Nursing MSc

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Build on your experience, knowledge, and skills in nursing and take your career to the next level. Develop an understanding of health needs that directly relate to the NHS and other employers. Gain a wider perspective of healthcare and a valuable network of contacts with a range of health professionals. Find out more about studying for your MSc degree in Nursing with the University of Sunderland in London.

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Info on joining us in October 2020

Overview

This course builds on the knowledge and experience you have already gained from your nursing undergraduate degree. Nursing is increasingly a profession where higher qualifications are required for promotion, so a masters qualification can help you to take on roles such as nurse team manager and nurse consultant.

This will allow you to continue your professional development and make a bigger contribution to people’s health and wellbeing.

Read the full programme specification for the MSc Nursing course to find out more.

Upcoming start dates
18 January 2021
19 April 2021

Why us?

Winner of Nurse Education Provider of the Year (Post-registration) at the Student Nursing Times Awards 2018
The content of this course is based on the NHS Leadership Framework

95.3% of our graduates are in employment or further study within six months of graduating, according to DLHE 2016/17 (based on UK postgraduate students)
Everything that you study will be directly related to the needs of the NHS and other health care employers

Joining us in 2020

We’re using a hybrid approach to teaching for this course.

That means your learning will be online, including certain lectures, directed exercises, computer simulations, and LinkedIn Learning videos with a series of tasks to complete.

This will be supported by on-campus workshops, where you will have the opportunity to apply your newly acquired knowledge to real-life situations and contemporary case studies.

You can still book your appointment with our Student Support teams, including Careers, Health and Wellbeing, Study Skills and the Library via Compass.

You’ll benefit from the support and guidance of your personal tutor and module leaders which will be done online through Canvas, email, Skype, Microsoft Teams or similar technology.

For more information, read our COVID-19 Guidance and contact us if you have any questions.

Course structure

This course mixes taught elements with independent research and self-directed study. There is flexibility to pursue personal interests in considerable depth, with guidance and inspiration from our supportive tutors.

We use a wide variety of teaching and learning methods which include lectures, seminars, case studies, presentations, group work, directed study and tutorials. Compared to an undergraduate course, you will find that this masters requires a higher level of independent working. Assessment methods include essays, reports, case study, exams and presentations.

Read the full programme specification for the MSc Nursing course to find out more.

Core modules:

Dissertation (60 credits)
Health Research Methods and Critical Appraisal (30 credits)
Sociological Perspectives and Global Health (30 credits)
Teaching and Learning (30 credits)

Optional modules (choose one):

Epidemiology and Health Measurement (30 credits)
Leadership and Management in Health (30 credits)

Some modules have prerequisites. Read more about what this means in our Help and Advice article.

Entry requirements

We require applicants to hold an honours degree in nursing.

If English is not your first language, you will need a British Council International English Language Testing System (IELTS) overall score of 6.0, with at least 5.5 in each element.

See our English language requirements for more information.

A prospective student must have:

Honours degree in nursing, and
6.0 IELTS score with at least 5.5 in each element

If English is not your first language, please see our English language requirements.

Fees and finance

UK/EU students

Annual fee: £6,750
University of Sunderland graduates discount: £1,000

International students

Annual fee: £13,250
University of Sunderland graduates discount: £1,000

Please note: you must pay 50% of your tuition fee as a deposit. The remaining has to be paid up to three months after your start date.

If you pay 100% of your tuition fee before CAS issuance, you'll get an extra £1,000 tuition fee discount.

Please note: Fees may be subject to 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.

Career ready

The nursing profession is increasingly moving towards an emphasis on higher qualifications. As such, an MSc in Nursing with us will put you high on the list for promotional opportunities.

You will be able to apply for roles including nurse team manager and nurse consultant, allowing you to continue your professional development and make a bigger contribution to people’s health and wellbeing. Additionally, nurse consultants have an average salary of over £56,000 (according to Glassdoor).

Our recent graduates have gone on to receive promotions into higher-band roles in the NHS, as well as progressing to doctoral programmes, lecturing and teaching.

Promotion

A promotion to a higher band of pay can quickly ensure a good return on investment.

Within the NHS, salaries for nurse team managers are rated as Band 7 and salaries for nurse consultants are rated as Band 8.

Varied career options

By the end of the course you will have a wider perspective of healthcare generally, as well as a valuable network of contacts with a range of health professionals.

You will also have gained additional credibility as a practitioner. As a result, you will have new and varied career options.

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Contact Student Recruitment for further information about studying at the University of Sunderland in London:

Tel: 020 7531 7333

Email: admissions-london@sunderland.ac.uk

View Programme Specifications for the Faculty of Health Sciences and Wellbeing.

Read the full programme specification for the MSc Nursing course to find out more.

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Overview

Why us?

Course structure

Core modules:

Optional modules (choose one):

Entry requirements

Fees and finance

UK/EU students

International students

Career ready

Promotion

Varied career options

More from the University of Sunderland in London

Employability skills: Career management

Employability Skills: Work Ethic

Student space

Meet the team

Related courses

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