Professional Development Unit (PDU) – admissions

Additional information and documentation required for the application process to Professional Development Unit programmes and modules
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Thank you for your interest in the programmes and/or modules offered by the Professional Development Unit within the Faculty of Health . Here, you will be able to access all the documentation you will need to complete in order to apply for a place on our programmes or modules .
Hard copies of all application forms are available upon request. Please contact the Professional Development Unit Admissions Team for more information.

Update: application process

Please note that there has been an update to the application process for our masters programmes.
Applications for September 2025 and later should be made on-line, via the link on the relevant programme page.
 

Standalone degree or masters level modules

To apply for a module as part of a programme you are already enrolled on or to apply for a module as a standalone option, please complete a module application form and return it to pduadmissions@plymouth.ac.uk . Most of our modules will require you to complete the standard module application form accessible through the link below. However, some modules have more specific application forms and documents that need to be completed instead - please visit the relevant module’s webpage to identify if there are any specific form(s) you need to complete. If nothing is mentioned, then please just use the standard module application form.
Partnership modules: please contact the partner organisation running the course for details of how to apply (this can be found on the module’s webpage).
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Transferring onto a full programme of study


If you have already completed some masters modules with us, and would like to transfer onto a full masters programme, please complete the application form below:

Programme applications (2024 / 25 only)

Downloadable PDF application form
For the following programmes, please complete the application via the Postgraduate Application Form . You will also need to complete a Referee Form .
These forms will need to be completed in full and returned to PDUAdmissions@plymouth.ac.uk.
  • Graduate Certificate Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing
  • MSc Advanced Clinical Practice in Ophthalmology+
  • MClinRes Clinical Research (part-time)
  • MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Clinical Practitioner)*
  • MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Dietetics (part-time)
  • MSc Advanced Professional Practice (Health and Social Care Professions) (part-time)
  • MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Neurological Rehabilitation (part-time)
  • MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Nursing and Midwifery (part-time)
  • MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Occupational Therapy (part-time)
  • MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Paediatric Dietetics (part-time)
  • MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Physiotherapy (part-time)
  • PgCert Fundamentals of General Practice Nursing
Applicants for courses marked with * need to complete an additional form .
Applicants for courses marked with + need to complete an additional information form .

Sponsorship form

Please provide your sponsor with the form below if they have agreed to pay your fees for you. This form is also integral to many of our application forms and can be completed as part of your application.
This separate form is available should you require it to be completed in addition to your initial application.
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Admissions documentation – post enrolment

Visit our post enrolment page for full details on:
  • IT registration and Moodle instructions
  • student card
  • change of name form
  • paying your fees
  • RPEL
  • maps.
 
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Applying for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL)

You may be able to make an application for any prior learning which can be considered as accreditation towards your programme of study.
If you are applying for one of our programmes and wish us to consider qualifications you have obtained at another institution please include with your Programme Application a copy of your certificate / transcript and details of the Learning Outcomes.
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InterCity Place

You can contact the Professional Development Unit with any queries

Prospective student enquiries:
Phone: +44 1752 586951
Current student enquiries:
Phone: +44 1752 586950

Data collection and student privacy notice

Our module and programme application forms request information including religion, ethnicity and disability status.
This is in order that the University of Plymouth can meet our legal requirements to the Higher Education Statistics Agency (HESA).
For more information on how and why the University of Plymouth collects, uses and shares your date please read the student privacy notice