MSc Nursing Studies

Institution University of Portsmouth, Faculty of Science
Method At the institution
Location Portsmouth
Type Masters

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MSc Nursing Studies

Objectives Previous students have come from a variety of nursing specialities including respiratory nursing, coronary care, paediatrics as well as mental health and midwifery. It is a traditionally structured Masters course aimed at knowledge and practice development through the understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of care strategies. To enable you to focus on you’re own specialist practice, all units of study and assignments are designed to draw on your own experiences and consider these through reflective practice and application of theory. The course offers flexibility by developing your own subject speciality and knowledge and skills for practice.
Entry requirements The course will suit nurses interested in demonstrating their professional development and showing how they can develop within their professional field. Students need to be well motivated, adaptable and flexible in planning their programme, and self-dependent in time and work load management.
Academic title MSc Nursing Studies
Course description The mode of study is part time over a minimum of two calendar years (maximum five years), and is currently taught predominantly on Wednesdays. The taught element of core and optional units is normally between 10am and 4pm, with some variation for those units with ‘heavier’ taught elements. Tutorial access and support is available throughout the working week and during some vacation periods.

The programme will commence in September/October each year. The course can also be studied full time over a calendar year.

The programme consists of 120 core and 60 optional credits, totalling 180 credits for the award of Masters degree. The core units are:

-Self Directed Learning
-Critical Reflection
-Nursing Knowledge and Theory
-Research Methods for Practice
-Research Proposal
-Dissertation

The remaining credits can be made up from a selection from option units such as:

-Change Management
-Short Formal Learning Experience
-Accessing and Appraising Research Evidence
-Work Based Learning
-Contemporary Issues
-Writing for Publication
-Practice Development Through Supervision

Optional Units are selected to complement the focus of the degree and prepare you to undertake a practice-based dissertation. All assignments are practice-focussed and enable you to apply theoretical principles to your practice.