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PostgraduateCourse summary
Fully accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), this course provides eligibility for registration as a nurse on successful completion of the two-year course (additional costs may apply). It is designed to equip those with a previous degree and care experience with the hands-on clinical and care skills to prepare you to provide autonomous, compassionate and family-centred care. Through building therapeutic relationships, you’ll aim to become a caring practitioner, well-prepared to meet the needs of children, young people and their families.
- This course aims to prepare you to analyse the needs of, and develop and deliver effective care for, children from birth to young adulthood.
- You will consider their physiological needs, mental health and wellbeing in the provision of care and understand the importance of evidence-informed practice, care and compassion.
- It is designed to challenge you to develop high standards of person-centred care, skills in coordinating complex care, clinical, legal and ethical decision-making, leadership and mentoring.
- Study in the Alison Gingell building which features hospital wards, operating theatre, critical care settings, community housing and other real-life nursing environments relevant to practice4.
- All eligible students on this course can apply for a minimum payment from the Government of £5,000 per year, with additional payments for students incurring childcare costs.
Assessment method
All assessment methods are aligned to the MSc in Children and Young People's Nursing programme objectives, and the learning outcomes of each module reflect the programme objective. The theory modules include a range of different assessment methods, such as critical appraisal essays, presentations, viva-voce (oral test), reports, practice assessment and the service improvement dissertation.
Entry requirements
Applicants should ideally hold an honours degree of 2:2 or above in a health-related subject however, applications with other degrees and relevant care experience will also be considered on an individual basis. Non-UK degrees may be accepted if healthcare-related and accompanied by a 'Certificate of Comparability' which you can obtain from www.enic.org.uk.As it is a two-year course, there is a requirement to demonstrate completion of 460 practice hours in relevant health/care settings through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process to meet the NMC standard of nursing education of 2300 practice hours. The RPL process will credit students for 460 hours to meet the stated NMC criteria. Applicants will be supported in the RPL process.*Satisfactory health clearance and criminal records/DBS disclosure is also required5.GCSE equivalent in English and Maths 4/C or above *Care is defined as activities that include washing, dressing, feeding or toileting of an individual, as well as nursing intervention procedures. Care encompasses meeting the physiological and psycho-social needs of the physically ill, mentally ill, and disabled people of all ages, in all healthcare and other community settings. This can be undertaken in a formal workplace environment, or informally as voluntary work. Care hours cannot be attributed to family members. Please contact us if you are unsure whether your experience meets the requirements above. We recognise a breadth of qualifications, speak to one of our advisers today to find out how we can help you.
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
2025/26 fees TBC. Please see our website for latest information.
Provider information
Coventry University
Priory Street
Coventry
CV1 5FB