Public Health Practice (SCPHN) (Health Visiting) MSc

This course will give you the aptitude and skills you will need to meet the many challenges of modern healthcare while enhancing your academic, professional and clinical prowess. If you are a registered nurse or midwife, choosing our MSc Public Health Practice with SCPHN (Health Visiting) course sets you on the path to qualify as a health visitor, a career which will see you working with children and families and having a significant impact on their lives. We can help further nurture your skills so that you can make your own mark in this profession and the future of public health. This course addresses the high-level clinical skills and in-depth understanding that prospective employers want to see in this field. By providing you with the experience and knowledge you need, the strong links to hands-on practice also help you towards a more seamless transition into a professional position. Enhancing your understanding of the many intricacies and challenges of modern healthcare, we’ll also give you access to the pioneering research we conduct at Surrey to enhance your studies. During you time with us, we’ll also teach important values of modern healthcare such as compassion, advocacy, good communication, teamwork skills and respect and understanding of patients.

Students will normally hold a previously accumulated credit volume of 360 FHEQ Level 4-6 credits, of which at least 120 will be at FHEQ Level 6, and be named on Part One or Part Two of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Register (NMC 2006a).