MSc Advanced Critical Care Practitioner at University of Plymouth

MSc Advanced Critical Care Practitioner is a one-year top-up programme following the PgDip Advanced Critical Care Practitioner, accredited by the Faculty of Intensive Care Medicine (FICM). It builds research skills and a clinically focused practice project.

Faculty: Faculty of Health  |  Department: School of Nursing and Midwifery  |  Duration: 1 year part-time  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Location: Plymouth, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Students complete a Substantive Professional Project (SPP702) and optional modules chosen from the Faculty's postgraduate list, such as Advancing Practice in Context, Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare Practice and Applied Physiology in Critical Illness.

Career pathways

Graduates can apply for Band 8a roles, working as autonomous practitioners in stage 1, 2 and 3 intensive care units to assess, diagnose, manage and independently prescribe for critically ill patients, and can apply for voluntary registration and associate membership of FICM.

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