Adult Nursing MN
University of Portsmouth
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MNurs - Master of Nursing

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MNurs - Master of Nursing

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OverviewElevate your career and lead the way in patient care with this Adult Nursing Masters degree.By training in our simulated teaching environments and spending time on placement, youll learn how to care for patients with acute and long-term conditions in a variety of settings and delve into the theory behind safe practice.Once you graduate with this MN Adult Nursing degree, you’ll have the advanced knowledge and skills needed to become a confident and knowledgeable Adult Nurse.Careers and ...Read more

Overview

Elevate your career and lead the way in patient care with this Adult Nursing Master's degree.

By training in our simulated teaching environments and spending time on placement, you'll learn how to care for patients with acute and long-term conditions in a variety of settings and delve into the theory behind safe practice.

Once you graduate with this MN Adult Nursing degree, you’ll have the advanced knowledge and skills needed to become a confident and knowledgeable Adult Nurse.

Careers and opportunities

Careers this Master’s prepares you for

Nursing plays a vital role in our healthcare system – when you graduate from the MN Adult Nursing degree course, you'll be prepared to work locally and nationally across the healthcare field, while leading the way in patient care and innovation.

Once you become an adult nurse, you'll be ready to work in various nursing positions across the primary, secondary, tertiary, and community healthcare systems.

Graduates of this course could work in:

  • Charity and aid work
  • Advanced nursing specialisms such as palliative care or practice nursing
  • Nurse education and mentoring in practice or in higher education settings
  • Healthcare management in ward manager or lead nurse roles
  • Research nursing

Placements and industry connections

You'll spend a large amount of your time during this course on clinical placements with partner organisations in local community and hospital practice environments, including GP practices and local authority settings. You'll be supported by practice supervisors and assessors or registered healthcare professionals.

Our placement partners span a large area, including Portsmouth, Brighton, Winchester, Isle of Wight, Southampton, Basingstoke, Surrey and Sussex, so you'll have a great variety of experiences available to you.

You could complete placements in locations such as:

  • Portsmouth Hospitals University Trust
  • Fareham Community Team
  • Local care and nursing homes
  • Police Custody Suite
  • Research teams

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WUSCA ranking:
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48/101
CUG Subject Ranking
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30th
CUG Ranking
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Source: Complete University Guide 2025
49th
What students say
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Claire
16 Nov 23

Uni lecture rooms are clean and bright. Some rooms are uncomfortable to and cold...Read more

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Lily
13 Nov 23

The support from staff at the university is amazing. I can always touch base with my personal tutor if i need anything. The facilities used to assist with learning are great and..Read more

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Entry requirements

A second-class honours degree, or equivalent, completed within the last 5 years. Applicants should have completed 12 years of general education with relevant documentation to support this (or 10 years with relevant vocational training). All shortlisted applicants will be invited to attend an interview in support of their application, and will be asked to submit a portfolio of evidence that they have a minimum of 800 hours of prior relevant clinical experience and 650 hours of relevant theory learning. If successful, applicants will be required to declare if they have been subject to any disciplinary procedures of fitness to practice by any other regulator, professional body, employer or educational establishment. Applicants must pass Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and Occupational Health checks before starting the course.

Tuition fees

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£9,250 per year

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£17,900 per year

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£17,900 per year

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Claire
16 Nov 23
Adult Nursing (Postgraduate Entry) MN
Uni lecture rooms are clean and bright. Some rooms are uncomfortable to and cold....
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The support from staff at the university is amazing. I can always touch base with my personal tutor if i need anything. The facilities used to assist with learning are great and...
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University of Portsmouth
University of Portsmouth , Portsmouth

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