Course options
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Qualification
MSc - Master of Science
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Location
Lanarkshire Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
01-SEP-25
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Duration
2 years
Course summary
Overview
This exciting, two-year pre-registration course is underpinned by master鈥檚 level education, enabling you to become a highly educated adult nurse with longer term potential for management, leadership, consultancy, educational and research roles.
You鈥檒l gain a critical and detailed knowledge of life and social science theory, utilising a hybrid approach to teaching and learning, which underpins safe and effective person-centred practice. You鈥檒l critically explore systematic approaches to the delivery of nursing care in response to health improvement and public health strategies.
You will focus on developing communication and interpersonal skills that will enhance your ability to provide values-based, person-centred, compassionate care, particularly to vulnerable individuals. You will also undertake a piece of substantive research on a topic of contemporary practice specific to adult nursing.
Course Highlights
- This programme is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). Graduates are eligible to apply for professional registration as a Registered Nurse (Adult).
- You will study at our 拢110 million, ultra-modern campus in Lanarkshire, equipped with the latest innovative and collaborative technologies.
- Practice-based learning makes up 50% of the course with placements available with NHS Ayrshire and Arran, NHS Dumfries and Galloway, NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Greater Glasgow, and Clyde (Clyde Area) and NHS Highland (Argyll and Bute).
- You will utilise our innovative clinical skills suites as well as developing your digital health literacy skills and nursing skills out in practice in areas such as acute adult based nursing, care of the elderly, community-based nursing, accident and emergency and intensive care units.
Teaching & Assessment
Our ongoing assessment strategy aims to support learning and has been designed to assess your knowledge of nursing at SCQF Level 11. The strategy also ensures that the professional requirements for proficiency to enter the NMC professional register are achieved.
Career Prospects
Our aim is to provide an enjoyable and intellectually stimulating course of study that will prepare you for a successful career as an adult nurse. UWS produces nurses of the future who are fit-for-practice and who will contribute to the leadership of a competent, dynamic workforce.
Further study can lead to specialist roles such as a Health Visitor, District Nurse or Advanced Nurse Practitioner.
We also offer further study in research through our PhD and Professional Doctorate programmes.
Modules
Tuition fees
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拢 18,000per year
Tuition fees shown are for indicative purposes and may vary. Please check with the institution for most up to date details.
University information
University of the West of Scotland
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University League Table
128th
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Campus address
University of the West of Scotland, Paisley Campus, High Street, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA1 2BE, Scotland
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
79th out of 82 1
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Entry standards
/ Max 208121 58%67th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10094.0 94%72nd
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 42.95 74%53rd
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