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Archive for the 'Health Sciences' Category

Nursing

Tuesday, June 10th, 2008

Prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/subjectareas/nursingcaringprofessions/
The nursing programme has many elements which include health promotion and public health, management of chronic heart failure, clinical skills for nurses, practice development, palliative care and dementia care, drug and alcohol use, management of long term conditions and more. The course aims to develop not just theoretical knowledge, but also the practical skills [...]

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Health and Social Care

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/course/183/ba_hons_health_and_social_care.php
Health and Social Care helps you to an understanding of how British society identifies and deals with health and care issues. Today British society faces hard decisions about the purpose, responsibility for, cost and delivery of health and social care. Students will reflect upon the increasingly complex and conditional nature of this area [...]

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Sports Science

Monday, June 9th, 2008

Prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/subjectareas/sportsscience/
Sunderland University offers a range of successful programmes to suit people from all sorts of backgrounds and all types of interests in sports science. The course is designed to develop general knowledge and skills of coaching, exercise leadership and management, introductory sports and exercise sciences, and the social contexts in which sport and [...]

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Psychology

Friday, June 6th, 2008

Prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/subjectareas/psychology/

Human nature has fascinated us throughout our history, and continues to do so today. Psychology is at the forefront of our understanding of this, with research into how we think and behave being of great interest and value to modern society. Psychology has applications in many contexts; from working with clinical disorders, to managing [...]

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Biomedical Science

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Prospectus says:

http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/subjectareas/pharmacychemistrybiomedicalsciences/
Biomedical Sciences provides a broad based education in biomedical science with a particular emphasis on vocational training. It is underpinned by a wide variety of teaching and learning methods delivered in modern very well-equipped facilities. Graduates are involved in diagnosing and treating diseases, research into how diseases develop and investigating how particular chemicals [...]

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Pharmacy

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/subjectareas/pharmacychemistrybiomedicalsciences/
Graduates are involved in diagnosing and treating diseases, research into how diseases develop and investigating how particular chemicals can enhance healing. Many of them go on to work for top pharmaceutical companies where typical starting salaries can exceed £20,000. It is not unusual to be offered a well-paid job before you have completed your [...]

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Health Studies

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

What the prospectus says:
http://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/subjectareas/healthstudies/
Health care is a huge employer and this is reflected in our strong focus on the caring professions. The course allows the development of not just theoretical knowledge, but also the practical skills to make a bigger contribution to one’s profession. Programmes range over care of the older person, drug and alcohol [...]

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