Advanced Practice in Health Care, MSc / PGDip
Swansea UniversityCarmarthen (Nursing), United Kingdom
Course overview
Our master’s degree in Advanced Practice in Health Care is designed for experienced healthcare practitioners who want to consolidate their skills and expand their expertise across the four pillars of advanced practice: clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research. This programme equips you with the knowledge and confidence to respond effectively to complex and evolving healthcare needs. Throughout the course, you will develop advanced assessment, diagnostic, and disease management skills, with the opportunity to apply for non-medical prescribing studies.
You will also refine critical research and analytical skills in relation to clinical practice and enhance professional reflective techniques, including critical enquiry, creative problem-solving, and collaborative, compassionate leadership. By engaging with, applying, and generating knowledge, you will contribute to improving care and reducing health inequalities. You will also support the sustainability and transformation of health services.
Key highlights
- Covers all four pillars of advanced practice
- Develops advanced assessment, diagnostic and disease management skills
- Option to apply for non-medical prescribing studies
- Builds critical research and analytical skills for clinical practice
- Develops collaborative, compassionate leadership and creative problem-solving
- Designed for experienced healthcare practitioners expanding their expertise
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — 2:2.
- Additional condition: interview — Self-funding applicants will be interviewed by the academic team.
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
International Postgraduate Alumni Bursaries
First Class - £5,000 per year; Second Class, First division - £3,000 per year; Second Class, Second division - £1,000 per year; Taught Masters to Research Degree - £3,000 per year subject to satisfactory progress.
Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES)
The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.
Careers this course leads to
- Advanced Nurse Practitioner
- Advanced Clinical Practitioner
- Non-Medical Prescriber
- Clinical Nurse Specialist
- Advanced Physiotherapy Practitioner
- Clinical Lead
Cost of study
UK/Home: £3,100 per year
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 Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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