Overview

The Acute and Critical Care (Hons) programme offered by University of South Wales is for Paramedics, ODPs and nurses who wish to advance their knowledge of acutely unwell or critically ill patients.

Key Facts

You will develop a more rounded and focused appreciation of your clinical practice when dealing with acutely unwell or critically ill patients in pre-hospital or community environments and hospital wards, including general wards, theatres, anaesthetics and recovery, critical care and ED.

Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Applied physiology

Legal and professional issues

Care and management

Psychological consequences

Acute and critical illness
Biology

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-15 00:00:00

Language

English

PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Credits

240 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Pontypridd, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Health Sciences View 470 other Bachelors in Health Sciences in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

PTE Academic

59

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IELTS

6

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Other requirements

General requirements

The University normally requires a minimum of 5 GCSEs including Mathematics/Numeracy and English at Grade C or Grade 4 or above, or their equivalent, but consideration is given to individual circumstances.
International applicants will need to have achieved an overall of IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component/TOEFL 72 overall and a minimum of 18 in reading, 17 in listening, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing or equivalent.

They welcome international applications with equivalent qualifications of their entry requirements. For more details related to your country of residence, please view their dedicated country pages.
Applicants need to be registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), or the HCPC (Health Care Professions Council) and have a HE Diploma or evidence of RPL (Recognised Prior Learning). You must already be employed and practicing within an acute and critical care environment.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

17200 GBP / year

≈ 17200 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

9535 GBP / year

≈ 9535 GBP / year

Funding

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Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

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Credits

Delivered

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Disciplines

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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Other requirements

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Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Funding

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