The MSc Advanced Professional Practice (APP) degree, validated by Bournemouth
University, has been developed by the AECC to support professional development. The
programme provides a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals to attain the generic
skills and attitudes of continuing professional development, experiential learning and
reflective practice, and to develop advanced clinical and practical skills in specialised areas
of practice. The MSc APP is a part-time, ‘at a distance’, programme enabling healthcare
professionals to combine professional learning in the workplace with a postgraduate
academic qualification. To reflect the areas of specialised practice, five pathways are
available:

 MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Clinical Sciences)
 MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation)
 MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Sports and Rehabilitation)
 MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Orthopaedics)
 MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Paediatric Musculoskeletal Health)

Entry Requirements

The Orthopaedics course is intended for practitioners in professional practice including those with an undergraduate qualification in medicine, chiropractic, physiotherapy, osteopathy, exercise science, sport science or other related degrees. Other undergraduate degrees will be considered depending on the level of human biological sciences completed in the degree programme. Applicants must have a recognised first qualification in line with the admissions regulations. Credit for prior learning is possible on approval by the Pathway Leader. Admission is at the discretion of the Pathway Leader.

Applicants for whom English is not their first language, must offer evidence of qualifications in written and spoken English. Acceptable qualifications are IELTS (academic) 6.0 and TOEFL 80 (internet based) or 550 (paper based), or direct equivalents.

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This is a generic programme suitable for all healthcare professionals. The main learning environment is the student's own professional practice and attendance requirements are consequently minimal.
This pathway is a generic route to an MSc, in which you as a healthcare professional can use your own professional practice as the ‘learning environment’. You are learning all the time as a professional and this MSc allows you to use this learning, no matter if you are a chiropractor, physiotherapist, osteopath, medical or another healthcare practitioner. As a practitioner, you will have areas that interest you, and in which you would like to learn more. No matter what these are, the programme will allow you to identify your own objectives, learn according to your own needs and in doing so, enhance your knowledge and skills, and most importantly, improve your own professional practice. Right from the start this MSc will get you thinking about what you do, and how you can improve! This isn’t just an academic qualification; it will change your practice.

You attend CPD courses and seminars but you could also use these towards your MSc.
Learn the skills necessary to be an evidence-based practitioner using our extensive library facilities and electronic journal resources; we will give you an Athens log in facility for the time you are a student with us.
If you have any post-qualifying qualifications, or extensive professional experience, you may be able to use these to gain exemption from some parts of the course, making your study time shorter and less expensive!

Entry Requirements

The Clinical Sciences course is intended for practitioners in professional practice including those with an undergraduate qualification in medicine, chiropractic, physiotherapy, osteopathy, exercise science, sport science, nursing or other related degrees. Other undergraduate degrees will be considered depending on the level of human biological sciences completed in the degree programme. Applicants must have a recognised first qualification in line with the admissions regulations. Credit for prior learning is possible on approval by the Pathway Leader. Admission is at the discretion of the Pathway Leader.

Applicants for whom English is not their first language, must offer evidence of qualifications in written and spoken English. Acceptable qualifications are IELTS (academic) 6.0 and TOEFL 80 (internet based) or 550 (paper based), or direct equivalents.

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Develop advanced clinical and practical skills in this specialised area of musculoskeletal rehabilitation. This course is based upon attendance at seminars held at AECC that see some of the great names in the field teaching their speciality. The MSc assignments feed back into this work, where the student investigates part of the taught course in greater detail.

Professional clinical practice, evidence-based practice, current advances in practice, clinical placement, rehabilitation of the cervical spine, extremities and lower back and research methods.

The MSc Advanced Professional Practice (APP) degree, validated by Bournemouth University, has been developed by the AECC to support professional development. The programme provides a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals to attain the generic skills and attitudes of continuing professional development, experiential learning and reflective practice, and to develop advanced clinical and practical skills in specialised areas of practice. The MSc APP is a part-time, ‘at a distance’, programme enabling healthcare professionals to combine professional learning in the workplace with a postgraduate academic qualification.

Entry Requirements

The Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation course is intended for practitioners in professional practice including those with an undergraduate qualification in medicine, chiropractic, physiotherapy, osteopathy, exercise science, sport science or other related degrees. Other undergraduate degrees will be considered depending on the level of human biological sciences completed in the degree programme. Applicants must have a recognised first qualification in line with the admissions regulations. Credit for prior learning is possible on approval by the Pathway Leader. Admission is at the discretion of the Pathway Leader.

Applicants for whom English is not their first language, must offer evidence of qualifications in written and spoken English. Acceptable qualifications are IELTS (academic) 6.0 and TOEFL 80 (internet based) or 550 (paper based), or direct equivalents.

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This course gives the opportunity to follow specialised interests in sports injuries, nutrition, sports psychology, rehabilitation or clinical practice.

Professional clinical practice, evidence-based practice, sports injuries and emergency intervention, sports nutrition, sports and exercise psychology, clinical methods and practice in sports and rehabilitation.
The MSc Advanced Professional Practice (APP) degree, validated by Bournemouth University, has been developed by the AECC to support professional development. The programme provides a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals to attain the generic skills and attitudes of continuing professional development, experiential learning and reflective practice, and to develop advanced clinical and practical skills in specialised areas of practice. The MSc APP is a part-time, ‘at a distance’, programme enabling healthcare professionals to combine professional learning in the workplace with a postgraduate academic qualification.

Entry Requirements

The Sports and Rehabilitation course is intended for practitioners in professional practice including those with an undergraduate qualification in medicine, chiropractic, physiotherapy, osteopathy, exercise science, sport science or other related degrees. Other undergraduate degrees will be considered depending on the level of human biological sciences completed in the degree programme. Applicants must have a recognised first qualification in line with the admissions regulations. Credit for prior learning is possible on approval by the Pathway Leader. Admission is at the discretion of the Pathway Leader.

Applicants for whom English is not their first language, must offer evidence of qualifications in written and spoken English. Acceptable qualifications are IELTS (academic) 6.0 and TOEFL 80 (internet based) or 550 (paper based), or direct equivalents.

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This programme is open to all healthcare professionals with an interest in health in the paediatric population, epidemiology including risk factors, and public health issues including nutrition and physical activity.

Professional clinical practice, evidence-based practice, research methods, musculoskeletal health in the infant, musculoskeletal health in the pre-school child, musculoskeletal health in the school-aged child and musculoskeletal health in the adolescent.

The MSc Advanced Professional Practice (APP) degree, validated by Bournemouth University, has been developed by the AECC to support professional development. The programme provides a unique opportunity for healthcare professionals to attain the generic skills and attitudes of continuing professional development, experiential learning and reflective practice, and to develop advanced clinical and practical skills in specialised areas of practice. The MSc APP is a part-time, ‘at a distance’, programme enabling healthcare professionals to combine professional learning in the workplace with a postgraduate academic qualification.

Entry Requirements

The Paediatric Musculoskeletal Health course is intended for healthcare professionals in professional practice, including clinicians, teachers and researchers. Applicants must have a recognised professional qualification in line with the admissions regulations. Credit for prior learning is possible on approval by the Pathway Leader. Students who have successfully completed the PgCert Professional Development (Chiropractic) will be exempted from part of the programme (as specified in the individual pathways). Admission is at the discretion of the Pathway Leader.
Applicants for whom English is not their first language, must offer evidence of qualifications in written and spoken English. Acceptable qualifications are IELTS (academic) 6.0 and TOEFL 80 (internet based) or 550 (paper based), or direct equivalents.

Other Fees

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