The degree programme is committed to produce palliative care experts from a range of health disciplines who can take on clinical, service development, educational, managerial and research and development roles to build on palliative care across the region in both the private and public sectors. It is also designed to reinforce the existing prescribing certificate and diploma courses. Indeed those holding a palliative care certificate or diploma would be a source of potential applicants for the degree programme.
| Course Title | Course Code | Credit Units | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Academic writing and study skills | BPC 1111 | 2 | Graduate Level |
| Foundations in palliative Care and introduction to the public health approach | BPC 1112 | 3 | Graduate Level |
| Palliative care in disease specific conditions | BPC 1113 | 2 | Undergraduate Level |
| Pain management | BPC 1114 | 3 | Undergraduate Level |
| Symptom Control | BCP 1115 | 3 | Undergraduate Level |
| Symptom Control | BCP 1115 | 3 | Undergraduate Level |
| Psychosocial issues, communication and teamwork | BPC 1116 | 3 | Undergraduate Level |