MSc Global Advanced Professional and Clinical Practice at Queen's University Belfast

A 16-month taught master's for nurses wishing to advance their practice, offered as a broad-based award or through 14 specialist pathways, including a mandatory six-week (225-hour) clinical placement. It does not qualify graduates for NMC or HCPC registration.

Department: Nursing and Midwifery  |  Duration: 16 months full-time  |  Intake: 2027/28  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Pathways include Critical and Acute Care, Cancer Care, Leadership and Management, Mental Health Care, Older People's Care, Children and Young People's Care, Intellectual Disabilities, Practice Education, Applied Research, Cardiology, Population Health, Respiratory Care, Women's Health, and Maternal and Family Health. Placement is typically in a Health Care Trust in Northern Ireland.

Career pathways

Graduates progress to leadership positions or research and teaching careers, and can proceed to PhD research in the School of Nursing and Midwifery.

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