Practice
4OD501 Principles of Scrub and Circulating Practice
4OD502 Principles of Anaesthetic Practice
4RD512 Radiographic Imaging (Projectional)
4RD513 Science and Technology of Imaging for Assistant Practitioners
4ZZDAV Introduction to Computed Tomography for Assistant Practice
4ZZDAW Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Assistant Practice 

*Optional modules - Level 5 

5NU512 Falls and Frailty
5NU513 Independence, Dignity and Occupation
5NU520 Work Based Project [For the assessment of these modules, students negotiate the form of assessment - it could be a teaching session, presentation or written format]
5NU524 Medicines Management
5NU529 Assisting at Births
5NU530 Care of the Mother and Newborn in the Postnatal Period
5NU531 Caring for People with Learning Disabilities
5NU533 Human Anatomy and Physiology for Healthcare
5OD500 Developing Anaesthetic Practice
5OD501 Developing Scrub and Circulating Practice
5OD502 Anatomy and Physiology for ODP 2
5RD509 Developing Imaging Practice
5RD510 Diagnostics and the Patient Journey 

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FdSc Assistant Practitioner - with January start

Study Pattern Spring (January) Summer (May)

Autumn (September)
Year 1

Developing Safe Care
(4NU526)
30 Credits

Professional Development for Assistant Practitioners
(4NU530)
10 Credits
Studied over three Trimesters

Optional Module - Level 4*
20 credits

Optional Module - Level 4*
20 credits

Professional Development for Assistant Practitioners
(4NU530)
10 Credits
continued

Communicating Health Promotion
(4NU524)
40 Credits 

Professional Development for Assistant Practitioners
(4NU530)
10 Credits
continued
Year 2

Leadership and Learning
(5NU534)
30 credits

Further Professional Development for Assistant Practitioners
(5NU532)
0 Credits
Studied over three Trimesters

Optional Module - Level 5*
20 credits

Optional Module - Level 5*
20 credits

Further Professional Development for Assistant Practitioners
(5NU532)
10 Credits
Continued

End Point Assessment for Assistant Practitioners
(5NU536)
40 Credits

Further Professional Development for Assistant Practitioners
(5NU532)
10 Credits
Continued

APPRENTICESHIP GATEWAY
Year 2 continued

End Point Assessment (approximately 3 months)

 

 

*Optional modules - Level 4 

4NU512 Mental Health Across the Lifespan
4NU513 Occupation and Wellbeing
4NU515 Work Based Project [For the assessment of these modules, students negotiate the form of assessment - it could be a teaching session, presentation or written format]
4NU525 Complex Health and Social Care Needs in Maternity Settings
4NU527 Essential Clinical Skills
4NU528 Maternity Care and Skills
4NU529 Occupational Therapy - Guiding Principles and Practice
4OD501 Principles of Scrub and Circulating Practice
4OD502 Principles of Anaesthetic Practice
4RD512 Radiographic Imaging (Projectional)
4RD513 Science and Technology of Imaging for Assistant Practitioners
4ZZDAV Introduction to Computed Tomography for Assistant Practice
4ZZDAW Introduction to Magnetic Resonance Imaging for Assistant Practice 

*Optional modules - Level 5 

5NU512 Falls and Frailty
5NU513 Independence, Dignity and Occupation
5NU520 Work Based Project [For the assessment of these modules, students negotiate the form of assessment - it could be a teaching session, presentation or written format]
5NU524 Medicines Management
5NU530 Care of the Mother and Newborn in the Postnatal Period
5NU531 Caring for People with Learning Disabilities
5NU533 Human Anatomy and Physiology for Healthcare
5OD500 Developing Anaesthetic Practice
5OD501 Developing Scrub and Circulating Practice
5OD502 Anatomy and Physiology for ODP 2
5RD509 Developing Imaging Practice
5RD510 Diagnostics and the Patient Journey 

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