Course summary
This four-year integrated master’s degree will prepare you with the knowledge, skills and leadership qualities for a successful and rewarding career in nursing. Why QMU?
- Specialist facilities to enhance your learning: Your theoretical learning will be complemented with practice in our Clinical Simulation Suite and in a variety of health and social care settings.
- Supportive learning environment: Small classes mean you will benefit from individual support from our highly experienced course team.
- Creative learning and teaching methods: In our approach to learning and teaching, we use a range of creative ways to promote self, your self-development and skills for interacting with others.
- Professional recognition and registration: The course is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Successful completion leads to eligibility to register (Registered Nurse {Adult}) with the Nursing and Midwifery Council) NMC.
- Ranked highly in the UK: There is 100% overall satisfaction with our Master of Nursing (MNurse)/BSc (Hons) Nursing course (NSS 2023).
- Be able to register with the NMC and practise as a nurse.
- Be able to confidently deliver safe, effective and person-centred nursing care.
- Become part of a community of learners, working collaboratively with lecturers, clinical staff, service users and other students on a transformational journey towards registration.
- Actively engage in creative and critical ways of working and learning including approaches such as critical inquiry, reflection, contemplation, simulation and practice learning experiences.
- Carry out invaluable practice learning experiences (PLEs) that will enrich your learning.
Modules
Year One: Exploring Nursing’s Metaparadigm in a Local Context Pre-Requisites for Person-Centred Practice 1 Exploring Care Environments Person-Centred Processes in Nursing 1 Active Learning Communities 1 Year Two: Analysing Nursing’s Metaparadigm in a Global Context Pre-Requisites for Person-Centred Practice 2 Developing Person-Centred Teams and Cultures Person-Centred Processes in Nursing 2 Active Learning Communities 2 Year Three: Applying Nursing’s Metaparadigm in Person-Centred Contexts Pre-Requisites for Person-Centred Practice 3 Developing as a Person-Centred Facilitator and Leader Person-centred Processes in Nursing 3 (BSc (Hons) only) Person-Centred Processes in Nursing 4 (MNurse only) Active Learning Communities 3 (MNurse only) Year Four: BSc (Hons) route: Integrated Person-centred Nursing Practice for Human Flourishing Dissertation/Workplace Project Person-centred Assessment Skills MNurse route: Integrated Person-centred Nursing Practice for Human Flourishing Master’s Research Dissertation/Project Advancing Person-centred Practice
Assessment method
Our aim in developing our new nursing course was to use a range of creative ways of teaching and learning to promote self-development and the skills for interacting with others. You will be facilitated to learn in lectures, seminars, practical laboratories and have practice learning experiences. Outside of timetabled sessions, you will be expected to continue learning through self-study. We aim to include creative ways of assessment that may involve student choice. Assessments include practical and written exams, assignments and group work.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
31Jan
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
- Course code:
- B740
- Institution code:
- Q25
- Campus name:
- Queen Margaret University
- Campus code:
- -
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Year 1
- Year 2
Entry requirements for advanced entry (i.e. into Year 2 and beyond)
Year 2 entry is under review but if available the entry criteria will be as follows: Successful completion of year 1 of Nursing Degree (including evidence of 555 clinical placement hours completed) Level 1 Diploma in Higher Education - Nursing route+ HNC Care and Administrative Practice or Healthcare Practice (with A in graded unit) through West Lothian College or Borders College (including evidence of 555 clinical placement hours completed) International – normally 3 year Nursing Diploma (including evidence of placement hours completed)
Entry requirements
Standard Qualification Requirements
UCAS Tariff - Not accepted
A level - BCC
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MMM
Access to HE Diploma
Scottish Higher - BBBB
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 30 points
Leaving Certificate - Higher Level (Ireland) (first awarded in 2017) - H2, H2, H3, H3
Scottish HNC - Pass
Scottish HND - Pass
We accept many different qualifications, but cannot list them all here. Please contact the Admissions Team for further information or advice if you are thinking of taking a course of study. We welcome applications from international and EU applicants and you can find information on specific entry requirements by country here: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/international-students/information-for-your-country/. We also welcome applications from mature students, or people holding qualifications such as Access courses or OU modules. The Scottish Wider Access Partnership (SWAP) offers a range of local Access courses and those that are accepted for entry are listed here: https://www.qmu.ac.uk/college-qualifications
Minimum Qualification Requirements
Scottish Higher - BBBC
Additional entry requirements
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Interview
English language requirements
IELTS with an overall score equivalent to 7.0 and with no individual component less than 7.0.
QMU English Language Requirements
https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/international-students/english-language-requirements/
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Scotland | £1820 | Year 1 |
| England | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9250 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9250 | Year 1 |
| International | £16500 | Year 1 |
Additional fee information
Students from England, Northern Ireland, Wales and Republic of Ireland: full-time Rest of UK fees will be charged for the first three years of study. The fourth year is free.
International fees for undergraduate courses within the School of Health Sciences are £15,500. The following courses however are £8,000 for international fee payers: BSc Food Science & Innovation, BSc Nutrition and BSc Public Health.
Please note: there are some Health Sciences courses that are not open to international applications. Please check the individual course pages on the QMU website before applying.
Provider information
Queen Margaret University, Edinburgh
Queen Margaret University Drive
Musselburgh
Edinburgh
EH21 6UU