Nursing PgCert/PgDip/MSc

This part time MSc Nursing offers students two options.

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.

MSc Nursing - Advanced Nursing Practice: This offers experienced nurses the opportunity to study a course that allows them to meet the requirements of the ANP Framework for NI as set out by the Department of Health in 2014. To be eligible for this course, applicants must be supported by their manager and will be commissioned onto a full time HSCT training post, or alternatively may apply for a commissioned GP Federation place (in primary care). There are 4 options within this course: Adult Medicine and Older People Care, Children's Nursing, Emergency Care and Primary Care. Options will vary each year as these are commissioned by the Department of Health in accordance with their annual commissioning plan.

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