Undergraduate course
BSc (Hons)
Critical Care (Intercalated)
Experience nine months working in critical care and gain a degree at the same time.Immersive learning
Gain extensive clinical experience when you undertake a substantial practice placement within a demanding critical care setting that mirrors the full spectrum of critical care services.
Practical experience
Enjoy working alongside experienced healthcare professionals and fellow medical students. A collaborative approach fosters interprofessional learning, enhances clinical decision-making, and prepares you for the complexities of critical care environments.
Shape future healthcare
Develop the skills to effectively lead teams through a dedicated module focused on management and leadership.
About
Develop your clinical skills and specialist competencies with placements in intensive and high dependency care and receive mentorship and support from experienced clinicians. Where possible, placement provision is negotiated to assist with additional living costs and support the development of relationships and networks that add value as you complete your medical degree and begin your early years as a doctor.
Mr Ruari Cassidy
Lecturer in Clinical Intercalation
Lecturer in Clinical Intercalation
This course is for you if...
you want to learn with and from others who represent the multi-professional team caring for the critically ill
you're keen to develop clinical and communication skills
you want to study with the only university to offer an intercalated degree in critical care in the UK
you're a team player, ready to shape your own future
Details
Your Intercalated Year
This programme has a modular design and a flexible ‘blended learning’ approach to delivery. Successful completion of the third or fourth year of your primary medical degree normally means you are eligible to accredit prior learning up to 60 credits via Recognition of Prior Learning – please see the
Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)
section of our website for further information on this process. The core modules (UEC607, UEC608 and UEC609) represent the 60 credits you are required to study to achieve the BSc (Hons) in Critical Care. RPL will be applied in recognition of experience and skills you have already gained as part of your medical degree for core module HEAD360P.
Every undergraduate taught course has a detailed programme specification document describing the course aims, the course structure, the teaching and learning methods, the learning outcomes and the rules of assessment. The following programme specification represents the latest course structure and the modules associated with this intercalated degree (may be subject to change):
Core modules
UEC608
Evidencing Professional Development in Urgent, Emergency and Critical Care via (e)-Portfolio
20 credits
This module will enable the student to develop their professional practice in the provision of urgent, emergency and critical care. Evidence supporting the students' development will be collated in an electronic portfolio (e-portfolio).
100% Coursework
UEC609
Developing Professional Practice in Critical Care
20 credits
This module will enable the student to develop their professional practice with regard to history taking, clinical examination, diagnostics, decision making and clinical management planning in critical care.
100% Coursework
HEAD360IC
Understanding Evidence to Inform Clinical Decision Making
20 credits
The module is designed to extend students' knowledge around evidence-informed decision making. This will be achieved through students identifying and evaluating a body of research-based evidence relevant to clinical practice.
HEAE306IC
The Fundamentals of Health Assessment and Common Illnesses
UEC607DL
Urgent, Emergency and Critical Care: Leadership and Innovation
This module will enhance the students' confidence and competence to lead and manage quality improvement and innovation in urgent, emergency and critical care.
The modules shown for this course are those currently being studied by our students, or are proposed new modules. Please note that programme structures and individual modules are subject to amendment from time to time as part of the University’s curriculum enrichment programme and in line with changes in the University’s policies and requirements.
Experience
Placement information
We offer a range of student placements across the UK, including some of the biggest and most dynamic NHS Trusts.
Explore opportunities to set up placements within your locality helping you with the cost of living and development of important relationships in settings where you may like to work in the future.
Experience working in genuinely challenging clinical environments. Real-life experiences mean meaningful education. Candidates are given the opportunity to select their placement preferences following interview.
Real-world experience
The Intensive Care Unit is the main pillar of the modern acute hospital services. By combining clinical treatments with invasive organ support, Intensive Care Medicine has one of the most rapidly developing research portfolios. The Critical Care intercalation programme provides an opportunity to undergraduate students to become members of a dynamic clinical and academic multidisciplinary team and experience the daily clinical practice of intensive care medicine.
Dr Nikitas Nikitas
Consultant in Intensive Care Medicine
I became a much more confident, competent and well-rounded medical student and soon-after doctor with bags more experience than my counterparts.
I intercalated so I could spend a year delving deeper into my passion for emergency care. I also knew the year spent in an emergency department would elevate me up a few levels before I became a foundation doctor. I networked and built plenty of contacts for the future and I got to explore a lot more of the UK from the various conferences I attended.
Mudassar Rashid
BSc (Hons) Urgent and Emergency Care Intercalated graduate
BSc (Hons) Urgent and Emergency Care Intercalated graduate