The Professional Practice in Healthcare MSc is an innovative programme suitable for any degree-level practicing nurse or midwife who wishes to follow a flexible pathway towards a masters degree.

This part-time programme allows you to plan a study pathway which meets your personal, professional, academic and service development needs. The programme is designed so that, where possible, masters level credits which you may have achieved through prior study, can be applied to your programme (recognised prior learning or RPL).

All students will be offered a programme planning meeting with the programme leader that will determine the relevant pathway. At the beginning of the programme, an induction programme planning meeting will assist students to determine the optional modules (where applicable) to be undertaken that will clearly demonstrate the nursing or midwifery pathway. Programme review meetings will be conducted every term by the programme leader to support and guide students.

We recognise that as healthcare staff, you will have a range of work and professional commitments and devoting time to your studies will be a huge undertaking. Academic staff who teach on the programme have extensive experience in nursing or midwifery and education. We use these skills to help you to identify and then achieve your full potential.

Course highlights

• Pre-course consultation
• Individualised study pathway
• Tailored to current and future development needs
• Inter-professional learning with midwives, nurses, mental health nurses, social workers and educationalists
• Recognition of prior learning (RPL)
• Work-based learning research modules making the masters highly applicable to the organisation you work in
• Enhancement of professional nursing practice and service development
• Acquisition of critical understanding and advanced research skills
• As a student of this course you'll receive a free electronic textbook for each module.