MSc Adult Nursing at Canterbury Christ Church University

Programme overview

Join a new generation of nursing professionals equipped to deliver compassionate, evidence-based care in a rapidly evolving healthcare environment. The MSc Adult Nursing at Canterbury Christ Church University is an innovative two-year postgraduate programme designed to develop the advanced knowledge, clinical expertise, and behaviours needed to excel in modern nursing practice. Fully aligned with the highest standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards (2023), this course will equip you with the skills, knowledge, and ethical grounding neededto excel.

Faculty: School of Nursing, Midwifery, Allied and Public Health | Department: Healthcare, Public Health and Social Care | Duration: 2 years (Full-time - Adult Nursing) | Study mode: full-time | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Canterbury, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Develop the clinical and professional skills required to deliver safe, effective, person-centred care across diverse healthcare settings. Apply critical thinking, creativity, and compassion to meet the complex needs of patients and communities. Core modules include Year 1: Approaches to Professional Nursing Excellence, Social Justice, Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1, Person centred care in adult nursing practice; Year 2: Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2, Complex Care in Context (Adult), Research design and methodology in nursing practice, Advanced Leadership in Nursing.

Career pathways

Our MSc Nursing is aligned to our Future 360 Framework for developing enterprising, professional graduates. You will have the opportunity to enrol in our exciting GradForce programme designed to fast track you into local graduate level employment.

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Application information

Entry requirements

To be eligible for this course, you will hold a Bachelor's degree with Honours at a 2:1 in any subject or a 2:2 in a health related subject, such as Biological Sciences, Psychology or Public Health. You must also hold maths and English GCSE grade 4-9 (A-C) or Functional Skills Level 2 or equivalent. Practice experience and theoretical learning. Prior to beginning the course you will need to have undertaken 750 hours of practice experience and 500 hours of theoretical learning. You will then need to submit a Recognition of Prior Experiential Learning (RPEL) application portfolio of evidence that documents the 750 hours of practice experience and 500 hours of theoretical learning, and includes a CV, record of application for Disclosure Barring Scheme (DBS) and occupational health clearance, and a supporting statement reflecting how these experiences have prepared you to undertake the MSc Nursing. You will be supported in preparing this portfolio by a member of the MSc programme team. This portfolio will be assessed using a predefined criteria and once successfully completed you will be offered a firm place on the programme. International students. For international students, find out more about our English language requirements. UCAS code: L507.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 2 years (Full-time - Adult Nursing)

Apply through the official page: https://www.canterbury.ac.uk/study-here/applying/applying-for-a-postgraduate-degree

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