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Anti-ageing Medicine

Specialised knowledge in age management plays a pivotal role in enhancing well-being and quality of life among the older generation. Our online and part-time Postgraduate Certificate in anti-aging medicine is designed to equip healthcare professionals like you with the skills necessary to help manage the ageing process.

How to apply

Key Course Details

  • Start Date

    March

  • Location

    Online

Fees

  • Start Date

    September

  • Location

    Online

Fees

Through collaboration with fellow students from diverse geographical regions, you will engage in a collaboration of ideas that will broaden your perspective and foster innovative approaches to anti-aging interventions and treatments.

DESIGNED FOR

The course is aimed at all healthcare professionals with a related postgraduate qualification and interested in anti-ageing.

In Partnership With

  • Learna | Diploma MSc

Career Paths

  • Aesthetic practitioners
  • Endocrine specialist nurses and endocrinologists
  • Primary care - private GPs
  • Dieticians
  • Pharmacists

Skills Taught

  • Advanced problem-solving skills
  • Evidence evaluation
  • Systematic knowledge of the investigation and evidence-based management in anti-ageing medicine
  • Critical analysis of biological, epigenetic and physiological measures to assess ageing

Course Highlights

Internationally Expert Teaching

You will be supported throughout your studies by a committed team of internationally recognised educational experts.

Exciting Progression Opportunities

Roles within private aesthetic clinics, pharmacy provision, primary care and related healthcare provision settings will offer opportunities for career progression in this broad field of care.

Collaborate with Fellow Students

Through collaboration with fellow students from diverse geographical regions, you will engage in a collaboration of ideas that will broaden your perspective and foster innovative approaches.

Enhance your Skill-set

Students will be offered the opportunity to enhance their research skills, communication, problem-solving, IT skills and the confidence and resilience.

Module Overview

This programme will provide the most up to date knowledge needed to effectively address the evidence base in physiology, biology, epigenetics, aesthetics relating to longevity medicine. The programme also provides a flexible learning approach that fits into your schedule, allowing you to balance education with your existing commitments.

Following the completion of the programme, students will have the opportunity to pursue varied specialist positions that incorporate the broad aspects of anti-aging medicine, as well as progression to PGDip and MSc, to potentially influence evidence-based development in this area and actively contribute to research in ageing science.

Science and Endocrinology of Ageing

This module aims to provide a comprehensive understanding of the scientific basis and endocrinological mechanisms that underlie the ageing process. It will explore the key physiological changes associated with ageing and the endocrine system's role in this complex process. Participants will delve into the latest research and advancements in the field, equipping them to identify and evaluate age-related health concerns in a healthcare setting including biological measures of ageing.

Cosmetic and Aesthetic Anti-Ageing Strategies

This module explores cosmetic and aesthetic approaches to anti-ageing, focusing on evidence-based practices that enhance patients' well-being and self-esteem. Participants will investigate various non-invasive and minimally invasive techniques, critically assessing their efficacy, safety, and ethical considerations. The module aims to equip healthcare professionals with the knowledge to advise patients on the latest cosmetic interventions while prioritising patient safety and informed decision-making.

Therapeutic Anti-Ageing Interventions

This module focuses on therapeutic interventions that target age-related conditions and promote healthy ageing. Participants will explore pharmacological, nutritional, and lifestyle interventions, critically assessing their potential benefits and risks. Emphasis will be placed on evidence-based practices and personalised care to optimise patient outcomes. The module aims to empower healthcare professionals to implement innovative therapeutic strategies to enhance patients' quality of life as they age.

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

Typical qualification requirements:

To secure your place on the course, applicants will typically hold a first degree or equivalent (including international qualifications) in a relevant subject.

 

International applications welcomed:

We welcome international applications with equivalent qualifications of our entry requirements. For more details related to your country of residence please view our dedicated country pages.

English language requirements

International applicants will need to have achieved an overall of IELTS 6.0 with a minimum of 5.5 in each component/TOEFL 72 overall and a minimum of 18 in reading, 17 in listening, 20 in speaking and 17 in writing or equivalent.

Equivalents can be located on our English Language pages.

If you have previously studied through the medium of English IELTS might not be required, please visit our country specific page for further details. If your country is not featured, please contact us.

If you do not meet the English entry criteria please visit our Pre-Sessional course pages.

Contextual offers

We may make you a lower offer based on a range of factors, including your background (where you live and the school or college that you attended for example), your experiences and individual circumstances (as a care leaver, for example). This is referred to as a contextual offer and we receive data from UCAS to support us in making these decisions.

USW prides itself on its student experience and we support our students to achieve their goals and become a successful graduate. This approach helps us to support students who have the potential to succeed and who may have faced barriers that make it more difficult to access university.

 

We're here to help

Whether you a have a question about your course, fees and funding, the application process or anything else, there are plenty of ways you can get in touch and we'd to talk to you. You can contact our friendly admissions team by phone, email or chat to us online.

 

Fees and Funding

Further Information

Studying at University is one of the most significant investments you'll ever make. You may be eligible for loans, grants or bursaries to help towards your tuition fees and living costs.

*Important: Full-time fees are per year. Part-time fees are per 20 credits. Once enrolled, the fee will remain at the same rate throughout the duration of your study on this course.

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ADDITIONAL COSTS

As a student of USW, you’ll have access to lots of free resources to support your study and learning, such as textbooks, publications, online journals, laptops, and plenty of remote-access resources. Whilst in most cases these resources are more than sufficient in supporting you with completing your course, additional costs, both obligatory and optional, may be required or requested for the likes of travel, memberships, experience days, stationery, printing, or equipment. 

University Quality Assurance

At USW, we regularly review our courses in response to changing patterns of employment and skills demand to ensure we offer learning designed to reflect today’s student needs and tomorrow’s employer demands.

If during a review process course content is significantly changed, we’ll write to inform you and talk you through the changes for the coming year. But whatever the outcome, we aim to equip our students with the skillset and the mindset to succeed whatever tomorrow may bring. Your future, future-proofed.

Course Highlights

How you’ll learn

Our courses are conducted entirely online through self-directed distance learning. You’ll receive guidance throughout your course with tutor-stimulated academic discussions, which are based on clinically-rich case scenarios.

These usually occur within groups of 10-20 students, allowing you to clearly communicate with both your tutor and fellow students.

Distance Online Delivery is a mode of delivery for an individual student who studies a course wholly online with no tuition delivered or supported through face-to-face approaches giving a strong element of control over time, place and pace of delivery.

Teaching staff

You will be supported throughout your studies by a committed team of internationally recognised educational experts.

The programme offers students the opportunity for tutor-led peer discussion on key topics with a multidisciplinary approach, exploring realistic application with global reach. Students will be offered the opportunity to enhance their research skills, communication, problem-solving, IT skills and the confidence and resilience needed to use their own initiative and manage their time effectively.

Careers and Employability

Graduate careers

Following the completion of the programme, students will have the opportunity to pursue varied specialist positions that incorporate the broad aspects of anti-aging medicine, as well as progression to PGDip and MSc, to potentially influence evidence-based development in this area and actively contribute to research in ageing science.

Possible career paths

Roles within private aesthetic clinics, pharmacy provision, primary care and related healthcare provision settings will offer opportunities for career progression in this broad field of care and promotion of wellbeing strategies that will support the population over time.

Next Steps

Visit the Learna Website