CPD modules and short courses

Our online and campus-based modules are designed to give you or your team new knowledge and skills to enhance patient care and service delivery. They are suited to a wide variety of healthcare professions.

CPD modules

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Lifelike manikin arms allow students to learn venipuncture skills
Clinical skills 
A biology student doing lab work.
Clinical research 
Training in communication with a patient.
Human Communication Sciences 
MSc Health Economics and Decision Modelling
Health economics and decision modelling 
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Nursing and midwifery 
Orthoptics Student testing eyes of female student with retina equipment
Orthoptics and ophthalmology 
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Public health 

Short courses and MOOCs

Short courses

Our short courses offer a flexible approach so that you can organise your studies to suit your work schedule.

Population Health / SCHARR courses

Immunohistochemistry / SITraN courses

Bioinfomatics Core training courses

Massive open online courses (MOOCs)

We run free open learning courses online which anyone can register for via the Open University's FutureLearn.

View our massive open online courses (MOOCs)

Information for applicants

Fees and funding

Find out about fees and funding for CPD modules. We accept sponsored as well as self-funding students.

Learn how to fund your course

How to apply

Find out what you need to do to apply for a CPD module in the Faculty of Health.

Apply now