MSc Advanced Clinical Practice at Health Sciences University

Programme overview

The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice at the Bournemouth campus is a multi-professional, part-time course for experienced healthcare professionals, mapped to NHSE's (2025) Multi-professional framework for Advanced Practice. It covers the clinical, education, leadership and research pillars, with MSK-focused clinical option units aligned to the NHSE MSK credential. The course is seeking HEE ACP programme accreditation.

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

What you will study

Core units: Consultation and Clinical Assessment for Advancing Practice (or MSK version); Developing as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner 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 Portfolio: Leadership and Research.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first degree in a relevant subject or equivalent (2:2 typical), current UK professional registration as a healthcare professional with at least 3 years' post-registration experience, and employment of at least 20 hours per week with employer support and workplace supervision. Recognition of Prior Learning available. International students are eligible only if UK-registered and working in the UK.

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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