Professional Practice (Cancer Care)

Course Overview

This BSc (Hons) Professional Practice is a flexible programme designed to enable suitably qualified and experienced practitioners to 'top up' a Level 5 qualification to a degree, through a number of different pathways. This course can also be studied full-time over one year, or spread over up to six years.

What will this course cover?
The course requires you to complete a total of 120 credits at Level 6, typically from four 30 credit modules.  You can choose the modules you wish to study from a number of options depending on your study interests or the pathway you wish to follow.  However, the final module must be either the Dissertation module or the Research and Innovation in Practice module.

For the Cancer Care pathway, the Cancer Care module and the final module are core. The final module must be either the Dissertation module or the Research and Innovation in Practice module.

Contents of the course include:

• The philosophy of cancer care
• The scientific basis of cancer: epidemiology, aetiology, carcinogenesis, the genetic basis of cancer
• Cancer prevention and early detection
• Screening, investigations, staging, diagnosis
• Disease trajectories
• Site specific cancers and metastatic disease
• The social, psychological , emotional, spiritual  and cultural context of cancer care
• Treatment modalities to include surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, hormone therapies, biological therapies, complementary therapies
• Current trends in cancer management and health promotion
• Evidence based practice and cancer related clinical studies
• Acute oncology services and oncological emergencies
• Rehabilitation and survivorship
• Contemporary issues: e.g. the expert patient, community versus hospital care,
• Health policy and Cancer NHS reform

Course Details

What are the course entry requirements?

A typical offer will include at least 120 credits at level 5, evidence of clinical experience and candidates will need to be working in a relevant area of health care practice.

In addition to this applicants must be a registered nurse on the appropriate part of the NMC register for consideration.

Students choosing the modular option who intend to complete this degree programme can only use a maximum of 60 credits as Accredited Prior Certificated Learning (APCL). For those students wishing to use credits from other universities, only 60 credits can be used as Accredited Prior Learning (APL). Students will choose from a portfolio of modules or short courses available.

Watch a video to hear how some of our students have balanced their work commitments with part-time study.

How do I apply?

For application details please visit bucks.ac.uk/applying-to-bucks