Entry requirements

You’ll need to: have passed your PG Diploma at the University of Southampton and register for this master’s within 3 years of completing your PG Diploma in Nursing, or within 4 year of completing your Public Health Practice: Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN).

Months of entry

September

Course content

About this course

Enhance your practice at a global top 100* university.

As a University of Southampton student with a PG Diploma in Nursing, you can to return to ‘top-up’ the diploma to an MSc.

Your future career

This Master of Science Top-up Award aims to enhance your knowledge base and skills to become a critically aware practitioner able to appraise and, if necessary, challenge practice.

You'll engage with nationally renowned senior neonatal clinical specialists and researchers while studying bespoke neonatal clinical modules as part of a global online learning community. You'll graduate primed to take the next step in your career.

Key features of the course

You'll be enabled to effectively use a philosophy of care that is based on evidence, to develop and lead service provision that meets the needs of a 21st century health and social care service. You'll graduate primed to take the next step in your career.

This is a part time programme that commences each September. You need to commence the programme within three years of completing your Postgraduate Diploma.

Further Information

You’ll need to:

have passed your PG Diploma at the University of Southampton
register for this master’s within 3 years of completing your PG Diploma in Nursing, or within 4 year of completing your Public Health Practice: Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (SCPHN)

Visit our course page for a full list of modules and detailed requirements.

*QS World University Rankings 2025

Information for international students

If English is not your first language, you will need to demonstrate your English meets our Band H: For IELTS, this is 7.0 overall, with minimum 7.0 in all components. For information on other accepted English language tests, please see the website.

Fees and funding

International students

Not open to international applications

A variety of scholarships, grants and bursaries may be available to help you fund your master’s study, both from the University and from other organisations. Please check the website for more information - https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/funding/postgraduate.page

Qualification, course duration and attendance options

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

Course contact details

Name: Faculty of Environmental and Life Sciences
Email: enquiries@southampton.ac.uk

Phone: +44(0)23 8059 5000

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Nursing Studies