MSc Advanced Clinical Practice

About this course

LJMU's MSc Advanced Clinical Practice degree programme allows you to personalise your learning journey by selecting optional modules from a range of clinical specialties and areas of interest, enabling you to tailor your studies to align with your career goal.

This Level 7 postgraduate degree is delivered across two years and is studied part-time. The exit award is Masters of Science (MSc) Advanced Clinical Practice, with a total credit value of 180 credits (the total amount of credits required to gain a Master of Science qualification). 

Year 1 of the programme consists of five core modules totalling 90 credits. All students will study the Core (compulsory) modules which focus on each of the four pillars of advanced practice. This ensures that you gain a solid foundation of knowledge, skills and attributes in line with the Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice capabilities (HEE, 2017).

In Year 2, you will undertake modules totalling 90 credits. These are from a combination of 50 credits of Core modules, and two Option modules (20 credits each).