Advanced Practice MSc Postgraduate Programme By Ulster University |TopUniversities

Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

All students studying for this award must undertake the core compulsory modules detailed in the modules section of this prospectus. Students must then undertake one speciality module depending on which clinical area they are associated with. Simultaneously students will complete the practice learning component. This is 129 days per year, totalling 258 days over the whole course or 270 days if also completing the prescribing elements required for advanced practice. Please note where students are in a credit deficit due to the application of prior learning (APL) process, they may be required to complete additional modules to make up this deficit. This will be identified at the earliest possibility on application and students will be informed of the same. Additional modules will be taken in year 1 semester 2.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

All students studying for this award must undertake the core compulsory modules detailed in the modules section of this prospectus. Students must then undertake one speciality module depending on which clinical area they are associated with. Simultaneously students will complete the practice learning component. This is 129 days per year, totalling 258 days over the whole course or 270 days if also completing the prescribing elements required for advanced practice. Please note where students are in a credit deficit due to the application of prior learning (APL) process, they may be required to complete additional modules to make up this deficit. This will be identified at the earliest possibility on application and students will be informed of the same. Additional modules will be taken in year 1 semester 2.

Admission Requirements

We recognise a range of qualifications for admission to our courses. In addition to the specific entry conditions for this course you must also meet the University’s General Entrance Requirements. Entry Requirements For postgraduate programmes applicants must hold a degree [with at least 2:2 Honours B2/25 August 2025 standard for Master's only programmes] or equivalent or demonstrate their ability to undertake the programme through the accreditation of prior experiential learning. Students undertaking this course will normally be commissioned by a Health and Social Care Trust, GP Federation, or similar organisation. Students will be working in a clinical area which will facilitate their achievement of the advanced practitioner competencies. And; Have live registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in a relevant field of practice Have one year's recent post-registration clinical experience in the specific area of practice (NMC requirement for prescribing component). Provide confirmation of an Access NI check within the last three years Have agreement of their employing organisation to ensure that appropriate governance arrangements are in place. Provide confirmation of the availability of an appropriately qualified Practice Assessor/Supervisor English Language Requirements English language requirements for international applicants The minimum requirement for this course is Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5. Trinity ISE: Pass at level III also meets this requirement for Tier 4 visa purposes. Ulster recognises a number of other English language tests and comparable IELTS equivalent scores. English language requirements Your country Exemptions and transferability Recognition/Accreditation of Prior Learning (RPL/APL-) The university guiding principles for implementing its policy on the Accreditation of Prior Learning (APL) were updated in 2020. This policy enables students to apply for recognition of prior learning against modules of the programme to be undertaken. As per policy, exemption can be granted for whole modules only. Accreditation of prior experiential learning (APEL) is not considered for this programme. The school has an APL coordinator who holds three APL boards each academic year, students’ evidence is reviewed and approved (if they meet the required standards) at the APL boards. Where students choose to undertake a portfolio of evidence, and have been unsuccessful in their claim for APL, they will be provided with detailed feedback to allow the applicant the opportunity to resubmit. Each applicant has two opportunities to submit a portfolio which meets the required standards. External examiners will have oversight of these processes. Where students have completed NMP qualification at level 7 they can APL up to 60 credits towards the first year of the program only. Applicants who have completed Level 6 NMP previously can apply to APL up to a maximum of 30 credits as per the requirements of the qualification and credit framework of the University as detailed in the Postgraduate Taught Programme regulations (2024-2025). This will require completion of a further 30 credits at level 7 to achieve the total credits for an MSc award. All students will be reviewed on an individual basis on application. This course is aimed at a specific population of registered nurses/midwives. It is not anticipated that students will

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