Program Overview

MSc Clinical Nursing

Introduction to Clinical Nursing

Develop your nursing career with our 1 year MSc nursing in UK. Explore the challenges facing the caring profession today and investigate new technologies, ideas and approaches to healthcare.

Course Options

• 1 year full-time
• 2 years part-time
• January and September start dates
• Chelmsford location

Key Facts

• STUDY OPTIONS: 1 year full-time
• START DATES: January
• LOCATION: Chelmsford
• FEES:
  • £11,100 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
  • £17,500 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)

Teaching and Assessment

1 year full-time

• Whole course
  • To gain your Masters in Clinical Nursing, you’ll complete three core modules and choose two optional modules.
  • Our Course Leader will work with you before you start the MSc Nursing course, to build an individual course plan.
  • In the Clinical Nurse Specialist courses UK based, you’ll be aware of the increased emphasis on research in contemporary healthcare, and we’ll help boost your knowledge of the research process and develop your skills in critical analysis and synthesis.
  • These skills will be used in your Major Project. This research- or work-based project is central to our Clinical Nursing Masters degree.
  • You’ll be able to raise significant questions relating to your chosen topic and develop solutions to ethical dilemmas likely to arise in your professional practice.
  • It’s also your opportunity to expand existing knowledge that will contribute to the development of best practice.
  • Our optional modules will help you to develop specialist knowledge such as in mental health care. Or you may explore end-of-life care, or care strategies and technologies in wound management.
  • Modules for the 1 year MSc Nursing in UK course are subject to change and availability.
  • Assessments vary from module to module and will include essays, online activities, portfolios of evidence of work-based learning, OSCEs, competency frameworks for practice learning, viva voce, unseen examinations and posters.
  • We’ve designed our assessments to give you the freedom to explore your areas of interest and develop specialist knowledge and skills in your practice.
  • The appointment of a mentor in practice ensures that you are assessed suitably throughout the course.

Core Modules

• Applied Leadership and Management (30 credits)
• Research Methodology
• Major Project

Optional Modules

• Acute Care (30 credits)
• Advanced Management of Chronic Cardiac and Respiratory Conditions
• Advanced Skills in Clinical Assessment
• Advanced Management of Persons with Diabetes across the Primary and Secondary Healthcare Settings (30 credits)
• Advanced Principles of Respiratory and Thoracic Care
• Minor Illness Assessment and Management
• Advanced Management of Minor Injuries (30 credits)
• Advanced Non-Medical Prescribing*
• Cardiac Care
• Critical Care (30 credits)
• Safeguarding Children and Young People (30 credits)
• Specialist Mental Health Care (30 credits)
• Pain Management
• Enhancing Care for the Adult Patient (30 credits)
• Palliative and end of life Care - Management of Symptoms in Advanced Disease (30 credits)
• Wound Management (30 credits)
• Contemporary UK Healthcare Practice
• Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Care (30 credits)
• Advanced Management of Chronic Respiratory Conditions for Primary and Community Practitioners (30 credits)
• Advanced Management of Acute Stroke and Rehabilitation (30 credits)
• Neonatal Special and Transitional Care of the Newborn
• Infection Prevention and Control (30 credits)
• Children’s typical psychological development: infancy to adolescent (30 credits)
• Children’s Mental Health conditions (30 credits)
• Promoting Innovation in Mental Health Care (30 credits)
• Family societal and cultural influences on children's mental wellbeing (30 credits)

Entry Requirements

• A first degree, with honours, at a minimum final classification of Lower Second (2:2) or equivalent.
• A minimum period of one year working as a nurse with relevant registration, and a reference from your employer.
• If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 6.5 (Academic level) or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.

Fees and Paying for University

Tuition Fees for UK Students (2025/26)

• £11,100 UK students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
• ARU graduates may be eligible for an Alumni Scholarship and get a 20% fee discount.

Tuition Fees for International Students (2025/26)

• £17,500 International students starting 2025/26 (full-time, per year)
• You can pay your fees upfront, in full or in two instalments. We will ask for a deposit of £4,000 or a sponsorship letter.

Facilities and Accreditation

• Outstanding student support
• Award-winning learning facilities
• Expert staff who will guide your research interests and career development
• Full use of our IT and library facilities, with library resources accessible 24/7 online
• Support, should you need it, with study skills, careers advice, health and wellbeing, and more.

Lecturers

• Kellie Norris, Course Leader, Community Nursing
• Nick Wrycraft, Senior Lecturer
• Jacqueline Lynch, Senior Lecturer
• Robert Priharjo, Senior Lecturer

Careers

• Whether you’re an international student or a UK-registered nurse working in a healthcare trust, our MSc Clinical Nursing will provide you with the knowledge and skills required to confront the challenges of healthcare and shape the future of your practice.
• Gaining a Masters degree from our Clinical Nurse Specialist Courses UK based will also give you the potential to take your career in alternative directions such as healthcare leadership, research or education.