Clinical Nursing
Develop your nursing career. Explore the challenges facing the caring profession and investigate new technologies, ideas and approaches to healthcare.
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Develop your skillset and deepen your knowledge of contemporary issues in healthcare, in the UK and internationally.
This postgraduate clinical nurse course is a great way to broaden your career prospects.
You can tailor the course to your own interests through optional modules. These range from mental health and child development to critical care and palliative care.
As well as focusing on clinical specialties, you’ll explore leadership and management in healthcare.
- The full-time course is designed for registered international nurses.
- The part-time course is for UK nurses registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and working in a healthcare trust.
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Enhance your knowledge of healthcare in the UK or internationally
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Build an individual course plan, including two optional modules
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Develop specialist knowledge in areas such as mental health and critical care
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Explore aspects of leadership and management to advance your career
Study at an award-winning university
We were named Times Higher Education University of the Year 2023. We've also been awarded a Gold rating in the Teaching Excellence Framework – a reflection of the outstanding education we offer our students.
Careers
Take on the challenges of healthcare and shape the future of your practice.
Studying this MSc Clinical Nursing will give you the knowledge and skills to make a difference. You’ll be ready to influence service delivery and effect change in your own area of clinical practice.
As a graduate, you’ll have options to take your career in alternative directions. These might include healthcare leadership, research or education.
Teaching and modules
Tailor this course to your interests with a range of optional modules.
The optional modules will help you to develop specialist knowledge in areas such as mental health care, end-of-life care, or wound management. Meanwhile, core modules focus on leadership, management and research.
Our Course Leader will work with you to build an individual course plan.
Boost your knowledge of the research process and develop your skills in critical analysis, before completing a Major Project. Here, you’ll explore an area of interest and develop solutions to ethical dilemmas you may face in practice.
Modules are subject to change and availability, and may vary by location. If you have the choice of optional modules, these are indicated with a *.
- Applied Leadership and Management (30 credits)
- Research Methodology
- Major Project
- Acute Care (30 credits) *
- Advanced Management of Chronic Cardiac and Respiratory Conditions *
- Advanced Skills in Clinical Assessment *
- Advanced Management of Persons with Diabetes across the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Settings (30 credits) *
- Advanced Principles of Respiratory and Thoracic Care *
- Minor Illness Assessment and Management (30 credits) *
- Advanced Management of Minor Injuries (30 credits) *
- Advanced Non-Medical Prescribing* *
- Cardiac Care *
- Critical Care (60 credits) *
- Safeguarding Children and Young People (30 credits) *
- Specialist Mental Health Care (30 credits) *
- Pain Management *
- Enhancing Care for the Adult Patient (30 credits) *
- Palliative and end of life Care - Management of Symptoms in Advanced Disease (30 credits) *
- Wound Management (30 credits) *
- Contemporary UK Healthcare Practice *
- Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Care (30 credits) *
- Advanced Management of Chronic Respiratory Conditions for Primary and Community Practitioners (30 credits) *
- Advanced Management of Acute Stroke and Rehabilitation (30 credits) *
- Neonatal Special and Transitional Care of the Newborn *
- Infection Prevention and Control (30 credits) *
- Children’s typical psychological development: infancy to adolescent (30 credits) *
- Children’s Mental Health conditions (30 credits) *
- Promoting Innovation in Mental Health Care (30 credits) *
- Family societal and cultural influences on children's mental wellbeing (30 credits) *
It's possible to study this course part-time. You'll take the same modules as MSc/MA students, but sometimes in a different order or in different years.
As a part-time student you'll typically study for twice as long as full-time students. For example if the MSc/MA course takes one year, you can expect to study over two years, though for some courses this may vary.
- Applied Leadership and Management (30 credits)
- Research Methodology
- Major Project
- Acute Care (30 credits) *
- Advanced Management of Chronic Cardiac and Respiratory Conditions *
- Advanced Skills in Clinical Assessment *
- Advanced Management of Persons with Diabetes across the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Settings (30 credits) *
- Advanced Principles of Respiratory and Thoracic Care *
- Minor Illness Assessment and Management (30 credits) *
- Advanced Management of Minor Injuries (30 credits) *
- Advanced Non-Medical Prescribing* *
- Cardiac Care *
- Critical Care (60 credits) *
- Safeguarding Children and Young People (30 credits) *
- Specialist Mental Health Care (30 credits) *
- Pain Management *
- Enhancing Care for the Adult Patient (30 credits) *
- Palliative and end of life Care - Management of Symptoms in Advanced Disease (30 credits) *
- Wound Management (30 credits) *
- Contemporary UK Healthcare Practice *
- Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Care (30 credits) *
- Advanced Management of Chronic Respiratory Conditions for Primary and Community Practitioners (30 credits) *
- Advanced Management of Acute Stroke and Rehabilitation (30 credits) *
- Neonatal Special and Transitional Care of the Newborn *
- Infection Prevention and Control (30 credits) *
- Children’s typical psychological development: infancy to adolescent (30 credits) *
- Children’s Mental Health conditions (30 credits) *
- Promoting Innovation in Mental Health Care (30 credits) *
- Family societal and cultural influences on children's mental wellbeing (30 credits) *
Read profiles of teaching and research staff on this course.
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Dr Nick WrycraftSenior Lecturer
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Jacqueline LynchSenior Lecturer
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Dr Robert PriharjoSenior Lecturer
Facilities
Enjoy a range of facilities designed to support your studies and career development.
These include extensive library and IT resources, and careers support through our Employability Service. After you graduate, you’ll have lifelong access to our Alumni Career Centre.
You can also access support, should you need it, with study skills, health and wellbeing, and more.