Health and Sport Science - Short Courses

Short Course - 30 credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

To enable the student to develop a critical understanding of the theories, principles and concepts required to become a leader within advanced district nursing.

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

This module sets out to enable students to demonstrate a critical understanding of law and ethics in the context of health and social care.

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11

This module provides a means to create a bespoke learning framework to support the development of specific professional or clinical skills required for an advanced practice role.

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

Develop and enhance your digital literacy skills within health and social care. This course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to support digital transformation and improve the health and well being of people through considering the design and delivery of digital technologies within your area of professional practice.

Short Course - 30 credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 15

This short course will enable you to develop a critical and applied understanding of the attributes and role of the FCP in advanced clinical practice. This course is designed to enable you to develop an understanding of the key competencies relating to the FCP role including leadership, management, current policy and the evidence base supporting the delivery of advanced clinical practice.

Short Course - 30 credits at SCQF level 8

This course provides students with an understanding of the food matrix, macro- and micro-nutrients, energy balance, and the relevance of history, geography, psychology, sociology and economics in understanding food patterns and food choice.

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

Do you want to learn more about inequalities and the complex interplay of factors which can cause and perpetuate inequalities in populations and communities, from a global, national and local perspective of health?

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

Understand public health promotion with evidence-based models and approaches.

Short Course - 30 credits at SCQF level 7

Develop your understanding of basic anatomy and physiology throughout the lifespan and in relation to common health conditions.

Short Course

These study days will be of interest to Radiographers, Nurses, Physiotherapists and other healthcare professionals who are required to assess and interpret diagnostic images of the skeletal system to inform patient management.

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

Understand the interventions available to improve individual health and wellbeing.

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

This short course will enable you to extend your scope of practice to include the use of injection therapy. This course is designed to enable you to develop an understanding of the key competencies relating to injection therapy including clinical knowledge, decision-making, pharmacology and the evidence base.

Short Course - 5 credits at SCQF level 11

The Fifth Wave was launched in 2003 by key thinkers in Scotland including; Professor Phil Hanlon, Dr Margaret Hannah and Andrew Lyon and was published by the Scottish Council Foundation. The concept of a Fifth Wave of public health builds on and transcends the previous four: clean water and sanitation, tackling infections, delivering universal health services and reducing disease risk factors.

Short Course - 30 credits at SCQF level 7

Gain a certificate of competence in intravenous administration at a pace and time that fits in with your work commitments and home life. Having a recognised qualification in intravenous administration allows you to operate seamlessly in a variety of clinical environments, for example as a radiographer allowing you to administer iodinated contrast and radioisotopes in various imaging modalities

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

This module sets out to enable students to critically reflect on leadership within the context of health and social care.

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

This module sets out to enable students to critically explore the theories, principles, and concepts which underpin leading improvement in health and wellbeing among populations Nationally and Internationally.

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

To enable practitioners to develop a critical understanding of the theories, principles and concepts required to become a leader within advanced practice.

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 8

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of metabolic demands and nutritional requirements at key stages of the lifespan, and introduce evidence relating nutrients, diet and lifestyle-related factors to health and chronic disease prevention.

Short Course - 5 credits at SCQF level 11

This course aims to equip you with the knowledge and understanding to underpin clinical decision making in assessment of patients with musculoskeletal minor injuries in an accident and emergency environment. The course is aimed at honours graduates in Diagnostic Radiography, Nursing or a relevant Allied Health Profession with experience in imaging or treatment of minor injuries.

Short Course - 5 credits at SCQF level 11

This course aims to equip you with the knowledge, understanding and skill to underpin clinical decision making in non-medical discharge of patients with musculoskeletal minor injuries in an accident and emergency setting. This course is aimed at honours graduates in Diagnostic Radiography, Nursing or a relevant Allied Health Profession with experience in imaging or treatment of minor injuries.

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11 | ECTS points 7.5

This module sets out to enable students to explore and critically analyse contemporary professional leadership practice in their area of health or social care practice in order that they can develop a critical perspective of professional development needs in a practice environment.

Short Course - 5 credits at SCQF level 11

This module will increase your critical awareness of the principal concepts of health improvement and the range of approaches used in practice. This will be relevant to the role of the health professional in promoting health and wellbeing and preventing adverse effects on health and wellbeing.

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11

Using a range of conventional and interactive learning methods, you will develop the knowledge base, analytical, interpretive and evaluative skills required to underpin the practice of diagnostic image reporting.

Short Course - 15 credits at SCQF level 11

This module will be of value to radiographers and other professionals who require to develop a knowledge base related to patho-physiological appearances in conventional diagnostic imaging.