MSc/PgDip/PgCert Nursing: Research, Practice, Education, International

Part-time study available
Clinical Placement
International students can apply
NHS Funding and bursaries available

Modules studied will vary depending on the pathway chosen. You can choose to follow:

MSc Nursing

You can choose to focus on the general award in order to keep your career options open.

MSc Nursing: Education

This pathway is led and taught by experts in the field. This award allows you to concentrate on teaching and learning in both clinical practice and academic contexts. You will work alongside expert teachers who will support you to develop as a teacher with a thorough understanding of a range of learning and teaching strategies. This option may particularly suit those in new clinical teaching roles, or those seeking a future academic teaching career. Specific modules include:

Education in Practice (Academic)

This module focuses on teaching and learning in an academic context. You will have the opportunity to engage in supported teaching practice with an experienced module team, in a variety of nurse education programmes.

Education in Practice (Clinical)

This module focuses on teaching and learning in a clinical context. You will have the opportunity to undertake clinical skills teaching alongside an experienced teacher.

MSc Nursing: Practice

This pathway is open to nurses practicing in the UK only. It allows you to build on your current skills, plan, implement and evaluate patient care at an advanced level within the context of your own workplace. There is an emphasis on combining practical skills with sound theoretical principles.

Specific Module:

Developing Clinical Skills

This module enables you to develop advanced skills relevant to your role.

MSc Nursing: Research

Using the evidence-base to improve patient care lies at the heart of this pathway. You will gain advanced knowledge and skills in all aspects of research and have access to international expertise from our research groups.

Specific modules:

College Research Methods

This module enables you to explore research methodologies, methods and ethics in order to critique and review literature.

Evidence Based Practice for Health Care Practice

This module will promote your understanding of and participation in application of evidence to practice in order to benefit patient care.

MSc Nursing: International

A new and innovative award that is open to both international and UK nurses, who will study together the global context of nursing. The pathway includes an opportunity for international students to undertake some bespoke observational placements in the UK healthcare system, supported by application of skills in a state-of-the-art high-fidelity clinical simulation suite.

Specific module:

Observational Clinical Experience and Simulated Practice(60 credits)

This module offers you will the opportunity to observe clinical practice and to stimulate bespoke clinical experiences in a supported experiential environment.

Optional modules include:

Therapeutic relationships

Mentorship

Women’s’ Health

Nursing and Midwifery in a Global Context

Independent Learning

Modules studied will vary depending on the pathway chosen.