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Nursing Studies (Leadership in Clinical Practice) MSc or PGDip or PGCert

Nursing Studies (Leadership in Clinical Practice) MSc or PGDip or PGCert

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Distance without attendance | Oxford Brookes University | 5 years | SEP-24

Study mode

Distance without attendance

Duration

5 years

Start date

SEP-24

Key information
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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Paramedical Services / Supplementary Medicine Health Studies Leadership Nursing Studies Practice Nursing

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Overview

If you are a registered nurse you can build on your practice with our MSc / PGDip / PGCert Nursing Studies. This is a flexible course where you learn as part of a collaborative community of nurses, midwives and Allied Health Practitioners (AHP)s.

We will develop your confidence as you build on your skills so you can become a leader in your field. You will develop your practice with confidence. This allows you to make effective nursing interventions knowing they are based on the best available evidence.

We have an established pathway for exceptional students to write for peer-reviewed publications. And you have the opportunity to develop your teaching skills.

Our lecturers are experienced in their specialist practice areas and maintain excellent practice links locally or across the region. They also have strong links with colleagues, organisations and institutions at national and international level.

Career prospects

This course is aimed at experienced nurses who may be working in any area of the world. The skills and knowledge you will develop will enable you to develop your career further as a nurse leader, nurse researcher or nurse educator.

Modules

This module aims to equip you with the skills needed to find, appraise and utilise research, as well as plan and design a piece of research work. It will prepare you to define a suitable research question and to use this as a basis for identifying appropriate research methodologies for a small-scale research project or dissertation. It will enable you to plan and outline a rationale for a piece of primary research, secondary analysis, literature review or audit. It focuses on research as part of a body of evidence used for health and social care practice, and provides an overview of methodologies and methods commonly used in health and social care policies and working environments.

Tuition fees

UK fees
Course fees for UK students

For this course (module)

£1,100

International fees
Course fees for EU and international students

To be confirmed

Entry requirements

Be a qualified nurse (equivalent to UK registered nurse) with up-to-date and current registration within your country of origin and be employed within current clinical nursing practice. You must have a minimum of one year's post-registration experience either in the UK or in your home country normally hold a UK first degree or equivalent overseas degree from a reputable institution. If you do not hold a first degree or equivalent, you will be required to submit an assignment which will be taken into account as part of your application be able to supply an academic reference that supports your potential to study at the postgraduate level. This cannot be supplied by an employer unless you work within an educational institution.

University information

Based in the historic student city of Oxford, Oxford Brookes is one of the UK’s leading modern universities. It enjoys an international reputation for teaching excellence, innovative approaches to learning, and strong links with business and industry. The university welcomes students from more than 140 countries around the world and is proud of its diverse, inclusive community. Oxford Brookes is known for great teaching, equipping students...more

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