MSc Nursing

Applicants should hold at least a 2:2 undergraduate degree in Nursing and should have completed a qualification leading to registration as a nurse. We will consider applicants with a Diploma in Nursing and evidence of continuing professional development that shows an ability to study at master’s level.

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Funding opportunities including scholarships available

Upon successful completion of this course, you will be able to:

• Demonstrate a professional approach to self-development in a broad range of competencies relevant to nursing across national borders and areas of practice including digital literacy, critical decision making, problem-solving, presentation and teamwork.
• Critically evaluate approaches to, and conduct of research to support practice and development of nursing care.
• Evaluate critically the application and implementation of the evidence base to a range of national and international areas of nursing practice, and contributions of nursing to public health and community development.
• Analyse approaches to support leadership, quality and service improvement and project management within policy and professional frameworks of nursing.
• Evaluate the complex social and political nature of nursing care using an integrated approach and drawing on a range of disciplines.

• Contemporary Perspectives of Care – Individuals with Long Term Conditions – 15 credits
• Contemporary Issues in Nursing – 15 credits
• Principles of Physical Health Assessment – 15 credits
• Leadership, Service Improvement and Integrated Care – 15 credits
• Nursing and Public Health – 15 credits
• Research Methodology, Design and Methods – 15 credits
• Teaching, Learning and Assessment in Nursing – 15 credits
• The Evidence Base for Nursing Practice – 15 credits
• Leading and Creating Organisational Health and Wellbeing (CMI module) – 10 credits
• Master’s Dissertation – 50 credits