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Cardiology for Urgent and Emergency Care
Key information
Course Leader: Sarah Jardine
Level: 7
Credits: 15
Mode of delivery: Blended - Scheduled Hours 36, Independent Hours 114
Learner Hours: Scheduled Hours - 36, Independent Hours - 114
Available places: 30
Dates
- 11/11/2025
Fees and Funding
£915.00
The price quoted above is per 15 credits and relates to students assessed as UK/home self-funded for fee purposes. Prices may differ for students that are assessed as EU/Overseas. Fees status will normally stay with the student for the remainder of their course. Here you can find further details along with, costs and when your fees need to be paid. You may be able to obtain a Post Graduate student loan, for which you must sign up for the whole MSc programme and not just individual modules or a Post Graduate Diploma, further details can be found at Gov.uk Master’s Loan
Entry Requirements
Degree in a relevant discipline; or evidence of appropriate knowledge and experience of level 6 studies; or extensive demonstrable experience in a clinical role and willingness to undertake level 7 study.
Please note, this course is part of an MSc in Advanced Paramedic Practice and therefore has a focus on clinical management by Paramedics.
Professional registration (e.g. HCPC, NMC, GMC)
Course Overview
Course Description:
This module aims to provide students with the knowledge and skills required for the assessment and management of patients presenting with cardiovascular conditions in the urgent and emergency care environment.
The course will use face-to-face teaching, workshops and discussion forums to explore the theory underpinning cardiology in urgent and emergency care. Practical simulation will develop your skills to manage this group of patients.
Course content includes:
The module content will include fundamental physiological principles and processes including:
- Cardiovascular physiology of the heart and circulation, including autonomic control, structure and function.
- Regulation of a homeostatic environment within the cardiovascular system.
Applied pathophysiology will examine cardiovascular conditions such as:
- Acute coronary syndromes
- Heart Failure
- Hypertension
- Vascular Disease
- Heart Valve Disease
- Structural Heart Disease
Clinical assessment and examination skills developed will include:
- Advanced ECG interpretation
- Auscultation of heart sounds and murmurs
- Cardiorespiratory systems-based examination
- Monitoring within the context of hemodynamic instability
- Pharmacological management of cardiovascular conditions
The course is facilitated by UH staff and external experts. The faculty is interprofessional, with staff from paramedic, advanced paramedic and other allied health backgrounds. Whilst exposure to these subject areas is intended to increase understanding and knowledge, it does not change your scope of practice for clinical employment.
Assessment details:
In-Class Test worth 60% of the module mark.
OSCE stations which may include written, verbal or practical elements, worth 40% of the module mark.
Learning Outcomes:
Successful students will typically:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of a range of cardiology presentations and critically evaluate the evidence base for the management of those conditions.
- Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of cardiovascular pharmacology in urgent and emergency care.
- Critically evaluate the approach to systematic and comprehensive assessment of the cardiovascular system to include appropriate technology and diagnostic tests.
- Formulate differential diagnoses based on a comprehensive understanding of a range of cardiovascular pathologies.
- Interpret and critically analyse clinical data and formulate a management plan which demonstrates a critical understanding of cardiovascular physiology and dysfunction.
Learning outcomes
Successful students will typically:
Demonstrate a critical understanding of a range of cardiology presentations and critically evaluate the evidence base for the management of those conditions.
Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge of cardiovascular pharmacology in urgent and emergency care.
Critically evaluate the approach to systematic and comprehensive assessment of the cardiovascular system to include appropriate technology and diagnostic tests.
Formulate differential diagnoses based on a comprehensive understanding of a range of cardiovascular pathologies.
Interpret and critically analyse clinical data and formulate a management plan which demonstrates a critical understanding of cardiovascular physiology and dysfunction.
Assessment
Written submission, worth 60% of the module mark.
Practical OSCE stations including written, verbal and practical elements, worth 40% of the module mark.