Practice Nursing PG Cert/BSc at De Montfort University

Programme overview

The Practice Nursing programme is a 60 credit at level 7 (postgraduate) programme which means that on successful completion of the programme you will be awarded with a Post Graduate Certificate (PG Cert) in Practice Nursing. The teaching provided on the programme is shared with level 6 (postgraduate) students.

Faculty: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences | Duration: 40 weeks part-time over two semesters | Study mode: part-time | Intake: September 2026 and January 2027 | Location: Leicester, England, United Kingdom

Career pathways

Due to an increasing clinical service load in primary care, with the trend to devolve clinical responsibility from secondary care, practice nurses are often first point of contact in terms of public health promotion and intervention, signposting and identifying onset of conditions.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A UK honours degree (2:2 or above in a relevant subject, or equivalent); A minimum of 60 credits (inclusive of research) at level 6; Evidence of recent study (within the last 5 years); Effective level 1 registration on the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) professional register; Be employed as a general practice nurse by the start of the programme; English language requirements: If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.5 overall is essential.

Intake: September 2026 and January 2027

Duration: 40 weeks part-time over two semesters

Apply through the official page: https://lbr.dmu.ac.uk/portal/f/welcome/normal/render.uP

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