Campus
Birmingham (Edgbaston)
Course overview
This course will equip you with the skills to identify Tourettes Syndrome and its epidemiology and biological data, to assess and manage behavioural symptoms and demonstrate knowledge of the care requirements and corresponding services.
Tourette syndrome (TS) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterised by multiple tics and frequently associated with behavioural symptoms. This module covers the epidemiology, clinical presentation, pathophysiology, and treatment of TS. Both clinical and neurobiological data are reviewed. The focus of the module includes a variety of TS-related conditions (OCD, ADHD and other developmental disorders) which affect diagnosis, presentation, and management. The sessions include clinical scenarios and challenges posed by TS in both childhood and adulthood.
Course delivery
On completion, you should be able to:
- Describe the biological data on TS, and their importance in the brain/mind debate.
- Describe the epidemiology, course, and clinical presentation of TS.
- Assess and manage both tics and behavioural symptoms in patients with TS.
- Describe the care needs of people with TS, and available services.
Course dates
21-23 January
Assessment
One 1,500 word assignment
Attendance required
3 day block teaching
Credits
10 credits
Teaching staff
Academics involved in the delivery of this module
Andrea Cavanna
Associate Professor in Neuropsychiatry
Staff profile for Dr Andrea Cavanna, Associate Professor in Neuropsychiatry at the University of Birmingham's Institute of Clinical Sciences.
Hugh Rickards
Honorary Reader in Neuropsychiatry
Staff profile for Dr Hugh Rickards, Honorary Reader in Neuropsychiatry, Institute of Clinical Sciences at the University of Birmingham
Entry requirements
Please contact the Postgraduate Administrator, +44 (0)121 415 8118 or email clinicalneuro@contacts.bham.ac.uk.
Fees and scholarships
- £585
Home microcredential fee
Application process
You can choose to study this course as either a microcredential or a non-credit CPD short course.
Why choose a Postgraduate Microcredential short course?
- Microcredentials offer the perfect opportunity to boost your CV without the commitment of a full degree
- Usually taken from existing modules within a Masters, they can be used as standalone credentials with some also counting as academic credits at postgraduate level
- Add a postgraduate level qualification to your CV
- Develop the specialist skills you need for your career goals
- Alumni status with the University of Birmingham
- Learners will have the same access to our student support and campus facilities as our students on full degree programmes.
Please note the deadline for submitting an application:
- Applicants eligible for Home fees are to apply a minimum of 6 weeks before the module start date.
- Applicants eligible for Overseas fees are to apply a minimum of 3 months before the module start date.
Please note that once registered for the microcredential you cannot swap for the non-credit short course version.
Non-credit short course
The microcredential and the non-credit short course follow the same course structure, the difference between them both is with the non-credit short course you do not take the assessment at the end therefore you will not receive credits but will receive a certificate of completion, this certificate cannot be converted to credits.
Please note if you apply for the non-credit short course, you cannot swap to the microcredential version once registered.
Places on the non-credit short course are limited so please enquire before if spaces are available.