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Children's Nursing (Pre-registration) – (M.Sc.)

Oxford Brookes University

Department of Clinical Health Care
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Location: Oxford / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴
Duration: 36 months Start Date: September
Educational Form:
  • Taught
Education Variants:
  • Parttime
  • Fulltime
Languages: English 
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Location of Oxford Brookes University

We are introducing a new three-year full-time master's degree course in Children’s Nursing, which will provide individuals who already have a relevant bachelor’s degree, with the opportunity to undertake a Children’s Nursing course leading to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as well as the opportunity to study at master’s level.

Studying Children's Nursing at Oxford Brookes is very popular. One reason for this is that, significant investment has been made locally in children's services. The Oxford Radcliffe Hospitals NHS Trust has a flagship hospital, dedicated to children's treatment and care. This provides an exceptional clinical environment in which to experience high-quality care of the child and family across a range of specialisms. In addition to the Children's Hospital, Oxford offers a broad range of other general and specialist children's care settings.

During your studies you will work in primary, acute and community care settings, with infants, children and young people who have many different health care needs. The teaching team are all expert practitioners themselves and maintain very close links or hold joint appointments with the clinical and community placements you will go to during your course.

Other study options

* MSc Adult Nursing (Pre-registration)
* MA Mental Health Nursing (Pre-registration)
* BSc (Hons) Children's Nursing
* BSc Nursing Studies (Distance Learning)
* MSc Nursing Studies (Leadership in Clinical Practice)

Why Brookes?

* We have a large and dedicated building in Oxford (Marston Road) and a campus in Swindon (Ferndale), equipped with state-of-the-art classroom and clinical skills simulation suites and resources.
* We have our own osteopathic clinics: Mill Court in Headington, Oxford and at Ferndale Campus in Swindon, offering a full range of osteopathic treatments to students, staff, NHS staff and the general public.
* Our courses are open to a wide range of health and social care professionals providing highly-flexible continuing professional development (CPD) study opportunities with part-time, full-time and mixed-mode options (including opportunities for e-learning, blended and distance learning).
* We support multi and interprofessional learning and teaching, and many of our courses are either fully multiprofessional or offer excellent opportunities for shared learning.
* Our lecturers are experienced in their specialist practice areas and maintain excellent practice links with those areas locally or across the region.
* Many of our lecturers have reputations for excellence and have established links with colleagues, organisations and institutions at national and international levels.
* We have a strong research profile, with experienced researchers working in established areas of cancer care, children and families, drug and alcohol, physical rehabilitation and enablement and interprofessional education & collaborative practice.
* Oxford Brookes is rated internationally excellent across a broad range of subjects in the 2008 Research Assessment Exercise (RAE). 70% of our research in Allied Health Professions and Studies was rated as being of international significance, of which 10% was rated as world-leading.
* Oxford Brookes is a student-centred institution that is fully committed to each individual achieving their potential. To support this, we offer a broad range of student support schemes to facilitate learning and development
* We have an excellent track record of high levels of student satisfaction, low student attrition rates and high employability.


Contents

Course length

Full-time: Full-time: 3 years Part-time: up to a maximum of 7 years

TUITION FEES

International
Full-time: £12,640

The course will be taught alongside the well-established and highly-regarded BSc (Hons) Children’s Nursing course offered by Oxford Brookes University.

Working at master’s level, you will focus on developing a knowledge base in children’s nursing, which is evidence-based and strongly underpinned by research.

During Year 1, you will undertake a graduate diploma and then progress onto the master’s route for Years 2 and 3. You may be able to enter directly into Year 2 by providing evidence of prior experience (AP(E)L) - this may include having a degree in a health/nursing related subject. If you wish to study part-time, you can complete the course over a maximum duration of seven years, undertaking the graduate diploma over two years and the master's route over five years.

You will develop an in-depth knowledge and understanding of children’s nursing. This will be informed by scholarship and research as well as critical awareness of current issues/development in the field. You will acquire specific skills, knowledge and competence in relation to children’s nursing. Your learning will be enquiry focused, helping you to develop as reflective, innovative, confident and self-aware practitioners.

You will complete a master’s-level research project involving primary data collection; a critical review of the literature; or other scholarly output.

Graduates from the course will contribute significantly to high-quality client care, the continued development of patient centred care/therapy, and theory-practice integration.

Upon successful completion of the MSc in Children’s Nursing , you will be able to:

* Deliver high-quality essential care to all.
* Deliver complex care to children and families.
* Act to safeguard the public and be responsible and accountable for safe, person-centred, evidence-based nursing practice.
* Act with professionalism and integrity and work within agreed professional, ethical and legal frameworks and processes to maintain and improve standards.
* Practice in a compassionate, respectful way, maintaining dignity and wellbeing and communicating effectively.
* Act on their understanding of how people’s lifestyles, environments and the location of care delivery influence their health and wellbeing.
* Seek out every opportunity to promote health and prevent illness
* Work in partnership with other health and social care professionals and agencies, service users, carers and families ensuring that decisions about care are shared.
* Use leadership skills to supervise and manage others and contribute to planning, designing, delivering and improving future services.

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Requirements

* A good honours degree (or equivalent), preferably in a health/science related subject. We will however also consider applications from graduates with non health-related degrees.
* GCSE Maths, Science and English at grade B or above.
* Two recent references, at least one academic.
* Experience of paid or voluntary work within a health care environment or relevant to your chosen field.
* Successful performance in the selection process (including an individual interview).
* All applicants must be screened for fitness to practise.
* A Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check will be made.

English language requirements

If English is not your main language then you will also need to show that your English is at a high enough level to succeed in your studies. You will need IELTS IELTS 6-7 (normally with 6.0 in Reading and Writing and a minimum of 5.5 in Listening and Speaking); TOEFL internet-based test 80-100 (with minimum scores in each section) or equivalent, depending on the course you have chosen to study. For more information see your course details.

Additional Requirements

Minimal degree required: Bachelor's degree
Minimal amount of work experience Not specified

Language Proficiency

IELTS Band: 6.0
Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): Grade B (Score: 75)

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