International Postgraduate Certificate of Education
Study our flexible, practice-focused, blended International PGCE (iPGCE) course, suitable for those working in school-settings in any location around the world.
STUDY LEVEL
Postgraduate
MSc Advanced Clinical Practice
Duration
1.5 Years (FT) / 2 Years (PT)
Entry requirements
• Nurses and midwives holding an honours degree in nursing, midwifery or mental health;
• Allied health care professionals holding a honours degree in healthcare related fields;
• Alternative acceptable qualifications within the field of health and social care;
• Or any other qualifications accepted by the University of Suffolk.
Tuition fees
Mauritian: Rs 380,000
International: USD 13,000
Overview
The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice is designed to facilitate the development of knowledge and skills related to advanced clinical practice related to the care of adults, children and families. Course development has been informed by and mapped to nationally accepted frameworks for advanced clinical practice (Health Education England, 2018) thus ensuring that the course is relevant to contemporary practice. Evidence of successful completion of the course can support you in evidencing your learning and development when applying for career development and advancement in roles associated with an advanced level of clinical practice.
Course aims
In providing this course, RBS and the course team aim to:
• Enable students to engage in critical debate of issues pertinent to the roles and responsibilities within advanced professional practice related to the care of adults, children and families and respond to them appropriately.
• Develop practitioners who are able to work in a professionally autonomous way demonstrating leadership within their area of practice and who are accountable for their own professional and clinical decisions.
• Enable students to critically evaluate personal and professional development needs in relation to advanced professional practice and implement appropriate responses.
• Enable students to meet the challenges of undertaking research at master’s level within their field of practice.
• Develop an individual who is able to act as a role model and an educator to initiate change and management development opportunities within the clinical setting.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this course students will be able to:
• Critically evaluate current research and advance scholarship in their field of practice.
• Meet the challenge of undertaking research at this level.
• Independently design, plan, manage and evaluate a research project pertinent to their field of professional practice.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the significance of research findings to their profession.
• Demonstrate an ability to communicate complex issues and arguments in writing to specialist and non-specialist audiences.
Course structure
Awarding Institution
Payment plans
Course structure
Year 1
Semester 1
• Holistic Assessment
• Effective Leadership for Advance Practice
• Research Methods
Semester 2
• Dissertation
• Clinical Reasoning and Decision Making
• Leading Change in Advance Practice
Year 2
Semester 1 (Any 2 Optional Modules)
• Coaching within Healthcare
• Dementia Care
• Living well with Cancer
• Public Health and Epidemiology
Awarding Institution
University of Suffolk (UK)
Payment plans
Payment plan per semester (One year, Two semesters)
To pay 50% of the annual tuition fee per semester, before the start of the course.
Payment plan for full annual payment
To pay full annual payment including 5% discount, before the start of the course.
Other courses you might be interested
MSc Project Management
In recent years there has been a growing awareness and appreciation of the benefits of using project management techniques across a wide range of business settings. There is a need for people having expertise across project management.
MSc Project Management in Construction
The MSc Project Management in Construction has been designed for construction professionals who are already generally in construction-related employment and who aspire to senior positions in the field of project management.