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THE PROGRAMME SPECIFICATION
1. Programme title and designation BSc Cancer Care
UBSH5KCCN
Graduate Certificate Cancer Care
UGCH5KCCN
Single honours
Joint
Major/minor
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2. Final award
Award
Title
BSc (Hons)
Cancer
Care
3. Nested award
Award
Title
Graduate
Certificate
Cancer
Care
4. Exit award
Award
Title
Graduate
Certificate
Cancer
Care
Credit value
120
(Students
enter as
Advanced
students with
a Dip HE or
equivalent
(240 credits)
ECTS
equivalent
60
Any special criteria
N/A
(excluding
the credits
bringing
into the
programme)
Credit
value
60
ECTS
equivalent
30
Any special criteria
Credit
value
60
ECTS
equivalent
30
Any special criteria
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PAF modified by ASQ: 12 February 2010
PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 26 April 2010
PAF finalised 2010/11: 7 October 2010
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Students will initially be enrolled on
the Graduate Certificate
UGCH5KCCN. Successful completion
of the Graduate Certificate will enable
the student to progress to complete the
BSc (Hons) programme should key
criteria be met as outlined in (19e)
below. In order to progress from the
Graduate Certificate to the BSc (Hons)
Programme students will normally either
have successfully completed all modules
comprising the Graduate Certificate at
the first attempt or achieved an average
overall module mark of 45%
incorporating the capped mark of 40%
for any module passed at the second
attempt
Students who progress to the BSc (Hons)
Cancer Care programme but are then
unsuccessful in achieving this award can
apply to exit with the award of Graduate
Certificate
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5. Level in the qualifications
framework
H
6. Attendance
Mode of attendance
Fulltime
N/A
Minimum length of programme
Part-time
√
Distance
learning
N/A
18months
(9 months for Graduate
Certificate)
Maximum length of programme
60 months
(36 months for Graduate
Certificate)
King’s College London
King’s College London
Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and
Midwifery
Lorraine Robinson 020 7848 3693
[email protected]
7. Awarding institution/body
8. Teaching institution
9. Proposing department
10. Programme organiser and contact
Details
11. UCAS code (if appropriate)
12. Relevant QAA subject benchmark/
professional and statutory body guidelines
QAA subject benchmark: Health studies
QAA / DoH subject benchmark: Health Care
Programmes / Nursing
June 2008
13. Date of production of specification
14. Date of programme review
2014
16. Educational aims of the programme
The Graduate Certificate and the BSc (Hons) programme aims to provide practitioners with the
knowledge base, abilities and competencies that will enable them to deliver a high standard of
evidence based care and to contribute to the ongoing development of cancer nursing and cancer care.
The programme aims to foster a culture of continuous professional development and lifelong learning,
accountable and independent practice and strong interprofessional working. In completing either
programme students will be able to:
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Role model and advance practice within a framework of governance
Contribute to the management of change within an inter-professional context
Implement and evaluate evidence based practice, identifying where further research is
needed
Critically evaluate approaches and methods to assess and manage complex and
unpredictable clinical situations
Completion of the BSc (Hons) programme will further students skills in the above areas and will
enable them additionally to:
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Analyse the implications of current healthcare policy and relate this to their own
Contribute to the leadership of others within an inter-professional context
Acquire the skills of project work
Plan own future professional development
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PAF modified by ASQ: 12 February 2010
PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 26 April 2010
PAF finalised 2010/11: 7 October 2010
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17. Educational objectives of the programme/programme outcomes
The programme provides opportunities for students to develop and demonstrate knowledge
and understanding and skills in the following areas:
Knowledge and understanding
The programme provides a knowledge
These are achieved through the
and understanding of the following:
following teaching/learning methods
• pathology, epidemiology and aetiology of
and strategies:
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malignancies
the process of and science underpinning
diagnosis of cancer
cancer treatments including chemotherapy,
radiotherapy, immunotherapy, surgery and
hormone treatment
supportive therapies
adverse effects of cancer and its treatment on
the patient and family
needs and experience of people with cancer
and their family in a variety of settings and
situations
cancer journey (e.g. screening, diagnosis,
treatment, recurrence, survival)
principles and practice of symptom control
cancer nursing and cancer care
personal, professional and interprofessional,
responsibilities of cancer nursing
ethical and legal issues for cancer care and
cancer nursing
local, national and international context of
cancer care
Lectures
Individual tutorials
Group tutorials
Case study work
Discussion
Critical incident analysis
Assessment:
Essay
Dissertation
Project work
Practice assessment
Skills and other attributes
These are achieved through the
following teaching/learning methods
and strategies:
Intellectual skills:
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evaluate the evidence underpinning cancer
care practice
integrate understanding of theory and practice
in cancer care
become an autonomous, and accountable
decision maker
reflect on and through cancer nursing practice
advance personal and professional practice
apply the skills needed for academic study
critical appraisal of the psycho-social
influences on the cancer nurse, the experience
of the person with cancer and their family
critically analyse and apply relevant health
and social policy
Lectures
Individual tutorials
Case study work
Discussion
Assessment:
Essay
Dissertation
Project work
Practice assessment
These are achieved through the
following teaching/learning methods
and strategies:
Practical skills:
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assess, plan, deliver and re-assess individual
cancer care needs
model a range of communication and
therapeutic skills to facilitate patient and
family centred care
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Lectures
Individual tutorials
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• information assessment and provision
• apply problem solving and decision making
skills to cancer care scenarios
• provide responsible, competent and sensitive
cancer nursing
• analyse, undertake and contribute towards
aspects of clinical governance in practice
• interpret and disseminate research and identify
research priorities for the clinical area
• facilitate learning of others
• work co-operatively and facilitate
interprofessional cancer care practice
Group tutorials
Case study work
Discussion
Critical incident analysis
Assessment:
Essay
Practice assessment
Project work
These are achieved through the
following teaching/learning methods
and strategies:
Generic/transferable skills:
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effective verbal and written communication
leadership within a team and
interprofessionally
work effectively with voluntary sector and non
NHS partners
evaluate and manage own needs for
continuous professional development
time management and prioritisation
role model, self awareness and self-reflexivity
management skills
information technology and information
management skills
Lectures
Individual tutorials
Group tutorials
Case study work
Discussion
Critical incident analysis
Assessment:
Essay
Dissertation
Project work
18. Statement of how the programme has been informed by the relevant subject
benchmark statement(s)/professional, regulatory and statutory body guidelines
This programme as been informed by the following: Consultation with our partner Trusts regarding
the expectations / workforce requirements of a Post Registration Graduate
The NHS Modernisation Agenda
NMC guidelines on the preparation of Pre-Registration Nurses
NMC Code of Professional Conduct (2008)
QAA descriptors for the H level programmes
QAA subject benchmarks for Health Studies and Nursing
Nurses Contribution to Cancer Care (DOH 2000)
National Core Competency Framework for Cancer Nursing (2003)
Cancer Reform Strategy (2007)
19. Programme structure and award requirements (where relevant the information should also
differentiate the particular requirements of pathways within a programme or linked/exit awards)
(a) numbers of compulsory and optional units to be taken in each year of the programme
All students enter as Advanced students, with 120 credits at Level 4 achieved by virtue of their
professional registration with the relevant Statutory body and 120 credits at Level 5 through
achievement of a Dip HE or the equivalent. As detailed below the Graduate Certificate requires a
further 60 credits to be passed at Levels 6 for successful completion following which the student can
progress ( see 19e below) to the BSc (Hons) programme which requires an additional 60 credits to be
passed at levels 5 / 6 to achieve the BSc (Hons) Cancer Care award.
Students will initially be enrolled on the Graduate Certificate UGCH5KCCN. Successful
completion of the Graduate Certificate will enable the student to progress to complete the BSc (Hons)
programme should key criteria be met as outlined in (19e) below.
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PAF modified by ASQ: 12 February 2010
PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 26 April 2010
PAF finalised 2010/11: 7 October 2010
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Graduate Certificate Cancer Care
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30 credits of the Graduate Certificate Cancer Care are Core. These credits must be directly
relevant to the practice area within which the student works.
30 Credits of the Graduate Certificate Cancer Care programme are selected from the list of
compulsory modules. At least one module must include an assessment of Clinical Practice or
Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE). At least one module must be either
Evidence based practice OR Research Methods. There can be no substitution of compulsory
modules should a fail grade be achieved.
All modules comprising the programme can be undertaken in any order.
Two attempts at each module assignment are permitted. A failed module cannot be reapplied
for /retaken. Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) cannot be used in direct substitution for a
failed module.
Compensation is not permitted.
BSc (Hons) Cancer Care
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In total 30 credits of the BSc (Hons) Cancer Care are Core. These credits must be directly
relevant to the practice area within which the student works.
In total 75 Credits of the BSc (Hons) Cancer Care programme are selected from the list of
compulsory modules [this includes modules undertaken when enrolled for the Graduate
Certificate]. There can be no substitution of compulsory modules should a fail grade be
achieved. At least one module must include an assessment of Clinical Practice or Objective
Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE).
In total 15 credits of the BSc (Hons) Cancer Care programme are option choices. These can
be selected from any module approved at Level 5/ 6 for Undergraduate provision by the
School of Nursing and Midwifery including a further Core module.
Successful completion of the Graduate certificate is required before a student can progress to
the BSc (Hons) programme. This will influence the order in which modules can be studied.
Additionally the Dissertation module (i.e.
Student Project) must normally be the final module studied.
Two attempts at each module assignment are permitted. A failed module cannot be reapplied
for /retaken. Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) cannot be used in direct substitution for a
failed module.
Compensation is not permitted.
(b) range of credit levels permitted within the programme
• 60 credits of the Graduate Certificate and at least 105 credits of the BSc programme must be
at Level 6.
• The amount of Level 5 credit within the Programme cannot exceed 15 credits.
• The amount of APL within the BSc cannot exceed 30 credits.
• The combined total of Level 5 credit and APL cannot exceed 30 credits within the BSc
Programme
(c) maximum number of credits permitted at the lowest level
• 15 credits at Level 5.
(d) minimum number of credits required at the highest level
• 105 credits at Level 6
• A maximum of 150 credits may be studied.
(e) progression and award requirements (if different from the standard)
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PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 26 April 2010
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Progression requirements:
• Progression is reviewed and monitored by the Programme Leader.
• In order to progress from the Graduate Certificate to the BSc (Hons) Programme students will
normally either have successfully completed all modules comprising the Graduate Certificate
at the first attempt or achieved an average overall module mark of 45% incorporating the
capped mark of 40% for any module passed at the second attempt
• There is no minimum number of modules to be completed in any year.
• Students are not normally permitted to re-enrol if they are completing assignment
resubmissions for 30 credits or more from previously failed modules.
• Students who progress from the Graduate Certificate to the BSc (Hons) programme will not
receive the award of Graduate Certificate.
• Students who progress to the BSc (Hons) Cancer Care programme but are then unsuccessful
in achieving this award can apply to exit with the award of Graduate Certificate.
(f) maximum number of credits permitted with a condoned fail (core modules excluded)
• None
(g) other relevant information to explain the programme structure
• All module choices must be decided in conjunction with the Programme Leader to
ensure the Programme requirements are fulfilled.
• Students are only permitted to transfer to another degree programme within the
school prior to commencement of their final 60 credits of study.
• Only the option modules can be studied at Level 5 or 6.
• Bracketed award titles are permitted in accordance with the policy of the School
Undergraduate Examination Board but such titles shall be determined by the Core
modules taken.
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PAF modified by ASQ: 12 February 2010
PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 26 April 2010
PAF finalised 2010/11: 7 October 2010
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Programme structure for BSc (Hons)
Title
Credit
level
Credit
value
Status (I, C, O) for each type of
programme
Single
Joint
Major
honours
honours
/minor
Core modules for BSc (Hons) Cancer Care. At least 30 credits must be chosen from the modules listed.
Breast Care Nursing
6
15
Cr*
Cancer Genetics for Healthcare Professionals
6
15
Cr*
Cancer Care: Recovery & Survival
6
15
Cr*
Chemotherapy Nursing
6
15
Cr*
Colorectal Cancer Nursing Practice
6
15
Cr*
Facing Transition and Loss
6
15
Cr*
Palliative Care and End of Life Care Foundations
6
15
Cr*
Haemato-oncology Practice
6
15
Cr*
Psychosocial care
6
15
Cr*
Symptom Assessment and Management in Cancer and
6
15
Cr*
Palliative Care
Compulsory modules for the BSc (Hons) Cancer Care. 75 credits must be studied from this list.
Cancer Care: Diagnosis & Treatment
6
15
Cp
Health Policy & Professional Practice
6
15
Cp
Evidence Based Practice or Research Methods
6
15
Cp
Student Project
6
30
Cp
Optional modules for the BSc (Hons) Cancer Care.
5,6
15
O
Up to 15 credits can be selected from any module
approved for Undergraduate provision by the School
of Nursing and Midwifery.
Cr* = 30 credits of the BSc (Hons) Cancer Care programme are Core.
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PAF modified by ASQ: 12 February 2010
PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 26 April 2010
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Progression
Single
honours
Assessment
Joint
honours
Major
/minor
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Written assignment & clinical assessment
Written assignment & clinical assessment
Written assignment & clinical assessment
Examination
Written assignment
Written assignment
Written Assignment & clinical workbook
Portfolio and clinical assessment
Written assignment
OSCE
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Written assignment & clinical assessment
Written assignment
Written assignment
Written Assignment
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Programme structure for Graduate Certificate
Title
Credit
level
Credit
value
Status (I, C, O) for each type of
programme
Progression
Single
Joint
Major
Single
honours
honours
/minor
honours
Core modules for Graduate Certificate Cancer Care. At least 30 credits must be chosen from the modules listed.
Breast Care Nursing
6
15
Cr*
Yes
Cancer Genetics for Healthcare Professionals
6
15
Cr*
Yes
Cancer Care: Recovery & Survival
6
15
Cr*
Yes
Chemotherapy Nursing
6
15
Cr*
Yes
Colorectal Cancer Nursing Practice
6
15
Cr*
Yes
Facing Transition and Loss
6
15
Cr*
Yes
Palliative and End of Life Care Foundations
6
15
Cr*
Yes
Haemato-oncology Practice
6
15
Cr*
Yes
Psychosocial care
6
15
Cr*
Yes
Symptom Assessment & Management in Cancer &
6
15
Cr*
Yes
Palliative Care
Compulsory modules for the Graduate Certificate Cancer Care.30 credits must be studied from this list.
Cancer Care: Diagnosis & Treatment
6
15
Cp
Yes
Evidence Based Practice or Research Methods
6
15
Cp
Yes
Cr* = 30 credits of the Graduate Certificate Cancer Care programme are Core.
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PAF modified by ASQ: 12 February 2010
PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 26 April 2010
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Assessment
Joint
honours
Major
/minor
Written assignment and clinical assessment
Written assignment and clinical assessment
Written assignment and clinical assessment
Examination
Written assignment
Written assignment
Written Assignment and clinical workbook
Portfolio and clinical assessment
Written assignment
OSCE
Written assignment and clinical assessment
Written assignment OR written examination
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20. Marking criteria
All assignments are marked using the College Marking criteria
21. Particular features of the programme which help to reduce the barriers experienced
by disabled students and ensure that the programme is accessible to all students who
meet the entry requirements
Individual programme advice by a relevant academic enables students to be supported in following a
study route that best suits their individual needs. This can be provided either face to face or by
telephone.
Study support is provided throughout the programme through formal sessions on literature searching
and academic writing.
The School Disability Advisor is available to all students [current and prospective] for advice.
PAF Originally Approved by QA&AA: 28th June 2007
PAF modified by ASQ: 12 February 2010
PAF modified by ASQ re: exit awards: 26 April 2010
PAF finalised 2010/11: 7 October 2010
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