Advanced Clinical Practice MSc/PGDip/PGCert
University of Birmingham
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MSc - Master of Science

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MSc - Master of Science

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University of Birmingham

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This programme offers you the opportunity to advance your practice through selection of modules designed to enhance your ability to take on roles in advanced practice. Invaluable to your career progression, it will enable you to lead and transform service delivery through research-informed clinical practice.Our aim at the University of Birmingham is to support registered allied health professionals, nurses and midwives to develop the practical knowledge and theoretical understanding required to ...Read more

This programme offers you the opportunity to advance your practice through selection of modules designed to enhance your ability to take on roles in advanced practice. Invaluable to your career progression, it will enable you to lead and transform service delivery through research-informed clinical practice.

Our aim at the University of Birmingham is to support registered allied health professionals, nurses and midwives to develop the practical knowledge and theoretical understanding required to undertake advanced clinical roles across the healthcare sector.

Aligned to the Advanced Clinical Practitioner Standard and the Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England, the programme has been developed to extend learner’s competence to advanced clinical practice level with the support of theoretical and experiential learning; with high quality, research informed person-centred care at its heart.

With specialty specific competencies integrated with the generic core capabilities for Advanced Clinical Practice, this programme will enable you to lead and transform service delivery through research-informed clinical practice.

As a Russell Group University, our programmes bring together world-class research and cutting-edge facilities to produce exceptional results.

Why study this course at Birmingham?

  • The programme is aligned to the Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Clinical Practice in England, with core modules exploring the four pillars of advanced clinical practice, and additional flexibility to undertake specialist learning in specific areas.
  • Opportunity to work collaboratively and network in a multi-professional learner environment with experienced practitioners from a wide range of clinical specialities and practice areas.
  • Flexible mode of delivery to suit both learner and employer needs through a blend of online and on-campus delivery.
  • Invaluable to a learner’s career progression, this programme enables individuals to lead and transform service delivery through research-informed clinical practice.
  • On-campus learning in year one is delivered across two-day blocks, every two weeks to a fixed schedule enabling work commitments to be balanced. Learning in year two permits a greater level of flexibility according to individual module selection, with modules including Independent Prescribing (subject to professional regulations) and a range of specialist clinical modules delivered within the School of Nursing and across the wider College of Medical and Dental Sciences

Employability

This programme is aimed at multi-professionals from a variety of clinical settings who want to develop their research and leadership skills and clinical expertise at Masters level. This programme will be of interest to those wishing to work at advanced levels of practice or those who are currently working as specialist practitioners in bespoke clinical areas.

Students can also exit with PGDip and PGCert

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WUSCA ranking:
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44/101
CUG Subject Ranking
CUG Subject Ranking
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24th
CUG Ranking
CUG Ranking
Source: Complete University Guide 2025
13th

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Entry requirements

Typical entry requirements: current registration with one of the statutory regulators of health and care professions i.e. NMC or HCPC or GPhC The applicant must have at least 36 months clinical experience post qualification. They should normally hold an honours degree in their clinical field of practice. Applicants will need to demonstrate evidence of continuing professional development that shows an ability to study at Masters level.

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£10,530 per year

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University of Birmingham
University of Birmingham , Birmingham

The University of Birmingham - part of the prestigious Russell Group of universities in the UK – has been helping to develop the...

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Edgbaston, Birmingham Birmingham B15 2TT United Kingdom
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