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Programme Specification Template
UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL LANCASHIRE
Programme Specification
This Programme Specification provides a concise summary of the main features of the programme
and the learning outcomes that a typical student might reasonably be expected to achieve and
demonstrate if he/she takes full advantage of the learning opportunities that are provided.
Sources of information on the programme can be found in Section 17
1. Awarding Institution / Body
University of Central Lancashire
2. Teaching Institution and Location
of Delivery
University of Central Lancashire, Preston campus
3. University School/Centre
School of Psychology
4. External Accreditation
n/a
5. Title of Final Award
Certificate in Advanced Practitioner Topics with Sex
Offenders
6. Modes of Attendance offered
Part-time
7. UCAS Code
N/A
8. Relevant Subject Benchmarking
Group(s)
9. Other external influences
10. Date of production/revision of this
form
Psychology
Expert Advisory Group of the British Psychological
Society; Family Justice Council (DCA) influenced and
informed development.
Jan 2014
11. Aims of the Programme
1. Identify, explore and critically evaluate risk assessment techniques.
2.
Examine the most up-to-date and accepted methods of bringing about change with offenders.
3. Develop student competence in core areas of practitioner knowledge through lectures,
groupwork, coursework and independent study.
12. Learning Outcomes, Teaching, Learning and Assessment Methods
A. Knowledge and Understanding
Upon completion of the programme a successful student will be able to:
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Programme Specification Template
A1. Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of advanced practitioner topics with sex offenders,
such as key areas linked to assessment and therapeutic engagement..
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lectures, discussions, case study material to draw upon experiences, interviews and independent
study.
Assessment methods
Through a comprehensive assessment relevant to sex offending that incorporates a critical review
of the literature and is consistent with legal report writing (to include a formal risk assessment of a
sex offender based on case material or a critical analysis of an interview).
B. Subject-specific skills
Upon completion of the programme a successful student will be able to:
B1 Demonstrate skills relevant to expert witness testimony, such as the role of witnesses..
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lectures, discussions, case study material to draw upon experiences, interviews and independent
study.
Assessment methods
As for A1 and analyse personal practice in relation to contemporary approaches to the assessment
of risk, management and/or intervention with offenders
C. Thinking Skills
Upon completion of the programme a successful student will be able to:
C1. Synthesize and critically evaluate relevant literature and its relationship to individual practice
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lectures, discussions, case study material to draw upon experiences, interviews and independent
study.
Assessment methods
As for A1 and analyse personal practice in relation to contemporary approaches to the assessment
of risk, management and/or intervention with offenders
D. Other skills relevant to employability and personal development
Upon completion of the programme a successful student will be able to:
D1. Demonstrate skills in independent learning and critical analysis appropriate to undergraduate
study.
Teaching and Learning Methods
Lectures, discussions, case study material to draw upon experiences, interviews and independent
study.
Assessment methods
Through completion of coursework.
13. Programme Structures*
14. Awards and Credits*
Level
Module
Code
Module Title
Credit
rating
Level 7
PS4814
Advanced Practitioner Topics
with Sex Offenders
20
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Certificate in Advanced
Practitioner Topics with Sex
Offenders
Requires 20 credits at level 7
(PS4814)
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15. Personal Development Planning
The course is targeted at practitioners who will be completing personal development/continuing
professional development logs as part of membership to professional bodies. The course will add to
their logs and provide them with a considerable number of hours towards their yearly regulated
commitments with professional bodies. The course also includes components of assessed reflective
analysis and critical review to assist with this. The course is aimed at employed professionals or
para-professionals and thus discussing career goals with them is clearly not appropriate: they do not
represent a standard student group. However, for some attendees the course will actually represent
part of the PDP planning.
16. Admissions criteria
Programme Specifications include minimum entry requirements, including academic qualifications,
together with appropriate experience and skills required for entry to study. These criteria may be
expressed as a range rather than a specific grade. Amendments to entry requirements may have
been made after these documents were published and you should consult the University’s website
for the most up to date information.
Students will be informed of their personal minimum entry criteria in their offer letter.
Applicants can only be considered for the Certificate in Advanced Practitioner Topics with
Sex Offenders if they:
1. Present with a degree of 2:2 or above, or equivalent set of appropriate prior professional
experience/qualifications (e.g. NVQ level 3 with 12 months experience)*.
2. Are registered with a recognised professional body or organisation, one that is regulated or
formally registered to an acceptable level (e.g. BPS, BABCP, HCPC, nursing body or regulated
employer).
3. Have a score of 6.5 in IELTS (or equivalent) for students whose first language is not English.
In addition to fulfilment of the primary criteria, candidates will complete an application form that is
assessed.
*Note that the certificate qualification is listed as an UG level qualification.
17. Key sources of information about the programme
UCLan Website:
........
http://www.uclan.ac.uk/schools/psychology/
BPS Division of Forensic Psychology Website:
BPS Expert Witness Advisory Group
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http://www.bps.org.uk/dfp/
http://www.bps.org.uk/dfp/
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18. Curriculum Skills Map
LEVEL
7
Please tick in the relevant boxes where individual Programme Learning Outcomes are being assessed
Programme Learning Outcomes
Core (C),
Compulsory
Module
(COMP) or
Knowledge and
Level
Code
Module Title
Option (O)
understanding
Subject-specific Skills
Thinking Skills
PS4814
Note:
Advanced Practitioner Topics
with Sex Offenders
CORE
A1
B1
C1
D1
*
*
*
*
Mapping to other external frameworks, e.g. professional/statutory bodies, will be included within Student Course Handbooks
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Other skills relevant to
employability and
personal development