Nursing

Postgraduate Certificate Nursing

This pathway allows you the greatest flexibility in choosing the postgraduate knowledge and skills you wish to develop at a highly demanding academic and professional level. You are provided with the opportunity to create a challenging and rewarding Master’s programme tailored to your professional needs and aspirations.

You select three 20 credit modules from a suite of non-clinical ‘option’ modules.

Postgraduate Certificate Clinical Specialist Nursing

This pathway provides you with an opportunity to develop Master’s level education in contemporary specialist nursing theory and practice in relation to your chosen clinical area. It is suitable for experienced nurses wishing to advance their professional career and contribute to the delivery and future development of specialist clinical nursing care in order to enhance the quality of the service users and carers’ experience.

You study three compulsory 20 credit modules for the specialist area from which you come, one module relates to clinical competency development.

Upon completion of one of the Postgraduate Certificates, to gain an MSc Nursing you must complete the two 20 credit core modules listed below, and one of the 20 credit option modules, followed by one of the 60 credit option modules.

Type of module

Module title

Credits

Core
(must be taken)

The Essence of Nursing

20

Core
(must be taken)

Advanced Inquiry for Nurses and AHPs

20

Option
(choose one)

The Critical Professional

20

Decision-Making for Advanced Practice

20

Choose one of the following option modules to complete your MSc Nursing.

Type of module

Module title

Credits

Option (choose one)

Evidence Based Practice Project

60

Research Dissertation

60

Consultancy

Project

60