Postgraduate CPD units in nursing, midwifery and social work

We offer a wide range of Level 7 units for health professionals looking to improve their skills and further their careers through CPD.

Our CPD units are available to both those working in nursing, midwifery and social work and other health practitioners. 

You can study individual units as standalone short courses, or build up the credits earned through individual units to contribute towards a postgraduate award.

Our CPD units

Please see the course schedule for 2021/22 availability, fees and provisional study dates: Course schedule 2021/22 (PDF, 452KB).

Units available in Semester 1

• Academic Accreditation of Continued Professional Development (15 credits)
• Advanced Clinical Decision Making (15 credits) 
• Advanced Evidence-Based Practice (30 credits) [September start]
• Critical Appraisal and Evidence Synthesis (15 credits) [September start]
• Dissertation (60 credits) [September start]
• Enhancing Neonatal Nursing Practice (30 credits) [November start]
• Family Intervention in Psychosis and Bipolar Disorder (15 credits) [start date TBC]
• Foundations in Cancer Care (15 credits) [September start]
• The Nature of Ophthalmic Nursing (15 credits) [September start]
• Independent Prescribing* (30 credits)
• Independent Study (15 credits) [September start]
• Intensive Care of the Neonate (15 credits) [September start]
• Reflective Teaching and Learning Practice (15 credits)
• Leadership in Professional Practice (15 credits) [September start]
• Principles and Practice of Burn Care (15 credits)
• Principles of Haematology Oncology (15 credits) [October start]
• Research Design (15 credits) [September start]

Units available in Semester 2

• Academic Accreditation of Continued Professional Development (15 credits)
• Acute Oncology (15 credits) 
• Adult Safeguarding (15 credits) [February start]
• Concepts of Ophthalmic Nursing (15 credits) [start date TBC]
• Dementia: A Person-Centred Approach to Enhancing Care, Support and Wellbeing (15 credits) [February start]
• Developing Practice, Managing Change (15 credits) [February start]
• Dissertation (60 credits) 
• Effective Strategies for Advanced Communication (15 credits) [January start]
• Independent Prescribing* (30 credits)
• Independent Study (15 credits) [February start]
• Infection Prevention and Control in Clinical Practice (15 credits)
• Lung Cancer (15 credits) [January start]
• Personalised Care and Survivorship (15 credits) [January start]
• Managing Research in the Clinical Setting (15 credits) [January start]
• Pain Management (15 credits) 
• Physical Health Promotion and Well-being in People with Psychosis (15 credits) [January start]
• Principles and Practice of Breast Care Nursing (30 credits) [January start]
• Qualitative Research Design and Analysis (15 credits) [January start]
• Quantitative Research Design and Analysis (15 credits) [January start]
• Promoting Effective Practice and Support in Palliative Care (15 credits) [January start]
• Renal Nursing (15 credits) [January start]
• Statistics (15 credits) [January start]

Please note that dates are provisional and may be subject to change. Detailed timetables will be available once you have registered for a unit.

Fees

Standalone units for CPD (2021/22)

• UK students: £1,250 per 15-credit unit (£2,500 dissertation)
• International students: £2,800 per 15-credit unit (£5,600 dissertation)

* For the Independent Prescribing short course, please refer to the course entry for fees and funding information.

How to apply

Please contact cpd.nursing@manchester.ac.uk to request an application form. Applications must be submitted by email. Please do not post applications, as the Admissions Teams are currently working remotely until further notice.

From October 2021, we are introducing an online application process for CPD courses. Further information will be available later in the year.

Contact us

For more information about our CPD courses, please contact us by emailing cpd.nursing@manchester.ac.uk or calling +44 (0)161 543 4705.