This course takes your nursing experience, knowledge and skills to the next level, boosting your career opportunities and giving you an understanding of the needs of major employers like the NHS. You'll get a wider image of healthcare and grow your professional network, helping you meet your goals.
Register your interestTaking your nursing undergraduate degree to the next level, this course will give you the skills and knowledge you need for higher roles in nursing, including nurse team manager and nurse consultant.
You'll work on your professional development and learn how to make a bigger impact on people's health and wellbeing.
Read the full programme specification for the MSc Nursing course to find out more.
Using a mix of taught and independent learning, this course gives you the opportunity and guidance to base your studies around your interests. You'll be taught through lectures, seminars, case studies, presentations, group work, directed study and tutorials. You'll be marked on your essays, reports, case studies, exams and presentations.
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We require applicants to hold:
If English is not your first language, you will need a British Council International English Language Testing System (IELTS):
You must meet the minimum English language requirements to join the course.
The annual fee for this course is:
For the 2024/25 academic year, even though you are classified as an International Student, EU nationals receive a £6,400 scholarship, which reduces the fees from £17,400 to £10,500. The discounted fee will be reflected in your offer letter.
Please note: fees may change in the next academic year.
Find out more about paying tuition fees, methods of payment, or read about the scholarships and discounts that might be available to you.
This information was correct at the time of publication.
For better roles in nursing, you need higher degrees, which is why this course will help you reach your career goals. As a graduate, you could apply for jobs as a nurse team manager or nurse consultant, giving you the chance to make a bigger impact on people's health and wellbeing. Nurse consultants, for example, have an average salary of over £56,000 (according to Glassdoor).
Graduates from this course have gone on to get promotions in organisations like the NHS and taken on further study to doctoral programmes, lecturing and teaching.
What you learn in this course will help you get promoted, which is a great return on the investment of hard work you'll put in. Taking the NHS as an example, nurse team managers are in pay band 7 and nurse consultants in pay band 8.
Take this opportunity to invest in yourself and see how far your career can go.
By the time you graduate, you'll have a much greater knowledge of the healthcare sector. Plus, you'll have grown your professional network, one of the key factors in getting new jobs.
As an MSc graduate, your expertise will be recognised throughout the sector, meaning you'll be in line for interesting and exciting career opportunities
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