Course summary
With this course you will be able to develop a deeper understanding of your role and further your skills and expertise in your chosen area. It will help enhance the development of your professional judgement, accountability and autonomy within the scope of the role, including an ethos of life-long learning and creative enquiry, to confront, challenge and shape the future of your professional practice. Why study this subject? This course is designed for a range of nursing professionals from a variety of settings, looking to enhance their clinical knowledge and leadership skills at Level 7. Normally a first degree will be required, however, if you are an experienced healthcare professional with evidence of recent successful study at Level 6 you may also be considered. You must have a background in healthcare and currently be working in clinical practice. You must also need to be registered as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Why study at Buckinghamshire New University? This is a flexible programme of study which will suit experienced practitioners as well as those who registered more recently, and a number of students will have previous appropriate qualifications from Buckinghamshire New University. This course offers you:
- flexible study relevant to your current area of practice
- range of optional Level 7 theoretical and
- clinical modules
- opportunities to develop practice based projects
- skills in leadership and management in clinical practice settings.
- research
- leadership
- innovative clinical practice from a contemporary perspective
- speciality clinical modules.
- three optional modules (90 credit total)
- core research module (30 credit total)
- dissertation (60 credits).
Modules
For module information, please visit our website: bucks.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/msc-professional-practice-nursing Year 1 Modules Advanced Medical Assessment (optional) Advanced Therapeutic, Mental and Physical Health Skills for Mental Health Practitioners (optional) Anaesthetic Management in the Perioperative Environment (optional) Cancer Care (optional) Cardiac Care (optional) Clinical Skills for Health Care Professionals in Primary Care (optional) Critical Perspectives of Managing Complex Health Needs in the Community (optional) Delivering and Sustaining Improvement in Healthcare Settings (optional) Dementia Management and Care (optional) Diabetes Management (optional) Emergency and Unscheduled Care (optional) End of Life Care and Symptom Management (optional) Enhancing Practice through Work Related Learning (optional) Frailty: An Integrated Approach (optional) Haemato-Oncology (optional) Intensive Care (optional) Introduction to Clinical Innovation in Healthcare Practice (optional) Introduction to Critical Care (optional) Leadership and Interpersonal Communications (optional) Leadership, Management and Professional Issues (optional) Leg Ulcer Management (optional) Management and Care of Neuroscience Related Conditions (optional) Management of Long Term Conditions for Health Care Professionals (optional) Minor Illness Management (optional) Minor Injury Management (optional) Non Medical prescribing for Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professionals (optional) Non Medical prescribing for Pharmacists (optional) Physical Assessment of the Adult (optional) Principles and Practice of Infection Prevention and Control (optional) Recognising the Deteriorating Patient (optional) Recovery Management in the Perioperative Environment (optional) Respiratory Care (optional) Skills & Knowledge for General Practice Nursing (optional) Stroke Management and Care (optional) Student Directed Learning (optional) Student Supervision and Assessment in Professional Practice (optional) Surgical Management in the Perioperative Environment (optional) Systemic Anti-Cancer Therapy - Principles, Management and Care (optional) The Renal Care Practitioner (optional) The Theoretical Concepts in Renal Care (optional) Trauma Management and Care (optional) Wound Care Management (optional) Year 2 Modules Applied Research for Healthcare Practice Dissertation
How to apply
International applicants
For further details of our international English entry requirements, please visit our international pages: https://bucks.ac.uk/applying-to-bucks/international
Entry requirements
Normally a first degree will be required. However, experienced healthcare professionals with evidence of recent successful study at Level 6 will be considered. Students will have a healthcare background and currently be in clinical practice. You must also need to be registered as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6 | We require an IELTS score of 6.0 (with no element lower that 5.5) or a recognised equivalent. |
If English is not your first language or if you have studied in a non-majority English-speaking country, then you will typically be required to demonstrate your English language ability (speaking, listening, reading & writing) by way of a test such as IELTS.
BNU English Language Requirements
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
For fee information, please visit our website: bucks.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate/msc-professional-practice-nursing
Provider information
Buckinghamshire New University
Queen Alexandra Road
High Wycombe
HP11 2JZ