AdvDip(CPD) Negotiated Studies (HE6)
Course Overview
The University of Bolton's professional development course in Negotiated Studies aims to help you develop knowledge and skills for a specific aspect of your role that will benefit you and your employer. You can choose the area of focus. You may wish to explore a particular issue affecting your work, develop your clinical skills or pursue further study. We'll work with your employer (where possible) to negotiate appropriate learning outcomes and assessment strategies. You'll also have the opportunity to outline plans for your own development and negotiate a programme of study that meets the necessary criteria.During the work-based programme, you'll be largely responsible for your learning and demonstrating your achievements. We'll also expect you to review your development and assessment plans critically.
Highlights
- Our dedicated staff have a wealth of experience working in health and social care settings and engaging in relevant research. We aim to reflect this expertise and passion for service excellence through our teaching.
- This course is designed to be beneficial for your career while also meeting your employer's needs.
- You'll have the opportunity to access all University's facilities, including the IT suites, library and student support services.
- Designed to help you achieve your potential and enjoy your work, the course aims to equip you with the skills and understanding for a successful and rewarding career in healthcare.
Key Features
- The University of Bolton has been offering high-quality courses designed to meet the health and social care sector’s needs for over 30 years, so we have the knowledge and experience to anticipate and respond to changes in the health and social care sector.
- As you study this course, we'll encourage you to develop employability skills, values and behaviours, such as collaboration, self-awareness and life-long learning.
- We review our courses regularly to ensure we incorporate contemporary theories and advancements.
- Your employer may give you financial support to undertake this course, or you may be self-funded.
- When you successfully complete this course, the University of Bolton will award you an Advanced Diploma of CPD in Negotiated Studies worth 20 credits at Level HE6.
Entry Requirements
- You must have appropriate current employment in health or social care.
- You'll also need to demonstrate your readiness to study at Level HE6 (honours level). Normally, you'll have successfully completed a foundation degree, diploma or equivalent in a relevant subject.
- You may be required to attend an interview and/or provide a portfolio of work.
- Please note that this course is subject to the University of Bolton's Fitness to Practise procedure.
Where changes are made to material information contained in this course description or a decision is taken to suspend a course between the offer of admissions and enrolment, we will inform applicants at the earliest possible opportunity and will outline the various options available to the applicant.
Fees & Funding
Home/EU Fees
No fee information is currently available, please contact the University of Bolton’s Academic Fees team by emailing AcademicFees@bolton.ac.uk for more information.
International Fees
No fee information is currently available, please contact the University of Bolton’s Academic Fees team by emailing AcademicFees@bolton.ac.uk for more information.
Bursaries
The Royal College of Nursing may offer educational grants. Please visit https://rcnfoundation.rcn.org.uk/Apply-For-Funding/Educational-grants for information.
Important note regarding tuition fees for the 2025-26 academic year: EU nationals who meet residency requirements (have settled or pre-settled status) may be eligible for 'Home' fee status. If you do not meet these residency requirements, overseas fees will apply. Irish citizens living in the UK or Ireland will be eligible for 'Home' fee status under the Common Travel Area arrangement. Please read the student finance for EU students web page on www.gov.uk for information.
The fees for a student's course of study will be set for the normal duration of that course subject only to inflationary increases – measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) recorded in March each year to take effect for subsequent start dates.
How to apply
Home Applicants
You may apply directly to the University using the University's online application form. Please select your chosen start date from the list below:
You should have to hand:
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Details of the educational establishments you attended and dates
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Your certificates for the qualifications you are using to gain entry to the course – you will need to enter the completion date and upload copies
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Details of any employment history including name, address, dates and role
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Personal statement – this can be either input into the relevant field or uploaded separately
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Details including e-mail addresses of two referees, at least one of which should be someone who can provide an academic reference
Please make sure any documents you wish to upload in support of your application are in pdf or jpeg format. Personal statements may be word documents.
Please ensure your data is correct at each stage of the application before you proceed to the next page. If you use the back button at any time during the application, you should check the validity of the data you have already input.
If you experience difficulties during the application process, contact the Admissions Team on 01204 903394 or admissions-team@bolton.ac.uk
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Apply online: University of Bolton Advanced Professional Development in Negotiated Studies - 27 January 2025
International Applicants
International applications are not possible for this course
As an international student you are not allowed to study this course because of the restrictions on your visa.
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Teaching & Assessment
You'll need to attend lectures that introduce the aims and objectives of the programme. They will help you establish a learning framework that will support you in meeting the programme's learning outcomes.
To help you achieve your personal and professional goals, your supervisor will offer support and advice on developing your area of study through a series of individual tutorials. We adopt a blended learning and teaching style, including online delivery and engagement where appropriate.
You'll have the opportunity to submit a sample of work to meet one or more of the learning outcomes. We expect you to complete this formative assessment and will offer you feedback so you can see what you have done well and identify areas that need further development.
Modules
The modules listed below may be a mixture of compulsory and optional. You may not have the opportunity to study all the modules shown as part of the course.
- Negotiated Studies
Assessment methods
| Level | Assessment method |
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| Level 1 | Coursework 100% |
Learning Activities
| Level | Activity |
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| Level 1 | Guided independent study 95% Scheduled learning and teaching activities 5% |
The university will use all reasonable endeavours to deliver your course as described in its published material and the programme specification for the academic year in which you begin your course. The university considers changes to courses very carefully and the university will minimise any changes. Please be aware that our courses are subject to review on an ongoing basis and changes may be necessary due to legitimate staffing, financial, regulatory and academic reasons. The content of course modules and mode of associated assessments may be updated on an annual basis. This is to ensure that all modules are up-to-date and responsive to employment and sector needs. The published course material and the programme specification contain indicative ‘optional modules’ that may be subject to change due to circumstances outside of our control. For this reason, we cannot guarantee to run any specific optional module.
