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Specialist Community Public Health Nursing PgDip and MSc

Specialist Community Public Health Nursing PgDip and MSc

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Full time | Brunel University London | 52 weeks | 30-SEP-24

Study mode

Full time

Duration

52 weeks

Start date

30-SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Nursing Health Promotion Environmental Health (General) Community Medicine

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Overview

Do you have a first degree and are ready to study at postgraduate level? Are you a qualified nurse or midwife and looking for your next career step? Perhaps you would like to progress into a leadership or management role. This course enables you to specialise in one of three areas and on successful completion of the course you’ll be a qualified Specialist Community Public Health Nurse in your chosen area. Our course is accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), granting a license to practice, so you’ll be eligible to apply for specialist community public health nurse posts within your specialism. You’ll be at the forefront of specialist nursing and be able to influence and facilitate change within the community environment.

Once you have successfully completed the Specialist Community Public Health Nursing PG Diploma at Brunel, you’ll have the option to apply to complete the MSc qualification by registering for a dissertation module for an additional fee.

Careers and your future

Fifty per cent of the course involves supervised practice placements within your chosen area of specialist practice. These are generally arranged with NHS trusts and involve experienced practice teachers who attend study days at Brunel.

If you have specialised in Occupational Health Nursing you’ll gain practical experience within occupational settings in either the public or private sector, and be supported by a qualified and experienced practice teacher. Career opportunities are available within the private sector such as airlines or retail, with local authorities and within the public sector.

Students can also exit with PGDip awards.

Modules

During this module, you'll undertake a Health Needs Assessment (HNA) in the practice setting understanding the particular needs of vulnerable groups to evaluate different approaches to complex needs. Using the HNA you'll identify health needs critically review and develop skills in order to improve health and well-being of client groups in a variety of settings. Analyse and evaluate strategies for working collaboratively in meeting a key health need. To enable students to develop original and innovative initiatives in health care management in order to lead the introduction of an evidence based intervention in response to current and future health needs of a defined population.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (per year)

£11,000

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

For this course (per year)

£15,740

Entry requirements

Qualified nurse/midwife with active registration on part one, or part two of the NMC Nursing Register (NMC PIN number should be provided within the application) with: 2.2 or above in a Nursing Degree or A Nursing Diploma of Higher Education or the equivalent of 120 level 3 credits will be considered with nursing experience.

University information

Brunel University London, founded in 1966, is a leading technology university renowned for its education and research, as well as its spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship. Based in a single, leafy campus in west London, it provides outstanding sports facilities, easy access to central London, and a friendly, vibrant, and strikingly international community. The university is ranked 1st in the UK, 4th in the world for 'International...more