Clinical Practice - Advanced

Key programme benefits to future students

This is a programme individually tailored to your professional needs. Rather than a prescribed course of study, you complete a core module on evidence-based practice or research methods, and we then work to identify other modules that suit you needs, ranging from project management, lean thinking and leadership to intercultural care and applied psychology, with many other options in between.



The Independent Learning Module provides the option for you to put forward a specialist topic and receive one-to-one supervision to research that. The output you produce from this module can be tailored to your requirements: e.g. a clinical guideline, an evidence summary, a mini dissertation or a suite of resources, amongst other things.



This programme can then lead into the Master of Science in Advanced Healthcare Practice, which follows the same practitioner-focused course design.

Autumn Modules

• Evidence Based Practice



Optional Modules

Principles of Primary and Community Care | Leading and Managing Practice | Independent Learning Module 1 | Social Influence and Attitude Change | Independent Learning Module 2 | Project Management in Practice | Leadership, Change and Innovation Management | Lean Thinking/Lean Tools | Intercultural Care | Independent Learning Module 1 | Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology | Independent Learning Module 2 | Project Management in Practice | Applied Behaviour Change | Innovation in Health and Social Care | Promoting Quality and Safety in Healthcare

Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree (NFQ Level 8) with at least a second-class honour, grade 2 (2:2) or equivalent in a health profession.



Applicants should be a healthcare clinician, noted on the list of regulated professions.



The university may shortlist and invite you to an interview.  

Other Entry Considerations:



We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet the standard entry requirements, as long as you can show that you have the knowledge, skills, and experience needed for the programme.



At UL, we value all kinds of learning and support different ways to qualify through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy.

1 Semester full-time or 2 Semesters part-time, online.

Graduate careers

Graduates will obtain in-depth knowledge of an area of Health Sciences to apply to their professional practice. They will reflect critically on their own and others’ learning styles and practice qualifications required to be considered eligible for advanced practice posts.