Nursing MSc at Coventry University

Programme overview

This Nursing MSc course is designed to help you expand your practice through a focus on leadership, research and evidence-based care. You will be encouraged to strengthen your critical thinking skills and explore how these can be applied to healthcare policy, service improvement and leadership in a variety of clinical and global contexts. This course supports registered nurses at all career stages, in the UK and internationally, to advance their practice through critical thinking, evidence-based care and development in leadership, research, and education.

Faculty: School of Health and Care | Duration: 1 year full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: November 2026, January 2027, March 2027, May 2027, July 2027 | Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules: Nursing Contribution to Public Health – Long Term Conditions, Critical Challenges for Nursing, Evidence Based Practice and Research in Nursing, Leading Strategic Change for Service Improvement, Dissertation.

Career pathways

Successful graduates should be well-prepared for roles in leadership, service improvement, research and public health, equipped with the skills to make significant contributions to the nursing profession.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants should hold at least a 2:2 undergraduate degree in Nursing and should have completed a qualification leading to registration as a nurse. We will consider applicants with a Diploma in Nursing and evidence of continuing professional development that shows an ability to study at master's level*. *For information regarding what might amount to ‘evidence of continuing professional development that shows an ability to study at master's level' please contact our admissions team using the quick enquiry form. English: IELTS: 6.5 overall (with at least 5.5 in each component area).

Domestic applicants: GBP 11,700 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time tuition as listed for the course for 2026/27 entry. Source

International applicants: GBP 19,500 for the whole programme (2026/27). Full-time tuition as listed for the course for 2026/27 entry. Source

Intake: November 2026, January 2027, March 2027, May 2027, July 2027

Duration: 1 year full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.coventry.ac.uk/course-structure/pg/shc/nursing-msc/

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