MSc Nursing at University of Liverpool

Programme overview

Join a specialist programme for qualified nurses that will build on your existing nursing expertise. We’ll enhance your leadership, research and communication skills and prepare you for advanced and innovative practice as a specialist nurse, nurse manager, nurse educator or nurse researcher. The MSc Nursing programme is a contemporary, vocational programme of postgraduate study that immerses qualified nurses in key issues and ideas relating to the four pillars of professional nursing: communication; leadership; education and research.

Faculty: Faculty of Health and Life Sciences | Duration: 12 months full-time; Up to 36 months part-time | Study mode: full-time; part-time also available | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Liverpool, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

You’ll complete one compulsory module in semester one, two compulsory modules in semester two, and a dissertation across three semesters. Compulsory modules in semester one include Perspectives in Advancing Professional Practice, Dissertation.

Career pathways

The programme enables registered nurses to extend the scope of their skills and knowledge into new areas. You’ll graduate well placed to apply for promotion or to extend the professional roles and responsibilities in your current position.

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Application information

Entry requirements

You must hold a professional nursing qualification which confers eligibility to register and practice in your country of training. We accept a 2:2 honours degree from a UK university, or an equivalent academic qualification from a similar non-UK institution. This degree should be in a relevant subject.; English language: IELTS 6.5 overall, with no component below 6.0

Domestic applicants: GBP 13,000 a year (2027/28). full-time Source

International applicants: GBP 31,000 a year (2027/28). full-time Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 12 months full-time; Up to 36 months part-time

Apply through the official page: https://theuniversityofliverpool.my.site.com/

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