Taught course

Advanced Clinical Practice

Institution
Bangor University · School of Health Sciences
Qualifications
MSc

Entry requirements

  • Registered professional (HCPC, NMC, GPhC or equivalent).
  • 2(ii) Honours degree or equivalent professional qualification, or 3 years professional experience with demonstrable ability to study at Level 7.
  • Mature student status.
  • Credit transfer and Accreditation for Prior Experiential Learning (maximum 40 credits at Level 7) will be possible. If credit transfer is sought for taught research methods modules, then this should have been completed within the last 5 years.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Please note: Only professionals registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC) in the UK may be admitted onto this course.

This course aims to extend your scientific and professional knowledge in order to provide the skills needed to synthesise literature and research findings applicable to your own discipline.

This MSc programme has been developed in collaboration with professional health and social care organisations in the UK. The programme has been designed for health professionals who wish to study at an advanced level to increase their knowledge, skills and attributes so that they can contribute to modern day health and social care challenges. The modernisation of the NHS and the extended role of the professional requires the professional to be a flexible, competent professional practitioner who is able to use complex decision making skills and has a wide knowledge base.

The programme has been developed to enhance the professional knowledge of physiological and pathophysiological processes which, together with social and psychological phenomena, underlie health and disease.

Course Content

Core modules include:

  • Consultation and History Taking
  • Physical Examination and Diagnostics
  • Biology and Physiology
  • Research Methods
  • Statistics Independent Prescribing

If you wish to achieve your MSc you will need to complete successfully your research dissertation.

Module listings are for guide purposes only and are subject to change.

Information for international students

English language requirements - IELTS 7.0 (with no element below 7.0).

Fees and funding

Funded opportunities may be available for some students to enter this programme. Please contact the School for further information.

Qualification, course duration and attendance options

  • MSc
    part time
    36 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification

Course contact details

Name
Admissions
Email
pgenquires@bangor.ac.uk
Phone
01248 351151