About the course

This course is aimed at health and social care professionals who are working within a role involving caring for people with frailty. Frailty is a recognised syndrome which affects around 10% of people over 65, rising to between 25% to 50% of those aged over 85 years old (British Geriatric Society, 2014). This course offers you the opportunity to develop your knowledge and understanding of Frailty assessment tools, models and theories, as well as exploring the relationship between comorbidity, polypharmacy and ageing.

• This course provides you with an opportunity to develop the expertise required to manage frail individuals.
• You will consider the implications for patients and carers facing the reality of living well or dying as a result of frailty.
• You will have the opportunity to explore research relevant to your individual professional developmental needs and apply this in your specialist area of practice.
• This inter-professional course provides you with an opportunity to study alongside a diverse range of students from other health professions providing a richness to the course.

Teaching and assessment

In order to ensure flexibility, you will be taught through a blended learning approach. Teaching will consist of synchronous and asynchronous seminars, lectures and tutorials (individual and group), provided by leading authorities in the field. All sessions and tutorials can be provided online using Microsoft Teams although face-to-face meetings might be possible where required subject to current infection prevention safeguards.

You will be assessed through an individual oral presentation. Your module specification/course handbook will provide full details of the assessment criteria applying to your course.

Feedback (usually written) is normally provided on all coursework submissions within three term time weeks – unless the submission was made towards the end of the session in which case feedback would be available on request after the formal publication of results. Feedback on exam performance/final coursework is available on request after the publication of results.

The University of Huddersfield operates an attendance monitoring system. Further details can be found in the Attendance Monitoring Policy.

Entry requirements

The admission requirements for taught postgraduate courses shall normally be a good honours degree (or equivalent study at FHEQ level 6) of a recognised unviersity or comparable institution.

You must:

• Be working in a Health or Social Care enivorment.
• Have access to a a computer with a relaible internet connection.
• Have the ability to access and use online study guidance and support.

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum of IELTS 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Read more about the University’s entry requirements for students outside of the UK on our Where are you from information pages.

• Career support

Career support

This short course may assist you to meet the specialist skills and post registration development requirements stipulated by your employer/professional regulator.

Student support

At the University of Huddersfield, you will find support networks and services to help you get ahead in your studies and social life. Whether you study at undergraduate or postgraduate level, you will soon discover that you are never far away from our dedicated staff and resources to help you to navigate through your personal student journey. Find out more about all our support services.

A wide range of resources are also offered within the School of Human and Health Sciences, which provides you with support in a variety of areas. These include:

Student Hub: a one stop shop for students, studying within the School. Their services include offering advice on extenuating circumstances, extension requests, course progression, suspension and welfare support, organising appointments with academic staff and signposting to other support networks.

Academic Skills Development Team: support students to develop their academic skills and build their confidence in order to improve their grades. The team provide support with academic skills including essay writing, being critical, reflective writing, numeracy, research skills, presentations and group work skills; as well as personal development for example time management.

Learning Technology Support Unit: helps students with any problems they experience with the University’s Brightspace Learning System, including logging on or difficulties experienced when accessing and using modules, and with the PebblePad platform, which is used by students when they go out on placements.