MA Professional Practice

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60 monthsProgramme duration

30 Jun, 2026Application Deadline

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Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Why study MA Professional Practice at BU?

We’ve designed this course so you can study individual units, allowing you to steadily work towards a postgraduate qualification, flexibly and at your own pace.
Choose from a large variety of units to complete this qualification, mixing and matching the units best suited to your development.
You can sign up to one unit at a time, and there are various entry and exit points. You have 5 years to achieve all the units for a Master’s degree.
This course allows you to show your ability to critically evaluate your practice and make evidence-based judgements.
Integrate new and existing skills in a work setting while maintaining and developing high quality health and social care in your current workplace.

Course exit points

There are various entry and exit points.

Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice: Complete 60 credits from our continuing professional development framework.
Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Practice: Complete an additional 60 credits (120 credits in total) from our continuing professional development framework.
MA in Professional Practice: having competed 120 credits at Master’s level, you will need to complete a further 60 credits in an independent study in service improvement project, focusing on an aspect of your professional practice and/or service.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

Why study MA Professional Practice at BU?

We’ve designed this course so you can study individual units, allowing you to steadily work towards a postgraduate qualification, flexibly and at your own pace.
Choose from a large variety of units to complete this qualification, mixing and matching the units best suited to your development.
You can sign up to one unit at a time, and there are various entry and exit points. You have 5 years to achieve all the units for a Master’s degree.
This course allows you to show your ability to critically evaluate your practice and make evidence-based judgements.
Integrate new and existing skills in a work setting while maintaining and developing high quality health and social care in your current workplace.

Course exit points

There are various entry and exit points.

Postgraduate Certificate in Professional Practice: Complete 60 credits from our continuing professional development framework.
Postgraduate Diploma in Professional Practice: Complete an additional 60 credits (120 credits in total) from our continuing professional development framework.
MA in Professional Practice: having competed 120 credits at Master’s level, you will need to complete a further 60 credits in an independent study in service improvement project, focusing on an aspect of your professional practice and/or service.

Admission Requirements

PTE Academic

66+

IELTS

6.5+

Cambridge CAE Advanced

176+

TOEFL

79+

A Bachelor’s Honours degree with 2:2 in any subject. Applicants should be engaging in practice for a minimum of 20 hours per week.

Application Deadline

30 Jun 2026

Program Duration

5 Years

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