MSc Advanced Practice at University of Huddersfield

Programme overview

A Centre for Advancing Practice accredited MSc for registered healthcare professionals, built around the four pillars of advanced practice (clinical practice, leadership and management, education and research). Routes are available in Primary Care, Critical Care, Emergency Care, Mental Health Care and Cancer Care.

Duration: 3 years part-time | Intake: 20 September 2027 | Study mode: part-time | Location: Huddersfield, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1 covers Core Clinical Assessment, Skills and Decision-making for Advanced Practice and Fundamentals of Contemporary Advanced Practice; Year 2 offers routes with Developing Advanced Practice in the Workplace options plus Independent and Supplementary Prescribing or optional modules; Year 3 includes the Advancing Clinical Practice Project and Advanced Practice Portfolio of Evidence.

Career pathways

Designed to enable progression into advanced-level roles across specialties of practice.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Current registration on Part 1 of the NMC register, or with the HCPC or General Pharmaceutical Council, with 3 years post-registration experience; first degree in the specialism or a relevant health subject, or other evidence of ability to study at postgraduate level. Must work in a clinical placement within primary or secondary care with an educational supervisor. International/English language: IELTS 6.0 overall with no element lower than 5.5, or equivalent. Application deadline: 31 July.

Intake: 20 September 2027

Duration: 3 years part-time

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