Social Prescribing

We expect 200 study hours per 20 credit module, which may be comprised of different learning activities. The teaching content for this module is delivered online. There will be online tutorials at scheduled points during the course. You will also be expected to engage with peer groups and tutors through discussion boards on Teams.

You can choose between a 4,000 word case study or a 4,000 word patchwork text as your assignment. Further details will be provided during the introduction to the module. You will have the opportunity to specialise during the course. For example, you can choose a topic area for your assessment including, but not exclusively, children and young people, or loneliness.

Tutors make themselves available to guide and support in a variety of ways. This includes group support, email, discussion boards, telephone and MS Team tutorials. You are also encouraged to develop your own mechanisms of peer support through study groups. Skype or virtual classrooms can be used for these meetings outside formal tutorial sessions.

You will also enhance employability skills during the course. In particular, IT skills; interpersonal skills; and cultural awareness as you learn with students from diverse locations and backgrounds. Independent learning will also enhance skills like time management, self-motivation, report writing and problem solving.

The fees are £975 for this course.

This short course is an optional module within several of our postgraduate courses, including MSc Public Health. Completing this short course can demonstrate the ability to study at postgraduate level. There is potential to use completion of this course as an Accreditation of Prior Learning to progress onto another postgraduate course.

For enquiries, please email the Social Prescribing team or the module leader Sam Pywell. 
To apply, please email the CPD team.