MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Degree Apprenticeship) at Health Sciences University

Programme overview

The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Degree Apprenticeship) at the Bournemouth campus is a part-time, multi-professional apprenticeship mapped to the HEE Multi-professional framework for ACP and the ACP apprenticeship standard. Apprentices gain the academic award and the capabilities for ACP recognition, with MSK clinical option units available. It is accredited by the NHS England Centre for Advancing Practice.

Department: Advanced Clinical Practice | Duration: 3 years | Study mode: part-time | Intake: September 2026 | Location: Bournemouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Units: Consultation and Clinical Assessment (or MSK version); Developing as an ACP across the four pillars; Clinical Reasoning, Diagnostic Decision Making and Managing Complexity; The ACP as Educator and Role Model; Therapeutic Interventions and Pharmacology or Independent and Supplementary Prescribing; Negotiated Work-Based Learning; Service Improvement Project (40 credits); ACP End Point Assessment Preparation.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first degree in a relevant subject or equivalent (2:2 typical), current UK registration as a healthcare professional with at least 3 years' post-registration experience, and employment of at least 30 hours per week with employer support and workplace supervision. GCSE/Level 2 English and Maths evidence; IELTS (academic) 7.0 with 7.0 in each component where English is not the first language.

Intake: September 2026

Duration: 3 years

Apply through the official page: https://www.hsu.ac.uk/study/apply/apply-for-postgraduate/

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