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Professional Development at RGU
Managing your career to ensure you have the up-to-date skills required by employers is essential in today's increasingly competitive job market. All our modules are delivered through online distance learning, providing the flexibility to study whenever and wherever suits you.
Professional Development@RGU:
- Stand alone tasters allow you to try out a new subject and the experience of studying online
- Access flexible, relevant learning to enable you to manage your career more effectively
- Many of our modules are accredited by professional bodies such as IMechE.
- Study one or more modules to develop your knowledge or support a change of specialism
- Should you decide to work towards a graduate or postgraduate award up to a full Masters degree you may be able to transfer the credits accumulated.
Health Professions
Evaluating Behaviour Change in Practice | Professional Development @RGU
The module will be of interest to both senior practitioners within the health and social care sector and those wishing to further develop their knowledge base in this field.
Promoting Health in Practice | Professional Development @RGU
The module will be of interest to both senior practitioners within the health and social care sector and those wishing to further develop their knowledge base in this field.
Engineering
Oil Well Design and Construction | Professional Development @RGU
An introductory module suitable for engineers either already employed by the oil and gas industry or looking to transfer into this field. The module provides an overview of the design and construction of a well and its operation, maintenance and subsequent decommissioning.
Maintenance and Inspection for Asset Integrity | Professional Development @RGU
This module is suitable for engineers who are responsible for the effective management of the engineering assets of their organisations.
Introduction to Asset Integrity and Reliability | Professional Development @RGU
An introductory module suitable for engineers either already employed by the oil and gas industry or looking to transfer into this field. The module provides an introduction for those interested in asset management.
Oil and Gas Production Facilities | Professional Development @RGU
An introductory module suitable for engineers either already employed by the oil and gas industry or looking to transfer into this field. This module provides an overview of oil and gas processing and production facilities from wellheads to export terminal and the eventual decommissioning of these facilities at the end of life of the oil/gas field.
Subsea Engineering Fundamentals | Professional Development @RGU
An introductory module suitable for engineers either already employed by the oil and gas industry or looking to transfer into this field. The module provides a broad overview of the technologies involved in the subsea industry.
Materials and Corrosion Science | Professional Development @RGU
This module is for those who wish to develop their knowledge of materials used with the oil and gas industries, their uses, limitations and design constraints.
Problem Solving for Engineering | Professional Development @RGU
This module will develop the knowledge and skills required in problem solving for the oil and gas sector and assist you in making decisions.
Petroleum Geoscience and Resevoir Engineering | Professional Development @RGU
This module is suitable for engineers either already employed by the oil and gas industry or looking to transfer into this field. The module provides an overview of petroleum geology and the properties of petroleum fluids.
Management and Business
Project Management Fundamentals | Professional Development @RGU
A multi-disciplinary, introductory module suitable for those interested in the field of project management.
Managing People | Professional Development @RGU
This module is for aspiring and practising managers who wish to develop a deeper understanding of the key issues that affect managing people and how to communicate effectively with them.
Economics of Business | Professional Development @RGU
This module covers how to make good business decisions using the micro- and macro-economic environment to understand business behaviour and decision making.
Supply Chain Management | Professional Development @RGU
If you are just starting out in the supply chain field, this module underpins an effective balance of theory & vocational content to give you the opportunity to advance in your career.
Records Management | Professional Development @RGU
This is suitable for those interested in an archive or records management role or with administrative experience who wish to develop their knowledge and skills. Particularly relevant to information governance issues involved in the Data Protection and Freedom of Information Acts.