MSc / PGDip / PGCert Advanced Clinical Practice at University of Birmingham

Preparing you to take the next step, advance your clinical practice to lead and transform patient care. Develop skills in health assessment, clinical reasoning, and judgment, while preparing yourself to take on a leading role in service delivery through research-informed clinical practice. This course will run over 3 years in a part-time mode.

Department: Medicine  |  Duration: 3 years part-time  |  Study mode: online/part-time  |  Intake: September, January  |  Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

This course consists of five core modules and a variety of optional modules. There is also a dissertation and research project where you can tailor your degree to your specific career needs. Modules include Advanced Clinical Decision Making, Advanced Clinical Practice Portfolio (Year 1), Advanced Physical Health Assessment, The Reflective Advanced Practitioner, Advanced Clinical Practice Portfolio (Year 2), Prescribing: Safe Effective Practice, Prescribing: Scientific Principles and Practice.

Career pathways

Our MSc Advanced Clinical Practice degree is ideal for those looking to work as an advanced clinical practitioner within a variety of clinical areas and settings. Our final year students have produced service evaluations in a variety of subjects, including sickle cell anaemia, pain assessment and administration, and the management of co-morbidities.

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