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MSc - Master of Science
Wrexham Campus
Part Time
SEP-25
3 years
Select a course option
MSc - Master of Science
Wrexham Campus
Part Time
SEP-25
3 years
Select a an exam type
OVERVIEW OF PROGRAMME
Extend your knowledge and skills to advance levels within your specialist area of practice, through a selection of modules designed to enhance your ability to take on roles in advanced practice.
The programme aims to enable experienced professionals to:
Teaching & Assessment
Advanced Clinical Practice students will be assessed in a variety of ways. The balance between the different forms of assessment is determined by the different aims and learning outcomes of the modules.
Assessment methods include academic assignments, case studies, poster presentations and examinations. As the programme is concerned with learning in practice, all students have a clinical portfolio which is completed as they progress through the modules. All students are required to have a DSMP and a mentor in order to support learning and assessment in practice.
Career prospects
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On successful completion of the Advanced Clinical Practice/Advanced Clinical Practice (Therapies) course, students will be eligible to apply for advanced practice roles in a variety of settings.
In Wales, students will be eligible to use the title ‘Advanced on completion of the MSc.
As it is validated by the relevant PSRBs, on completion of the Non-Medical Prescribing module students will be able to record this qualification with their professional body (NMC, HCPC, GPhC).
To be accepted on to the programme candidates must: Hold current registration with a professional statutory body pertaining to their area of advanced practice, Hold a degree in a discipline cognate to their professional qualification or hold a non-graduate qualification which the university has deemed to be of satisfactory standard for the purpose of postgraduate admission. Candidates without a full honours degree at 2:2 and above will be required to submit a 1,500 word essay on a topic chosen by the admissions team as part of the induction process. This will be assessed using the level 6 academic criteria (Appendix I) and must demonstrate achievement at 50% or above for successful admission to the programme. Alternatively, recent successful completion of an appropriate level 6 module such as Research Methods, Non-Medical Prescribing at level 6 or Preparing for Masters Level Study will allow admission to the programme, subject to programme team agreement, Have a minimum of two years full time equivalent post-registration clinical experience, Be employed in a clinical role with a high level of autonomy or Be able to secure a placement to the above for a minimum of two days per week or Be in a Trainee Advanced Practitioner role, Have a Designated Supervising Medical Practitioner (DSMP) (for those students undertaking Non-Medical Prescribing and Clinical Assessment in Advanced Practice modules) and have mentorship support during their practice placement from their employing organisation.
Students living in
Domestic
£2,983 per year
Students from Domestic
The mentioned fee is for 2024-25 year entry. There might be a slight increase in 2025-26 year entry.
£2,983 per year
Students from EU
The mentioned fee is for 2024-25 year entry. There might be a slight increase in 2025-26 year entry.
Students from International
Full-time fee is £12,500 per year, and it's a guide for part-time students. The mentioned fee is for 2024-25 year entry. There might be a slight increase in 2025-26 year entry.
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