Brain Injury20 credits

The short course describes the neuropsychiatric aspects of brain injury. It includes lectures on the different causes of brain injury and their neurobehavioural consequences. It will address specifically the recognition and management of psychiatric syndromes (eg depression, abulia, irritability, psychosis, personality change) in the context of brain injury. There will also be sessions on interdisciplinary working, the management of brain-injured people and on the ethical and legal challenges. You will also be looking at service development in brain injury.

By the end of this short course you should be able to:

• Describe the basic physiology and epidemiology of brain injury;
• Describe and understand the mental health consequences of brain injury and their investigation and management;
• Legal and ethical issues in providing care for people with brain injury.

Attendance Required

10 sessions of 3 hours, on Thursdays.

Course Dates

20, 27 March
3 April
8, 15, 22, 29 May
5 June

Assessment

One 3000 word essay.

Credits

20 credits

Academics Leads

• Professor Hugh Rickards - Consultant in Neuropsychiatry and Programme Lead
• Dr Abbas Lohawala, Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, BSMHFT

Most lectures are from visiting consultants, professionals and researchers in the field.

Please contact the Postgraduate Administrator, +44 (0)121 415 8118 or email clinicalneuro@contacts.bham.ac.uk

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.