Infection Prevention and Control

Award

Individual Modules

Study option

Location

Centre for Health Innovation Stafford

Start dates available

April 2027

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Our module in Infection Prevention Control in Clinical Practice will allow you to sharpen your skills and knowledge of basic microbiology, common microorganisms, and their pathogenesis, to allow you to understand the legislation, procedures and principles of controlling standard infections in the future.

Content will be delivered over 10 weeks through 200 hours of online lectures/activities, tutorials and independent study.

You will examine the evidence-based guidance that informs best practice.

On successful completion of study, we will issue the following award: Individual Modules Infection Prevention and Control

Duration

Every Thursday for 10 weeks

29 April 2027
6,13,20,27 May 2027
3,10,17,24 June 2027
1 July 2027

Assignment

First submission 16 July 2027
Second submission17 December 2027

Course content

Building on your existing knowledge you will recognise, interpret, apply and disseminate the principles of infection prevention and control, linking science and clinical practice together to understand the challenges around antimicrobial use and the behaviours in practice to empower you to improve patient/service user care within your workplace setting.

You will build expertise in the areas of:

Standard infection prevention and control principles
Health care associated infections
Microbiology sampling
Principles of decontamination
Antimicrobial resistance and antimicrobial stewardship
Infection prevention and control governance

The module will be delivered by highly experienced and qualified practitioners who possess expertise in the field of infection prevention and control.

Entry requirements

Healthcare Practitioners working as either specialist practitioners or as a link worker role within the field of Infection prevention and control.

We understand that you might have experienced a challenging run up to higher education and may have not met the entry requirements as listed. If this is the case don’t worry, contact us and our team of expert advisors can guide you through the next stages of application, or help you find the perfect course for your needs.

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Teaching and assessment

Learning support

In addition to the excellent support you will receive from your course teaching team, our central Academic Skills team provides group and one-to-one help to support your learning in a number of areas. These include:

study skills such as reading, note-taking and presentation skills
written English, including punctuation and grammatical accuracy
academic writing and how to reference
research skills
critical thinking and understanding arguments
revision, assessment and examination skills
time management

Additional support

Our Student Inclusion Services support students with additional needs such as sensory impairment, or learning difficulties such as dyslexia.

Fees

For the course starting on 29 April 2027 the tuition fees are:

Tuition fees for Individual Modules-Part-time
Study option	UK / Channel Islands
Part-time	£1,045 per year of study

Accommodation and living costs
Accommodation and living costs
Accommodation and living costs are not included in our fees. View our accommodation Read more about living costs

Sources of financial support

If you receive funding from Student Finance you may be eligible to apply for additional benefits. Details can be obtained by reading our additional funding web pages, or visiting www.gov.uk.

Scholarships and additional funding

As an undergraduate student at Staffordshire, you may be eligible for additional financial support through one of our scholarships and bursaries. You can visit our funding page to find out more and check your eligibility.

Apply now to Infection Prevention and Control

Location	Award	Study option	Start date	Apply Link
Centre for Health Innovation Stafford	Individual Modules	Part-time	29 April 2027	Apply now

Rules and regulations

If you are offered a place at University of Staffordshire, your offer will be subject to our rules, regulations and enrolment conditions, which may vary from time to time.

Students of University of Staffordshire enter into a contract with us and are bound by these rules and regulations, which are subject to change. For more information, please see: University Policies and Regulations.