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Nursing – (M.Sc.)
Queen Margaret University
School of Health Sciences
| Annual Tuition Fee: | ≈ € 3,875 - ≈ € 12,799 (non-EEA) | ||
| Location: | Edinburgh / United Kingdom / View location on map ▾ Hide location on map ▴ | ||
| Duration: | 12 months | Start Date: | September |
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| Languages: | English | ||
Location of Queen Margaret University
THE MSC IN NURSING PROVIDES A RIGOROUS RESEARCH ORIENTATED PROGRAMME OF STUDY FOR NURSES IN ALL AREAS OF PRACTICE.
Meeting your personal and professional needs, this course matches Knowledge Skills Framework and the Scottish Government Advanced Practice Agenda.
Careers
The course will enable you to build on your experience and develop the higher level knowledge and skills required for advanced practice by offering opportunities for professional and personal development in the area of nursing.
Associate Student
You can also register as an associate student to study single modules in areas of interest.
Duration
Full-time: 1 year
Part-time: 2.5 - 7 years
Outcomes
PgCert/PgDip/MSc
Contents
The course is modular and can be studied on a full-time or part-time basis. Studying full-time, you will normally undertake four modules in semester one, four modules in semester two, and complete a project/dissertation. The part-time route is more flexible.
Course Covers
- Contemporary nursing practice
- Research modules
- Plus, five to be selected from a range of modules relating to clinical practice, leadership or educational themes:
- Advanced skills in facilitation
- Alcohol and health
- Approaches to evaluation clinical judgement and decision support
- Current issues in education
- Curriculum development
- Developing professional education - work-based learning
- Developing professional practice: work-based learning
- Education in action 1
- Independent study
- Leading in healthcare
- Education in action 2
- An integrated approach to breathlessness in palliative care
- Managing change in healthcare
- Managing healthcare education
- Perspectives in family and community health
- Primary care, taking practice forward
- Public health perspectives
- Quality in healthcare
- Role of the expert nurse in managing the acutely ill patient
- Working with and for communities
- Working with people with complex pain and symptoms
- Advanced approaches to physical assessment
Elective modules: Two to be chosen from other Masters Degree Programmes. Plus
- a Project/Dissertation (MSc only, which represents one-third of the MSc)
Teaching and Assessment
The teaching and learning methods used encourage participative and independent learning. Assessment methods include essays, a learning action plan, a concept analysis, seminar presentations and a group report. A web-based discussion board supports the course.
IELTS
You are normally required to take an English Proficiency Test.
Most European Universities recognise the IELTS test.
Take testRequirements
* Nurse registration
* Two years professional experience preferred
* Honours degree or equivalent.
* Evidence of recent academic study International students will have their academic and professional qualifications and experience individually assessed for equivalence to the above entry criteria. Students whose first language is not English must provide evidence of English language proficiency of IELTS 6.5 or equivalent
Additional Requirements
| Minimal degree required: | Bachelor's degree |
| Minimal amount of work experience | Not specified |
Language Proficiency
| Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE): | Grade B (Score: 75) |
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