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 a 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.