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MSc Nursing

Experience life-changing learning and benefit from enhanced career development with this online MSc, designed to equip nursing professionals with postgraduate nursing skills demanded globally.

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Time investment: 1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Location: Online

Cost: £14,700

Language: English

About this degree

Be an innovator in nursing with advanced knowledge

The structure of this online course is designed to allow for flexible studying to fit around your life. You can study at your own pace and at a time which suits you, with a dedicated support team and online facilitators to help you every step of the way. This enables a wide group of UK and internationally-based nurses with demanding workplace schedules to still benefit from career development opportunities.

Where you’ll be studying

Studying at Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

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Learning outcomes

Demonstrate a professional approach to self-development in a broad range of competencies relevant to nursing across national borders and areas of practice including digital literacy, critical decision making, problem-solving, presentation and teamwork.

Critically evaluate approaches to, and conduct of research to support practice and development of nursing care.

Evaluate critically the application and implementation of the evidence base to a range of national and international areas of nursing practice, and contributions of nursing to public health and community development.

Analyse approaches to support leadership, quality and service improvement and project management within policy and professional frameworks of nursing.

Evaluate the complex social and political nature of nursing care using an integrated approach and drawing on a range of disciplines.

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Additional information

At least a 2:2 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) in Nursing. Applicants should have completed a qualification leading to registration as a nurse (registration is not required).

We will consider applicants with a Diploma in Nursing or applicants with significant nursing experience and evidence of continuing professional development that demonstrates an ability to study at a Masters level.

Applicants whose first language is not English should have an IELTS of 6.5 overall, with no component lower than 5.5.

This course can be studied 100% online with both full-time and part-time options. The full-time route takes one year to complete, or part-time two years.