Postgraduate Diploma in Palliative Care
- Entry level
- A bachelor's degree
- Field of study
- Health Sciences
- Duration
- 1.5 years
- Institution
- Women's University in Africa
Entry requirements
Postgraduate: what you need to apply
A bachelor's degree · 2.2 or better
Postgraduate study follows a first degree. School grades alone do not qualify you.
O Level: n/a (postgraduate) | A Level: n/a | Route: Relevant first degree | Class: 2.2 or better
As the institution publishes it
Previous award needed: Relevant first degree Minimum class: 2.2 or better Other conditions: Other relevant professional qualifications considered; English test for international applicants
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About this programme
Postgraduate diploma: a specialist qualification taken after a first degree, often a stepping stone to a master's. Trains health workers to care for people with serious or life-limiting illness, easing pain and supporting families.
What you will study
Pain and symptom management, communication and counselling, end-of-life and bereavement care, ethics, community palliative care models, supervised clinical practice.
Further study and pathways
Progress to a master's degree, or advance in your profession.
Source: Women's University in Africa: WUA_Programme_Catalogue.xlsx, sheet "Programmes"
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