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We offer a range of postgraduate short courses which can be taken individually or combined over a period of time towards a Postgraduate Certificate of Professional Development.
Each short course is worth credit points. Details of credit points are available on the information about each short course.
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The Postgraduate Certificate of Professional Development is awarded when a combination of short courses worth 60 credit points in total have been successfully completed.
You can choose to complete one short course and then return to take a further course at a later stage (any credits will be retained for you). To maintain currency, it is recommended that combinations of short courses leading to the award of the Postgraduate Certificate of Professional Development are completed within a five year timeframe.
Short courses are also available in a range of different formats to help meet the flexibility required by those currently in employment such as block (three full consecutive days during one week), weekly (morning, afternoons or evenings), staggered (three or four days across a twelve week semester) or online (with no need to attend a University campus).
Payments for each short course can also be made over a number of months.
Please contact us if you want to find out any further information about any of the short courses available.
ADR & Employment Tribunal Representation
Explore ADR methods as effective, client-focused alternatives to litigation for resolving disputes.
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Advanced Pharmaceutical Nanotechnology
This course focuses on the formulation, characterisation and evaluation of novel pharmaceutical delivery systems based on nanotechnology.
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Advanced Research Methods for the Biotechnologist
To equip students with a critical understanding of the underlying principles of advanced, technically challenging research methods in biotechnology.
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Advanced knowledge in symptom management in Palliative Care
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Applying Technologies in Industry
Industry focused and designed to cover topics that address key industry challenges within the themes of Digital Construction.
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Biodiversity Management
This module aims to provide the scientific knowledge and skills necessary for understanding and implementing biodiversity management.
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Biomedical Informatics
This short course develops essential skills, knowledge understanding of biomedical informatics in relation to basic applied research and practice.
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Building Information Modelling
To provide students with insight into the main concepts and principles of Building Information Modelling / Management.
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Built Asset Management
This course covers how built asset management translates organisational objectives into property-related decisions, plans and actions.
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Business Analysis Foundations for Practice
To help develop skills and knowledge to support successful business change programmes within an organisation.
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Business Analysis Foundations for Practice
To help develop skills and knowledge to support successful business change programmes within an organisation.
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Clinical Decision Making and Diagnostic Theory
This course details the regulatory and clinical guidance which is required to ensure the use of clinical tests are evidence-based.
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Clinical Trials Design and Patient Recruitment
This course integrates knowledge of the clinical trials process with patient recruitment.
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Collaborative Learning Online
This short course embraces the use of online environments to promote collaborative learning, to meet the professional needs of teachers and educators.
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Company Compliance and Administration
To provide students with the knowledge of compliance administration processes, required to fulfil the role of an effective governance professional.
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Company Compliance and Administration
To provide students with the knowledge of compliance administration processes, required to fulfil the role of an effective governance professional.
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Conflict Analysis
This course introduces participants to the main stages of the conflict cycle and to key intervention strategies used to resolve conflict.
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Conflict Analysis
This course introduces participants to the main stages of the conflict cycle and to key intervention strategies used to resolve conflict.
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Construction Legal Studies
This course focuses on fundamental aspects of law and contractual procedures affecting professional practice in the construction industry.
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Construction Legal Studies
This course focuses on fundamental aspects of law and contractual procedures affecting professional practice in the construction industry.
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Contract Communication and Dispute Management
This course provides an insight into claims management and the consequences of failing to resolve issues that can escalate into a dispute.
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Corporate Governance
To equip students to effectively respond to governance challenges organisations face to ensure highest standards of effective corporate governance.
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Corporate Governance
To equip students to effectively respond to governance challenges organisations face to ensure highest standards of effective corporate governance.
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Corporate Governance and Ethics
To inform and equip students to effectively respond to the challenges that the financial services industry faces today.
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Creative Entrepreneurship
Introduce students to entrepreneurship intrapreneurship with a particular focus on developing sustainable business models in creative industries.
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Design Futures
To provide students with the skills and knowledge they need to be at the forefront of design innovation and to make a positive impact on the world.
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Design Thinking
Explore and develop methodologies and approaches to support a solution-based design thinking approach to problem-solving.
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Diabetes Management in Primary Care
Multi-disciplinary module providing opportunity for healthcare professionals to advance their knowledge in meeting needs of those living with diabetes
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Digital Campaign Planning and Management
Strategies for success in the digital era.
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Digital Campaign Planning and Management
Strategies for success in the digital era.
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Drug Discovery, Development and Delivery
This course focuses on understanding of the processes involved from drug discovery and development to how the drugs are brought to the market place.
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Emergency Planning, Response and Resilience
This course provides core knowledge and understanding of the key concepts and lifecycle stages of emergency planning, response and resilience.
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Employment Compliance and Development
Understand the legal framework guiding HR practices and learn to manage employment law risks and compliance in the workplace.
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Employment Law
Understanding Employment Law: Building Knowledge to Navigate and Resolve Workplace Legal Issues.
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Energy Policy, Markets and Economics
This course is designed to meet a need for engineers and energy professionals to deliver energy conscious and environmentally sustainable solutions.
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Environmental Data Analysis
This short course introduces participants to information technology and presentation skills relevant to the environmental manager/researcher.
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Environmental Impact Assessment
This course introduces environmental impact assessment, the methodology of carrying out an environmental audit and environmental management systems.
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Environmental Toxicology
This module provides knowledge and skills necessary to understand the impact of chemicals in the environment.
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Event Management
This course introduces participants to the events industry, the event planning process and the complexities involved in organising events.
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Event Management
This course introduces participants to the events industry, the event planning process and the complexities involved in organising events.
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Financial Econometric Modelling
An introduction to econometric theory techniques, especially linear regression analysis, hypothesis testing application with financial time series
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Financial Theory, Products and Markets
This short course provides an introduction to the financial services industry with a focus on investments.
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Financial Theory, Products and Markets
This short course provides an introduction to the financial services industry with a focus on investments.
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Foundations of Peace and Conflict Studies
This course provides an advanced introduction to key concepts, ideas and debates in this field of study of peace and conflict studies.
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Foundations of Peace and Conflict Studies
This course provides an advanced introduction to key concepts, ideas and debates in this field of study of peace and conflict studies.
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Fundamentals of Management
This short course introduces students to the subject of management, organisational structures and strategy.
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GIS Databases
This module examines the methods by which data can be stored, accessed and manipulated in order to provide high quality databases for GI Systems
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Global Business
This short course focuses on firm internationalisation and the key issues that affect marketing decisions in an international and global context.
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Global Marketing
This course covers a range of concepts, issues and practices that are relevant to the study of global marketing.
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Healthcare Economics and Innovation in Personalised Medicine
This short course provides an understanding of the complex provision of economically viable therapeutics in healthcare.
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Hydrogen Safety Technologies
This course focuses on advances in hydrogen safety technologies, including but not limited to prevention and mitigation strategies.
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Hydrogen Safety Technologies
This course focuses on advances in hydrogen safety technologies, including but not limited to prevention and mitigation strategies.
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In Silico Genomic Proteomic & Metabolomic Analyses Methods
To introduce and describe the concepts and the methods of in silico based manipulation and analysis of genome, proteome and metabolome.
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Inclusive and Special Education: Developing and Analysing Practice
Encourage students to consider alternative strategies to enhance educational development of pupils with SEN within a changing educational environment.
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Industrial Biotechnology
To equip students with a critical understanding of the key principles, technologies and applications of Biotechnology in various industrial sectors.
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Innovation in Legal Work
Introducing students to the phenomenon of 'LegalTech', or the deployment of technologyinto legal work and the administration of justice.
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Intellectual Property and Data Protection Law
Acquire an understanding of the laws governing intellectual property and the protection of data.
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Intellectual Property and Data Protection Law
Students will gain an understanding of the principle means by which information is governed in our increasingly information-centred society.
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International and Comparative Education
This short course is designed to develop students' understanding of current issues which shape practices in education across the globe.
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Introduction to Personalised Medicine & Pharmacogenomics
Develop students understanding of principles of personalised medicine encourage them to consider the fundamental aspects issues within this field.
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Knowledge Engineering
Students will gain understanding of key concepts, principles and practical skills in critically evaluating and building knowledge-based applications.
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Leadership for Learning
Leadership at all levels of the school matters in enhancing student learning, helping improve learning and teaching in classrooms and schools.
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Leadership for Learning
Leadership at all levels of the school matters in enhancing student learning, helping improve learning and teaching in classrooms and schools.
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Leadership in Brand and Organisational Transformation
Strategies for success in the digital age.
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Managing and Leading People with focus on Hospitality / Tourism / Event Industries
The aim of this course is to provide participants with a comprehensive framework of knowledge concerning the management and leadership of people.
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Memory, Identity and Dealing with the Past
Develop critical skills to understand how symbolic and cultural struggles can be addressed in conflict transformation processes.
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Organisation & Management: Thinking Differently
This course focuses on the application of organisation and management theory to construction projects.
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Peacebuilding: Concepts and Approaches
This course looks at approaches, actors, activities and spheres of action of peacebuilding in a range of societies emerging from violent conflict.
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Principles of GIS
This course introduces the theory and practice of GIS (Geographic Information Systems).
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Principles of Hydrogen Safety
This course focuses on the fundamentals of hydrogen safety applicable to existing and foreseeable hydrogen and fuel cell systems and infrastructure.
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Principles of Working with People with Learning Disabilities who display Challenging Behaviour
Provides the student with the necessary knowledge and skills required to understand what challenging behaviour is
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Principles of assessing people with learning disabilities and mental health problems
Provides the student with the necessary knowledge and skills to work under supervision in assessing/screening an individual with a learning disability
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Procurement of Infrastructure and Major Projects
This course contextualises the infrastructure deficit and critically appraises the innovative approaches to procuring infrastructure.
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Professional Mediation Summer School
Master the Art of Mediation: Gain Invaluable Insight into Conflict Resolution and Legal Dispute Management through Role-Play and Practical Application
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Programming for GIS and Remote Sensing
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Project Leadership for Construction Professionals
This course is designed to allow participants to master the twin tracks of managing a construction project and leading a business organisation.
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Project Leadership for Construction Professionals
This short course is designed to allow participants to master the twin tracks of managing a construction project and leading a business organisation.
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Project Management
Provides students with an understanding of project management and project management methods.
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Project Management in Construction
This course introduces the concepts of project management, examines the recognised practices involved in the project management function.
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Regulation and Compliance
This course provides an understanding of the regulatory compliance issues critical to a role in financial services in the 21st Century.
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Regulation and Compliance
This course provides an understanding of the regulatory compliance issues critical to a role in financial services in the 21st Century.
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Remote Sensing
This module addresses the scope of remotely-sensed images as another source of GIS data as well as extending mutual benefits of data integration.
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Resilience Theory and Practice
Develop an understanding of planning and regeneration policy in terms of mitigating shocks and stresses and increasing adaptability to future change.
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Resilience Theory and Practice
Develop an understanding of planning and regeneration policy in terms of mitigating shocks and stresses and increasing adaptability to future change.
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Specialist Skills Development
To expand practice knowledge of user experience, design thinking service design, providing creative direction support for emerging practice.
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Spirometry for Healthcare Professionals
This will equip you to accurately produce critically analyse the interpretation of spirometry readings, leading to an accurate diagnosis treatment
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Stem Cell Biology and Regenerative Medicine
To provide a comprehensive understanding of current developments in stem cell biology and regenerative medicine as a disruptive biotechnology.
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Strategic Marketing focusing on Hospitality, Tourism and Events sector
Examine the principles, concepts and theories of strategic marketing management
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Strategic and Applied Digital Marketing
To provide learners with real-world examples of technologies to promote active, deeper learning of the opportunities through digital marketing.
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Strategy
To equip students with the tools necessary to carry out an effective strategic analysis of any organisation.
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Strategy
To equip students with the tools necessary to carry out an effective strategic analysis of any organisation.
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Supervising Practice in Community, Youth and Therapeutic Settings
If you supervise practitioners across Community, Youth Therapeutic settings, this course provides essential theoretical and skills training.
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Sustainable Fuels
This course introduces participants to the diverse sources, technologies and applications of energy from biomass.
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Sustainable Procurement of Infrastructure
This course contextualises the infrastructure deficit and critically appraises the innovative approaches to procuring infrastructure.
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Synthetic Biology
To provide students with an overview of synthetic biology and its application to biotechnological innovation.
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The Digital Consumer
This course identifies how an online digital communication strategy can enable an organisation to critically evaluate online performance.
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The Digital Consumer
This course identifies how an online digital communication strategy can enable an organisation to critically evaluate online performance.
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The Fundamentals of Adult Continence Promotion
To develop and enhance knowledge in relation to proactive, person-centered continence management
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The Fundamentals of Stoma Care
Helps healthcare professionals to identify how they can play an increasingly influential role in assisting the person living with a stoma
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The Fundamentals of Urology
Assisting healthcare professionals to play a greater role in urological care
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The Politics of Social Policy and Welfare: National, International, Transnational and Global
Explore the intricate dynamics of the politics surrounding social policies welfare and bridge this gap between social policy and politics.
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The Reflective Professional
Designed for all students to help develop their abilities in critical reflection on their practice development application of curriculum theory.
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Tourism and Hospitality Principles
This course provides participants with the necessary base of the key principles of tourism and hospitality.
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Water Management
This course provides an opportunity for participants to develop their understanding of processes in the environment and in water treatment.
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Web-based GIS
This module provides an introduction to web-based GIS using a range of languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
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Web-based GIS
This course provides an introduction to web-based GIS using a range of languages such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
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Wind Energy Conversion Technologies
This course will introduce participants to wind energy theory and technology, resource assessment and wind farm site development.
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Zoonoses and Public Health
This course focuses on a comprehensive, detailed and systematic understanding of the impact of zoonoses on public health and pharmacy practice.
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