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Advanced Decision Making
Key information
Course Leader: Dr Rosemary Godbold (r.godbold@herts.ac.uk) & Nathalie Pheasant (n.pheasant@herts.ac.uk)
Level: 7
Credits: 15
Mode of delivery: Online
Learner Hours: Scheduled Hours - 24, Independent Hours - 126
Available places: 40
Dates
- 17/05/2027
Fees and Funding
£945.00
The price quoted above is for a 15 credit module in the 2026/27 academic year and applies to students who are assessed as Home fee payers ONLY. Fees will differ for students assessed as Overseas fee payers. Fee assessment decisions follow UKCISA (UK Council for International Student Affairs) guidance, which is based on UK law and government regulations. Further information on who will pay Home or Overseas tuition fees can be found here: https://ask.herts.ac.uk/will-i-pay-home-or-international-tuition-fees
Once confirmed, a student’s fee status will normally remain the same for the duration of their course. However, information regarding fee reassessment is available here: https://ask.herts.ac.uk/will-i-pay-home-or-international-tuition-fees#FeeReassessment
Eligible students may be able to apply for a Postgraduate Student Loan. Please note that to access this funding, you must enrol on the full MSc programme; funding is not available for individual modules or interim awards (for example, a Postgraduate Diploma). Further information is available at: https://www.gov.uk/masters-loan
Further details, including tuition fee amounts, fee policy and payment deadlines, can be found here : https://www.herts.ac.uk/study/fees-and-funding/fee-information/fees-and-finance-policy-documents
If you require further information or have any questions regarding fees, please contact: cpdhealth@herts.ac.uk
Entry Requirements
You should be a qualified health care professional currently working in an appropriate area of practice.
Course Overview
This module is aimed at all registered and practicing nurses or midwives, and allied health and social care professionals.
This module evaluates and applies established theories and models relevant to decision making in the context of health and social care. These are drawn from a wide variety of disciplines including clinical reasoning, philosophy and ethics, legal frameworks, Service User involvement, Inter-professional and Values Based Decision Making. Throughout, students will develop their critical thinking skills, with an emphasis on applying their learning to decision making in the students’ own health and social care context.
Learning Outcomes:
Knowledge and Understanding:
Successful students will typically..
- Identify and critique challenging decisions from health and social care practice.
- Critically evaluate and apply established decision-making theories and frameworks to complex decisions in health and social care.
Intellectual, Practical and Transferable Skills:
Successful students will typically..
- Critically appraise influences on decision-making in health and social care contexts.
- Critically evaluate the role of own and others personal and professional values in decision making.
Number of Learner Hours:
- Scheduled - 25
- Independent - 125
- Placement/work-based learning - 0
Assessment:
There are 5 elements to the assessment for this module using a variety of formats including academic poster, essay and podcast, each accounting for 12.5% of the total grade; grade and a final critical reflection, accounting for 50% of the overall grade.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding:
Successful students will typically:
Identify and critique challenging decisions from health and social care practice
Critically evaluate and apply established decision-making theories and frameworks to complex decisions in health and social care
Intellectual, Practical and Transferable Skills (please add further rows if needed):
Successful students will typically:
Critically appraise influences on decision-making in health and social care contexts.
Critically evaluate the role of own and others personal and professional values in decision making.
Assessment
There are 5 elements to the assessment for this module, these are three 400 word essays, each accounting for 12.5% of the total grade; Creation of an academic poster, accounting for 12.5% of the overall grade and a critical reflection, accounting for 50% of the overall grade.