Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Postgraduate Studentships - Search for funding opportunities.
Study Details: MSc: 36 months part‑time
PgDip: 24 months part‑time
PgCert: 12 months part‑time
This fully online distance learning post-registration qualification is designed specifically for veterinary nurses working in all disciplines in the UK and internationally. The postgraduate framework of studies equips veterinary nurses with advanced knowledge and skills across a range of subjects, supports the practice of evidence-based veterinary nursing, and allows individuals to research a range of topics of interest. The first year of the programme has a strong focus on Quality Improvement in practice, where the second year introduces a range of specialist areas of practice including education, business management, and one health. Students will learn from a range of subject specialists and experts, and from their peers as they share experiences and knowledge. Despite being online, the programme team ensure each student is part of a learning community through participation in discussion forums and collaborative activities.
This programme is open to Registered Veterinary Nurses who hold a Bachelor's Degree in any subject or other recognised qualification in Veterinary Nursing (FdSc, HND, RCVS Advanced Diploma, Veterinary Technician Speciality).
Applicants should have at least one year post-qualification experience.
We may also accept RVNs that hold the RCVS Level 3 Diploma with at least one-year post-qualification work experience.
This programme supports individuals to develop knowledge, skills and graduate attributes that will help them to prepare for specialised or leadership roles in clinical practice, or other roles within the wider veterinary profession.
Students typically report becoming empowered to take on further responsibilities within their existing workplace, often becoming the champions of practice improvement where they support their teams in embedding quality improvement structures and an evidence-based approach to the practice. Some students have also gone on to develop professional esteem by contributing to the veterinary evidence base through the publication of work on topics they have investigated for their assignments.
The programme also provides a platform for students to move into the field of research, with the potential for individuals to continue studying towards a PhD.
Courses
Year 1:
Research and Evidence Based Veterinary Nursing
Quality Improvement in Veterinary Practice
Developing Evidence-Based Practice Through Reflection
Year 2:
Teaching and Assessment in Veterinary Education
Research Design and Dissemination
A choice of two optional courses in Summer:
Animal and Veterinary Ethics
Introduction to Veterinary Nursing Business Management
Year 3:
MSc Advanced Practice in Veterinary Nursing: Dissertation
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