
Advanced Healthcare Practice MSc
Queen's University BelfastBelfast, United Kingdom
Course overview
This taught Masters programme nurtures talented and innovative nurses, midwives and other professional practitioners, placing practice at the forefront. The programme is delivered through 15 specialist pathways, enabling students from different professional backgrounds to review and update their practice and benefit from shared learning and then contribute to improving the quality and effectiveness of health and social care provision globally. This programme produces exceptional practitioners who have: • Skills necessary to promote and enhance innovative and emerging practice • Intellectual and transferable skills necessary in positions of leadership • Skills enabling the review and application of contemporary evidence to practice The programme and pathways will appeal to practitioners working in a wide range of practice areas who are committed to their own personal and professional development.
Graduates of this programme move into senior practice roles, management and leadership positions, or progress onto a career in research or education. The specialist pathways are: MSc (Critical and Acute Care) MSc (Cancer Care) MSc (Leadership and Management) MSc (Mental Health Care) MSc (Older People's Care) MSc (Midwifery Care) MSc (Children & Young People's Care) MSc (Intellectual Disabilities) MSc (Practice Education) MSc (Applied Research) MSc (Cardiology) MSc (Population Health) MSc (Respiratory Care) MSc (Women's Health) MSc (Maternal and Family Health) Admission to a specialist pathway may require applicants to have current or recent practice experience in the related area. The Programme Co-ordinator will provide individual advice on module choices at enrolment.
The programme is offered on a full-time or part time basis and combines face-to-face teaching with online delivery. Please note: Completion of this course does not qualify graduates for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Key highlights
- 15 specialist pathways, including critical care, cancer care and cardiology
- Shared learning with nurses, midwives and other professional practitioners
- Develops leadership skills and evidence-based approaches to practice
- Blends face-to-face teaching with online delivery
- Individual advice on module choices from the Programme Co-ordinator
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — 2.2
Scholarships
International Postgraduate Taught Scholarship
Year one award of between £2000 and £5000.
Up to £2,000The Burdett Trust MSc Nursing Scholarships
For Home Students: Tuition fees £7,665 Stipend £10,250. For International Students: Tuition fees £24,295 Stipend £17,000
Vice Chancellor’s International Attainment Scholarship - Postgraduate Taught
Value: 50% of tuition fees paid for up to a maximum of two years.
Up to 50% of fees
Careers this course leads to
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Senior Clinical Practitioner
- Healthcare Manager
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Practice Educator
- Clinical Researcher
Cost of study
UK/Home: £7,700 (NI/ROI), £10,400 (GB) | International: £23,000
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Queen's University Belfast, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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