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Overview
Within the Brain Injury programme at the University of Birmingham, you will also learn to identify and treat psychiatric conditions, work collaboratively across disciplines and address ethical and legal issues.
Features
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.
Programme Structure
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
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 8 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before , National
- Apply before , International
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Language
English
Credits
20 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- Birmingham, United Kingdom
Disciplines
Psychology Health Sciences View 449 other Short Courses in Health Sciences in United KingdomWhat students do after studying
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- To obtain additional information about the programme, we kindly suggest that you visit the programme website, where you can find further details and relevant resources.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents3374 GBP / full≈ 3374 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1211 GBP / full≈ 1211 GBP / full
Additional Details
- Non-credit fee: £1,011.20
Living costs
Birmingham
United Kingdom
765 - 1134 GBP / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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