imageplaceholder

MSc Nursing: Advancing Professional Practice
Glasgow Caledonian University

Student rating
(4.2)

Find out more about studying MSc Nursing: Advancing Professional Practice at Glasgow Caledonian University? We've gathered all the key details, entry requirements, modules, fees, and more. Take the next step by booking an open day to explore it for yourself.

Different course options

DATA SOURCE:
UNISTATS, UCAS
academic-cap
Qualification

MSc - Master of Science

academic-cap
Location

GCU London

academic-cap
Study mode

Full Time

academic-cap
Start date

Jan 2027

academic-cap
Duration

16 Month

Jump to

  • -
  • -
  • -
  • -

Course info

Advancing nursing knowledge, skills and attributes are essential to underpin professional practice. The MSc Nursing: Advancing Professional Practice provides registered nurses with an educational platform for career development by undertaking focused study on advancing their decision making, leadership and clinical knowledge, skills and attributes within specific areas of practice. This course recognises the ever-changing complexity of care and offers a range of flexible and elective study options, which are educationally responsive to changing direction of global and UK policy. Exit awards include a flexible programme - MSc Nursing: Advancing Professional Practice, and pathways for MSc/PgD Nursing: Advancing Professional Practice (Advanced Nurse Practitioner) and MSc Nursing: Advancing Professional Practice (District Nursing). Contributing staff on the MSc Nursing: Advancing Professional Practice course are active in leading research and policy development in collaboration with groups such as; Association of Advanced Practice Educators (AAPEUK), International Council of Nurses ANP group, Health Literacy UK, International Union of Health Promotion and Education, Queens Nursing Institute, NHS Education for Scotland, British Heart Foundation. The programme will give you the skills and experience you need to develop your career and to act as a leader and innovator in the field of advanced nursing. This academic award will enhance your employability for opportunities in a number of roles, including advanced nurse practitioners, clinical specialists, public health and researchers.

Key stats
academic-cap
Complete University Guide ranking
89th
academic-cap
Complete University Guide Nursing ranking
32nd

Modules

Modules (Year 1)
Advanced Clinical Assessment and Decision Making in Acute and Primary Care (home students only criteria for entry)
Advanced Leadership for Health and Social Care Practitioners
Advanced Research Methods
Application and Evaluation in Practice
Applied Pathophysiology for Advancing Professional Practice
Applied Statistics and Data Analysis for Public Health
Challenges in Contemporary Global Health Care
Chronic Heart Failure: Optimising Health and Wellbeing (home students only criteria for entry)
Education in Health and Social Care
End of Life Care
Epidemiology: Principles
Health Economics
Infection Prevention and Control in a Global Context
Masters Dissertation
Minor Surgical Practices (home students only criteria for entry)
Prescribing for Healthcare Practitioners (home students only criteria for entry)
Recognition and Management of the Acutely Unwell Adult (home students only criteria for entry)
Social Action Approaches in Public Health
Supporting Anticipatory Care for Long-term Conditions
Supportive Palliative Care for Patients with Advancing Heart Failure (home students only criteria for entry)
The Principles and Theory of Public Health Practice
Work-based Advanced Skills and Innovative Practices.
DATA SOURCE:
UCAS/IDP Connect
Tuition fees
Student living
£7,300 per year
Students from Domestic

DATA SOURCE:
UCAS / IDP Connect

Uni info

Student rating
(4.2)
View reviews
CUG ranking 89th
Glasgow Caledonian University
Cowcaddens RoadGlasgowScotlandG4 0BAUnited Kingdom