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Nursing Studies(Leadership in Clinical Practice) – (M.Sc.)
Oxford Brookes University
Department of Clinical Health Care
| Application Deadline: | as early as possible | ||
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 988 - ≈ € 12,950 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Oxford / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | January, September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Oxford Brookes University
This exciting and dynamic MSc in Nursing Studies is offered as an online distance learningoron campus course. It is open to UK, EU and international nursing professionals who wish to undertake advanced postgraduate study with a premier academic institution that has close links with nationally and internationally recognised clinical settings and expert practitioners. The course is delivered by a team of lecturers and researchers with a wealth of practice and research experience and a rich track record of research publications in areas of relevance to nursing.
The course can be taken either full-time over 12 months or part-time over three years. There are two intakes: September (Semester 1) and January (Semester 2).
We have developed the course during the last three years and have been supported by colleagues in the wider university who have a national and international reputation with teaching and learning technologies. This has helped us design the course so that it can be delivered online at a distance and provide choice, flexibility and a quality experience for students.
Other study options
* Nursing Studies - BSc (Hons) post-qualifying
* Student Designed Award BA (Hons), BSc (Hons), DipHE, CertHE
* Student Designed Award MA,MSc, PGDip, PGCert
Why Brookes?
* 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 area 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 level.
* 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 and 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: PGCert: 4 months; PGDip: 8 months; MSc: 12 months
Part-time: up to 3 years for all awards
This MSc in Nursing Studies is designed to raise your practice to an advanced level, enabling you to progress as a senior practitioner, educator, researcher or manager. You will develop your practice with confidence, knowing that it is based on the best available evidence to allow you to make effective nursing interventions. The course addresses fundamental aspects of nursing such as mastering professional practice, health promotion, infection control, leadership, and evidence-based practice.
The course covers:
* infection prevention and control
* health promotion
* leadership
* evidence-based practice
* research.
From September 2012 we will extending the course portfolio by offering other module options in work-based learning, independent study and creating frameworks for learning.
Teaching, learning and assessment
The assessments by coursework are varied in style and include (but are not limited to) essays, critical reviews, case studies and virtual presentations. MSc students will also write a dissertation on a topic of their choice. Distance learning materials are provided to guide you during your studies; these include study guides, course readers and access to an interactive online learning environment.
On campus course
If you choose to enrol on the mixed-mode course, five modules will be delivered using a blended learning approach involving attendance at our Marston Road site in Oxford, and two modules will be delivered via distance learning.
Distance learning
The distance learning course provides exciting opportunities if you are unable to attend university full-time but want to study to an advanced level in a stimulating and dynamic online environment. In addition to accessing our virtual learning environment you will have the use of a range of technologies such as online real-time video and audio communication tools. This means that students can feel supported by a variety of staff including the libraries and learning technologists.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
You must:
* 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.
* 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.
* Have reliable access to the internet, preferably through a broadband connection.
* Have good IT skills and be proficient in the use of the internet and online communication.
You can choose to enrol at either the PGCert, PGDip or MSc level. You can enter on the basis of your undergraduate degree and/or previous appropriate knowledge and experience. A framework is available for the Accreditation of Prior (Experience and) Learning (APEL and APCL), which awards credit appropriate to the individual’s background, qualifications and experience.
English language requirements
If your first language is not English, you must demonstrate that your level of English is appropriate for study at postgraduate level. We require an IELTS score of 6.5-7.0 overall, or equivalent.
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| IELTS Band: | 6.5 |
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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