Nursing PgCert / PgDip / MSc

MSc Nursing (general pathway): This will allow students to build upon their existing knowledge, skills and values. This course will challenge students about their practice and offer different opportunities to enhance their knowledge, understanding and critical thinking through classroom and personal study. Nurses undertaking this option often self fund.

International applications from individuals who are qualified as nurses in their own country are particularly welcome for this course. As this course is for qualified nurses and it does not include registration as a nurse.

All staff contributing to the programme hold or are working towards a teaching qualification.

The School has achieved “earned autonomy” from monitoring exercises carried out by Mott MacDonald on behalf of the NMC
The School has an active Educational and Professional Issues Research Group which links with the Centre for Higher Education Research and Practice (CHERP)
Several members of staff have received funding from CHERP to undertake projects designed to develop and enhance teaching, learning, assessment and feedback strategies within the School and Faculty
The School encourages all staff to seek accreditation with the Higher Education Academy either at Fellow or Senior Fellow level
In the 2014 Research Exercise Framework (REF2014) submission, the School excelled in all three areas: Output 94.6% internationally excellent or world leading; Impact 100% internationally excellent or world leading; Environment 100% internationally excellent or world leading
Many of the teaching staff are full or associate members of the Institute of Nursing and Health Research
Teaching is informed by the research activities of staff