PG Certificate (Postgraduate Certificate) Clinical Perfusion Science

The PG Certificate in Clinical Perfusion Science consists of four taught units (including the work-based clinical practice and assessment).

Visit our programme catalogue for full details of the structure and unit content for the Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Perfusion Science.

Students study by blended learning while working/training as Limited Registrant perfusionists in accredited hospitals in Great Britain or Ireland. In-person teaching and exams are delivered in four intensive study weeks in Bristol. Self-directed learning and assessments are undertaken remotely in allocated distance learning weeks.

You will typically need an upper second-class honours degree or an international equivalent in a science or medicine-related subject.

To be successful in your application, you must have secured a clinical perfusion scientist Limited Registrant post at an accredited centre in Great Britain or Ireland.

If you are currently completing a degree, we understand that your final grade may be higher than the interim grades or module/unit grades you have achieved during your studies to date.

We will consider your application if your interim grades are currently slightly lower than the programme's entry requirements and may make you an aspirational offer. This offer would be at the standard level, so you would need to achieve the standard entry requirements by the end of your degree.

We will also consider your application if your final overall achieved grade is slightly lower than the programme's entry requirement. If you have at least one of the following, please include your CV (curriculum vitae / résumé) when you apply, showing details of your relevant qualifications:

• evidence of relevant work experience in a medical profession, or with a scientific background.
• a relevant postgraduate qualification in a science or medicine-related subject.

See international equivalent qualifications on the International Office website.