Course summary
Overview Advance your career with this Advanced Clinical Practice Master’s degree. Learn how to lead change in healthcare and improve the patient experience from industry experts. On this MSc Advanced Clinical Practice course, you’ll benefit from time spent working in our extensive simulation suite. You'll develop skills in leadership, management, education and research, and gain specialist knowledge to work at advanced levels of practise. This is a new course and we're finalising the detailed information for this page.
Modules
Each module on this course is worth a certain number of credits. You need to study modules worth a total of 180 credits. For example, 4 modules worth 30 credits and 1 module worth 60 credits. Part-time: Year 1:- Core modules in this year include: Advanced Clinical Reasoning, Decision Making and Diagnostics – 15 credits Principles of Advanced Clinical Practice – 15 credits History Taking and Physical Assessment for Advanced Clinical Practice including Pathophysiology – 30 credits There are no options modules in this year. Year 2 Core modules in this year include: Evidence Based Practice at Advanced Level – 15 credits Optional modules in this year include: Advanced Practice in Urgent and Emergency Settings – 15 credits Dementia in Health and Social Care – 15 credits Prescribing for Nursing (Independent and Supplementary) – 30 credits Supporting Advancing Practice in Mental Health – 15 credits Young People in Crisis – 15 credits Year 3 Core modules in this year include: Health Improvement Project – 15 credits Transition to advanced clinical practice – 45 credits There are no options modules in this year.
Entry requirements
A second-class honours degree, or equivalent, in a relevant subject or a master's degree in an appropriate subject. Applicants should be professionally practising in an environment where there is an identified need for the individual to be an advanced practitioner. Exceptionally, equivalent professional experience and/or qualifications will be considered. Applicants must also have support of a line manager and clinical supervisor and current registration with a relevant professional body (NMC or HCPC). All applicants are subject to interview. All offers are subject to Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance and Occupational Health clearance. This course is for UK based staff only.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 7 | English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 7.0 with no component score below 7.0. |
| PTE Academic | 68 | An overall score of 68 with a minimum of 68 in each skill. |
| Cambridge English Advanced | Cambridge English: Advanced (CAE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 185 with no component score less than 185. | |
| Cambridge English Proficiency | Cambridge English: Proficiency (CPE) taken after January 2015. An overall score of 185 with no component score less than 185. | |
| Trinity ISE | Trinity College Integrated Skills in English (ISE) Level III with a Pass in all 4 components |
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
No fee information has been provided for this course
Additional fee information
**Postgraduate fees for 2023 entry will be available shortly.**
For further fee information please see the corresponding University of Portsmouth course page or visit https://www.port.ac.uk/study/masters-and-postgraduate-taught/fees-and-funding
Provider information
University of Portsmouth
University House
Winston Churchill Avenue
Portsmouth
PO1 2UP