To be accepted on to the programme candidates must: - Hold current registration with a professional statutory body pertaining to their area of advanced practice. - Hold a degree in a discipline cognate to their professional qualification, or hold a non-graduate qualification which the university has deemed to be of a satisfactory standard for the purpose of postgraduate admission. Candidates without a full honours degree at 2:2 and above will be required to submit a 1,500 word essay on a topic chosen by the admissions team as part of the induction process. This will be assessed using the Level 6 academic criteria (Appendix I) and must demonstrate achievement at 50% or above for successful admission to the programme. Alternatively, recent successful completion of an appropriate Level 6 module such as - - Research Methods, Non-Medical Prescribing at Level 6 or Preparing for Master’s Level Study will allow admission to the programme, subject to programme team agreement. - Have a minimum of two years full-time equivalent post-registration clinical experience. - Be employed in a clinical role with a high level of autonomy, or be able to secure a placement to the above for a minimum of two days per week, or be in a Trainee Advanced Practitioner role. - Have a Designated Supervising Medical Practitioner (DSMP) (for those students undertaking Non-Medical Prescribing and Clinical - Assessment in Advanced Practice modules) and have mentorship support during their practice placement from their employing organisation. N.B. If undertaking Non-Medical Prescribing, further admissions criteria apply which will supersede those above (contact the programme lead for further information). If undertaking Mentorship in Practice or Learning and Teaching in Practice, students must satisfy the pre-requisites for these modules (contact the programme lead for further information). Students without a first degree who are accepted to the programme will be able to take the Non-Medical Prescribing module (where eligible), but may only take this at Level 6 (in accordance with Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body (PSRB) requirements).