MSc Child Nursing at Canterbury Christ Church University

Programme overview

Embark on a rewarding journey to become a compassionate, confident, and skilled healthcare professional with our MSc Child Nursing degree. Designed to meet the highest standards set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), this innovative two-year full-time programme will prepare you to deliver safe, effective, and person-centred care to children, young people, and their families in a continuously evolving healthcare landscape.

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

What you will study

Develop advanced clinical, analytical, and decision-making skills to deliver exceptional child-centred care. Gain hands-on experience through simulated and real-world clinical placements guided by expert practitioners. Core modules include Year 1: Approaches to Professional Nursing Excellence, Social Justice, Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 1, Person Centred Care in Child Nursing Practice; Year 2: Anatomy, Pathophysiology and Pharmacology 2, Complex Care in Context (Child), 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.

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 2 years (Full-time)

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

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