M.Sc Advanced Practice

Around the world, health and social care services are coming together to prioritise the support that individuals, families and their communities need. The level of practice needed to inform and contribute meaningfully to this global movement is being realised. As a result, advanced practice masters level qualifications for registered health and social care practitioners are in demand.

Glasgow Caledonian University is recognised as an institution committed to transforming lives through education and innovating for social and economic impact. The University's Masters in Advanced Practice has been designed in consultation with policy advisors, clinicians, students and patient representatives. We recognise the importance of service user and carer perspectives when it comes to defining a flexible approach to practice experience and in advancing core and area specific levels of clinical competence.

MSc Advanced Practice at Glasgow Caledonian University gives you exposure to worldwide health and social care perspectives. You will explore further the need to integrate service users and carers views into policy and practice development. And you will develop the confidence to embrace and promote professional leadership - so that you can contribute meaningfully to the modernisation and integration of health and social care delivery.

"Your masters experience will be focused on the four pillars of Advanced Practice; Clinical Practice, Facilitation of Learning, Leadership, and Evidence, Research and Development" (NES 2016)

You will find yourself fully supported and yet challenged, we base our learning and teaching on the following principals:

• engaged learning
• divergent thinking
• flexible, inclusive, accessible learning
• broad and deep learning
• global learning
• real world problem solving
• entrepreneurship
• responsible leadership and professionalism

MSc Advanced Practice offers three exit points: MSc, PgD and PgC. You can also choose to specialise and graduate with a named award from Glasgow Caledonian University: MSc Advanced Practice (Musculoskeletal Health) or MSc Advanced Practice (Education in Academic and Practice Settings), a teaching qualification with HEA Fellowship. These named awards are available with a predefined list of module choices to ensure your study is appropriate to your field, giving you the best learning experience to suit your needs.

What you will study

 

By choosing to personalise your learning, you gain an enhanced knowledge that benefits you specifically and you will feel that benefit throughout your career.

Module catalogue:

• Advanced Leadership for Health and Social Care Practitioners
• Curriculum development and quality in educational practice
• The theory of teaching, learning and assessment
• Work-Based Advanced Skills and Innovative Practices
• Principles of Practice in Medical Ultrasound
• Non-Medical Prescribing
• Principles of Diagnostic Investigations
• Applied Pathophysiology for Advancing Professional Practice
• Supporting Anticipatory Care for Long Term Conditions
• Advanced Assessment and Management of Minor Injuries
• Magnetic Resonance Imaging Principles and Practice
• Computed Tomography Principles and Practice
• Diagnostic Imaging for Podiatrists (Interpretive)
• Advancing Practices in Imaging
• Public Health Theory to Social Action
• Human Movement and MSK Rehabilitation
• Advanced Assessment and Management of Illness and Injury
• Advancing Physiotherapy Practice
• Advanced Research Methods
• Dissertation

Recognition of Prior Learning through experiential or accredited learning can also contribute to gaining this award.