12 monthsProgramme duration
SepStarting Month
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine Related Studies
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Advance your career in health and social care with a master's qualification that strengthens your clinical practice, leadership and research skills.
Around the world, health and social care services are increasingly working together to better support individuals, families and communities. As expectations of professional practice continue to evolve, the need for master's-level qualifications for registered health and social care practitioners is becoming more evident.
Designed for registered practitioners, our MSc Advanced Practice helps you build on your existing expertise. You will learn to apply your knowledge critically in areas such as:
clinical assessment analysis and insight research. The course places service users and carers at the centre of clinical practice. You will critically examine how their perspectives can inform policy and enhance practice, while strengthening your professional skills in leadership and communication.
You will graduate prepared to step into advanced roles across the NHS, public and independent sectors with confidence.
GCU is recognised for its commitment to social impact and transformative education. These values are embedded throughout the curriculum. The course has been shaped through collaboration with policy leaders, clinicians, students and patient representatives, ensuring that learning reflects the realities of contemporary health and social care.
Around the world, health and social care services are increasingly working together to better support individuals, families and communities. As expectations of professional practice continue to evolve, the need for master's-level qualifications for registered health and social care practitioners is becoming more evident.
Designed for registered practitioners, our MSc Advanced Practice helps you build on your existing expertise. You will learn to apply your knowledge critically in areas such as:
clinical assessment analysis and insight research. The course places service users and carers at the centre of clinical practice. You will critically examine how their perspectives can inform policy and enhance practice, while strengthening your professional skills in leadership and communication.
You will graduate prepared to step into advanced roles across the NHS, public and independent sectors with confidence.
GCU is recognised for its commitment to social impact and transformative education. These values are embedded throughout the curriculum. The course has been shaped through collaboration with policy leaders, clinicians, students and patient representatives, ensuring that learning reflects the realities of contemporary health and social care.
Programme overview
Main Subject
Medicine Related Studies
Degree
MSc
Study Level
Masters
Study Mode
On Campus
Advance your career in health and social care with a master's qualification that strengthens your clinical practice, leadership and research skills.
Around the world, health and social care services are increasingly working together to better support individuals, families and communities. As expectations of professional practice continue to evolve, the need for master's-level qualifications for registered health and social care practitioners is becoming more evident.
Designed for registered practitioners, our MSc Advanced Practice helps you build on your existing expertise. You will learn to apply your knowledge critically in areas such as:
clinical assessment analysis and insight research. The course places service users and carers at the centre of clinical practice. You will critically examine how their perspectives can inform policy and enhance practice, while strengthening your professional skills in leadership and communication.
You will graduate prepared to step into advanced roles across the NHS, public and independent sectors with confidence.
GCU is recognised for its commitment to social impact and transformative education. These values are embedded throughout the curriculum. The course has been shaped through collaboration with policy leaders, clinicians, students and patient representatives, ensuring that learning reflects the realities of contemporary health and social care.
Around the world, health and social care services are increasingly working together to better support individuals, families and communities. As expectations of professional practice continue to evolve, the need for master's-level qualifications for registered health and social care practitioners is becoming more evident.
Designed for registered practitioners, our MSc Advanced Practice helps you build on your existing expertise. You will learn to apply your knowledge critically in areas such as:
clinical assessment analysis and insight research. The course places service users and carers at the centre of clinical practice. You will critically examine how their perspectives can inform policy and enhance practice, while strengthening your professional skills in leadership and communication.
You will graduate prepared to step into advanced roles across the NHS, public and independent sectors with confidence.
GCU is recognised for its commitment to social impact and transformative education. These values are embedded throughout the curriculum. The course has been shaped through collaboration with policy leaders, clinicians, students and patient representatives, ensuring that learning reflects the realities of contemporary health and social care.
Admission Requirements
Relevant experience (Recognition of Prior Learning)
GCU's flexible entry policies exist to allow relevant work experience and prior learning to be considered towards standard entry or advanced entry into a course.
If you do not have the typical academic entry qualifications, but can demonstrate relevant work experience and/or credits from recognised professional bodies, you may be eligible to enter this course via the University's Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) scheme.
Minimum entry requirements
Minimum entry requirements are for widening access students only. If you are from a group that is not currently well-represented in higher education you may qualify as a widening access student. This includes living in a target postcode area, attending a target school or college, attending SWAP, are care-experienced or provide care for someone else, have refugee status or are an asylum seeker.
GCU's flexible entry policies exist to allow relevant work experience and prior learning to be considered towards standard entry or advanced entry into a course.
If you do not have the typical academic entry qualifications, but can demonstrate relevant work experience and/or credits from recognised professional bodies, you may be eligible to enter this course via the University's Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) scheme.
Minimum entry requirements
Minimum entry requirements are for widening access students only. If you are from a group that is not currently well-represented in higher education you may qualify as a widening access student. This includes living in a target postcode area, attending a target school or college, attending SWAP, are care-experienced or provide care for someone else, have refugee status or are an asylum seeker.
1 Year
Sep
- Candidates are required to submit references or letter(s) of recommendation for acceptance
- Candidates are required to submit an essay(s) for acceptance
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