Course summary
Overview Embark on a rewarding career in nursing where every day brings fresh challenges and new opportunities to make a difference. Whether you're passionate about caring for people recovering from acute illness or supporting those living with disabilities, our innovative accelerated MSc Adult Nursing programme is designed for graduates seeking a fast-track entry into the nursing profession. Ideal for those with an existing degree, our two-year Master's course combines theory with hands-on practice, leveraging your prior life experience and graduate attributes to qualify as an adult nurse. You'll explore all aspects of nursing, gaining invaluable experience across diverse healthcare settings alongside a team of dedicated health and social care professionals. With the NHS Constitution at its core, our dynamic MSc Nursing programme provides you with rigorous training to prepare you to excel as a professional nurse capable of delivering the highest quality of person-centred care. Informed by the four pillars of Advanced Practice, you’ll take part in both theoretical and practice-based learning addressing the themes of Clinical Practice, Research, Education and Leadership, ensuring you’re equipped to pursue a variety of exciting career opportunities. You'll engage in university-based learning, independent online study, simulated practice, and hands-on placements, honing your clinical nursing skills, education capabilities, leadership potential, and research skills. Throughout the programme, you’ll take part in professionally supervised placements in diverse care environments which offer the opportunity for real-world application of your learning. Working closely with service users and their families, you'll enhance your clinical proficiency while appreciating the pivotal roles of research, education, and leadership in delivering high-quality care. Disclaimer Course details are subject to change. You should always confirm the details on the provider's website: www.uea.ac.uk
Assessment method
This course is designed for graduates with a degree in another discipline who are looking for a route into nursing. The programme structure is 50% theory and 50% practice to ensure you are appropriately prepared for the role of a registered adult nurse. You will experience placements in a variety of settings under the supervision of a professional, where you will be able to use and develop your skills and knowledge in a clinical environment, while working closely with adult patients, clients and their families.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
Entry requirements
Minimum 2:1 or equivalent; this programme is also applicable if you are a registered Mental Health, Learning Disabilities or Children's Nurse who wishes to become a NMC registered Adult Nurse. If you are a registered nurse looking for Post-Registration study opportunities within your own field of practice then this course is not suitable and you may wish to consider our other Post-Registration, professional nursing courses delivered at Degree and Master's level. The University will also take into account the employment experience of applicants where relevant. You must also have met our minimum GCSE requirement for Maths and English at Grade 4 / C or above. Following interview, successful candidates will be required to complete a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) online portfolio set against defined NMC outcomes (NMC, 2018), which, on confirmation of achievement, candidates will be eligible to commence the MSc accelerated programme in 2 years. As this course includes patient facing placements in health or social care settings, and these are a mandatory component of the course, you will need to comply with the placement vaccination policy. Failure to meet the placement vaccination policy may prevent you from joining the course or may lead to your withdrawal from the course in the future. Future employment may also be subject to this condition. All applicants who are not a British national and/or whose first language is not English will need to demonstrate a suitable level of English language proficiency. This is equivalent to an IELTS 7.0 overall, with a minimum of 6.5 in all components, although we do accept many other types of qualifications or tests. In accordance with the UKVI Student visa guidelines, we will also waive the English language requirement for applicants who meet the defined nationality test or who have completed a degree level course in one of the listed countries.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £18500 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £18500 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £18500 | Whole course |
| Wales | £18500 | Whole course |
| International | £45500 | Whole 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
No additional fees or cost information has been supplied for this course, please contact the provider directly.
Provider information
University of East Anglia UEA
Norwich Research Park
Norwich
NR4 7TJ