Nursing

The MSc Nursing is for qualified nurses who wish to develop higher levels of criticality in research, practice, and leadership. This course is a challenging postgraduate qualification for nurses, midwives, or health visitors from all fields of practice. You will build upon your existing knowledge, skills, and values, with an emphasis on developing your practice in the key areas of communication, health promotion, leadership, person-centred practice, and research. Enhancing your knowledge, understanding, and critical thinking through classroom and personal study, the programme encourages qualified nurses, midwives and heath visitors from all fields of practice to develop high levels of reflection, decision-making and criticality in nursing theory and research.



Applicants will be qualified nurses who are licensed/ registered in their home country and who typically hold an honours degree at 2:2 or above or equivalent. This is particularly useful for nurses who wish to develop their careers and strive for promotion, particularly those aspiring to higher roles in research, leadership, and education. There are various pathways which can be undertaken within MSc Nursing, including dementia, leadership, nursing assessment, palliative care, and education.



For further course details please see "Course Web Page".

Year one

Advanced Methods in Research and Development in Health and Social Care

Transforming Practice Through Person-Centred Collective Leadership

Ethics and Professional Decision Making This module is optional

Advanced Knowledge in Symptom Management in Palliative Care This module is optional

Quality Improvement in Nursing Practice This module is optional

Principles of Palliative & End of Life Care This module is optional

Global Perspectives in Transforming Health This module is optional

Principles of Nursing Assessment This module is optional

Evidence Informed Practice for Nursing in the UK This module is optional

Enhancing Readiness for Nursing OSCE Assessment This module is optional

The Care of the Patient Requiring Urgent and Emergency Care in Hospital Setting This module is optional

Caring for the Person Presenting with Minor Injury and Major Trauma in a Hospital Setting This module is optional

Enhancing Learning and Teaching in the Practice Setting This module is optional



Year two

MSc Project

Principles of Learning, Teaching and Assessment in Healthcare Practice This module is optional

Advanced Communication for Transforming Nursing Practice This module is optional

Informed Practice in Dementia Care This module is optional

Essentials of Pathophysiology This module is optional

Standard entry conditions

We recognise a range of qualifications for admission to our courses. In addition to the specific entry conditions for this course you must also meet the University’s General Entrance Requirements.



Applicants for the MSc Nursing will be a qualified nurse, midwife or health visitor (in any field of practice) with registration or licensure in their country of practice and have a first degree or equivalent 2:1 classification.

Your Application

Application is through the University's online application system (see "Application Weblink").

Start Date: September 2024.

Career options

Career options

The MSc Nursing encourages qualified nurses, midwives and heath visitors from all fields of practice to develop high levels of reflection, decision-making and criticality in nursing theory and research. This is particularly useful for nurses who wish to develop their careers and strive for promotion, particularly those aspiring to higher roles in research, leadership and education. Also available within the programme, are MSc Nursing pathways in Health Assessment, Dementia Care, Palliative Care, Education and Leadership.