MSc Nursing (Adult)

About this course

Our MSc Nursing (Adult) postgraduate degree will prepare you for the complex, demanding, and rewarding arena of adult nursing. This programme supports you to become a proficient, safe and accountable practitioner, who can deliver person-centred, evidence-based effective care.

This is a full-time, two-year master's degree.

Year 1
Throughout the first year of you degree, we will help you build on the foundation of your existing experience.

Year 1 comprises four modules totalling 90 credits. These modules focus on establishing your theoretical understanding of contemporary nursing practice, along with developing complex nursing skills within clinical practice.

As the year progresses, you will expand your evidence-based practice and begin to explore the role of research within nursing.

Year 2
Year 2 also has four modules totalling 90 credits.

Through successful completion of these modules, you will develop skills as an emerging autonomous practitioner, with a deep theoretical and practical understanding of the complexities of nursing care, and how nurses can support, empower and advocate for the best interests of patients.

You may also be interested in MSc Nursing (Child). If you don't hold an undergraduate degree, please visit our BSc (Hons) Nursing pages: Adult, Child, Mental Health.