Entry requirements

To be eligible to apply to join the District Nursing part of this programme, you will have completed a period of experience of sufficient length to have consolidated pre-registration outcomes and to have gained a deeper understanding in relevant professional practice.

In most cases, this will be two years post registration experience, including experience working in a community setting.
Applicants for Health Visiting and School Nursing programmes should also have active registration on Part one or Part two of the NMC Register.
If health visitor or school nurse applicants are newly qualified evidence of this registration must be provided within two months of commencing the programme.
BSc (Hons)
- You should have 120 academic credits at level 5 (HE Diploma)
- You are required to present evidence of study in the past five years at HE level five or above.
Graduate Diploma
- You should have 120 academic credits at level 6 (HE Degree). Your degree may be of a lower second classification or less or you may not wish to proceed to postgraduate level study
- You are required to present evidence of study in the past five years at HE level six or above.
- Postgraduate Diploma / MSc
You should have an undergraduate degree in a health or allied subject with either a first or upper second classification. You are required to present evidence of study in the past five years at HE level six or above.

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

You will combine the latest research and theory with practical work-based learning on these programmes for qualified nurses and midwives. You will learn with expert practitioners and researchers who are leaders in community-based healthcare, enhancing your career and enabling you to contribute to research in the field.

You will cover a wide range of areas that influence community-based healthcare, including:
- public health policy, practice, care delivery and service development
- the social and cultural perspectives of public health, health and disease
- the role of multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working in relation to public health practice
- essential skills and knowledge to practise autonomously and organise and appraise practice and learning
- competency to prescribe from the community practitioner formulary for nurse prescribers.
If you are a qualified nurse or midwife and want to develop your career along a specialist community practitioner route, these programmes will give you the skills and knowledge you need.

Fees and funding

Please visit: https://www.city.ac.uk/prospective-students/courses/postgraduate/public-health

Qualification, course duration and attendance options

  • MPH
    part time
    24 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification
    full time
    12 months
    • Campus-based learningis available for this qualification

Course contact details

Name
Postgraduate Admissions Office
Email
health@city.ac.uk
Phone
+44 (0)20 7040 5000