Online
8 months
16-APR-24
Postgraduate Certificate
Nursing
Taught
Overview
Keen to step up within your role as a nurse? Interested in broadening your horizons or improving your ability to manage? Our 100% online and part-time short postgraduate nursing course is designed for practising nurses who are keen to continue their professional development and take on new challenges within their field.
You will have the ability to customise your studies by selecting from a range of modules in various healthcare and management topics alongside our compulsory offer, including:
Upon completion of your PG Cert Nursing,?we offer the opportunity for you to progress on to study for a PG Dip Nursing (120 credits) or an MSc Nursing (180 credits).
Teaching methods
Studying online gives you the freedom to study when and where it suits you – at home, during your lunch hour or anywhere else you have internet access.
Our courses are delivered through a virtual learning environment (VLE) instead of a traditional campus. This means you will have access to your study materials 24/7, including:
To ensure you receive the support you need from your tutor, we cap our class sizes at 20 students.
Assessment methods
Rather than fretting about exams, you will be assessed exclusively through assignments. This can be by engaging in discussion forums throughout your modules, completing reflective journal entries, or by submitting longer written pieces.
We are committed to providing frequent and transparent feedback through the following ways:
Career prospects
MSc Nursing will help you begin your progression from wholly clinical roles to middle and senior management positions within nursing. Potential job titles may include: Ward Manager, Charge Nurse, Nurse Manager, Senior Staff Nurse or Nursing Officer.
For this course (per year)
£4,056
For this course (per year)
£4,143
You must have the following qualifications as a minimum: an undergraduate degree or equivalent in a health or social care related subject from an approved institution; working in clinical practice as a registered nurse or licensed to practice as a nurse with a nursing regulator or appropriate licensing board. Work experience entry route - You must meet the following criteria: at least three years’ post-qualification work experience as a registered nurse or licensed to practice as a nurse with a nursing regulator or appropriate licensing board, supported by appropriate references.
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