PgDip School Nursing (Person-Centred Practice) at Queen Margaret University

Programme overview

The PgDip School Nursing (Person-Centred Practice) prepares NMC registered nurses and midwives as autonomous school nurses who work with health, education and other agencies to promote the health of school-age children and young people and address health inequalities. Delivery is blended, online and on campus at QMU plus placement with a health board.

Faculty: School of Health Sciences | Department: Nursing and Paramedic Science | Duration: 1 year full time or 2 years part time | Intake: January 2027 | Study mode: full-time / part-time | Location: Musselburgh (Edinburgh), Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Six 20-credit modules: Person Centred Approaches to SCPHN Practice, Leading Public Health Priorities, The Child and Young Person in Situ, Ethical Judgements and Decision Making, Resilience and Adaptability when working with Children and Young People, and the year-long work-based module Evidencing SCPHN Practice.

Career pathways

Graduates have taken up Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nursing) roles within NHS health boards.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Applicants will normally be UK honours graduates or equivalent and must be NMC registered nurses (Level 1) and/or midwives at entry. Standard entry: a relevant degree obtained within the last 5 years. Non-standard entry (assessed by the programme admissions team): degree more than 5 years old plus Scottish level 11 (or equivalent) study within the last 5 years; degree more than 10 years old plus level 11 study within the last 5 years; no degree but level 11 study within the last 5 years; applicants with a degree or level 11 study more than 10 years ago must first discuss with the programme leader. Applicants without academic qualifications may be admitted initially as associate students. Candidates apply through an NHS health board, are shortlisted and interviewed, submit a 1,500-word admission essay to QMU, and after a health board offer apply to QMU with degree certificate/transcript and reference. International applicants: English language proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.5 overall with no element below 6.0.

Domestic applicants: GBP 6,540 a year (2026/27). Scotland/RUK/ROI. Full-time tuition per year. Source

Intake: January 2027

Duration: 1 year full time or 2 years part time

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