MSc Professional Practice in Healthcare (Speciality Practice)
| Program start date | Application deadline |
| 2025-04-28 | - |
| 2025-09-08 | - |
| 2026-04-28 | - |
| 2026-09-08 | - |
| 2027-04-28 | - |
| 2027-09-08 | - |
Program Overview
MSc Professional Practice in Healthcare (Speciality Practice)
Overview
The MSc Professional Practice in Healthcare (Speciality Practice) is a part-time, three-year program designed for healthcare professionals seeking to develop their clinical speciality practice. The program is offered by the University of Wolverhampton, with its expert team of healthcare lecturers and excellent partnership working arrangements with local practice partners.
Award
- MSc
Start Date
- 8 September 2025
UCAS Code
- [Insert UCAS Code]
Course Specifications
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Course Length
- Part-time (3 years)
Campus Location
- University: Walsall Campus
School
- School of Nursing
UCAS Points Calculator
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Why Choose This Course?
The MSc Professional Practice in Healthcare (Speciality Practice) program offers a range of learning opportunities for developing clinical speciality practice. Service users and carers contribute to all aspects of the curriculum, including production of teaching sessions and assessment. The program prepares students for professional practice with a reflective approach to workplace experiences, prior learning, and ongoing work-based learning.
What Happens on the Course?
The program includes a range of modules, including:
- Career and Professional Development
- Service Improvement Project Management
- Advancing Contemporary Issues in Mental Health Practice
- Developing History Taking and Physical Assessment Skills for the Adult Patient/Client
- Health and Social Care Policy and Practice
- Recognition, Assessment, and Interventions for the Deteriorating Patient
- Advanced Inquiry for Healthcare Professionals
- Specialist Negotiated Practice
- Health Research and Evidence-Based Practice: Dissertation
Potential Career Paths
- Health Play Specialist Mental Health Nurse Genetic Counsellor Medicinal Chemist
Additional Information
Course Fees and Finance
| Location | Mode | Fee | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Home | Part-time | £2938 per year | |
| Home | Part-time | £3029 per year |
Entry Requirements
- An existing undergraduate degree or postgraduate certificate (or above), or certificated evidence of recent study at Level 6 or above (within the last 3 years) related to the field of healthcare.
Funding
- Postgraduate Loan (Home Fee Status): Up to £12,858
- Postgraduate Loyalty Discount: 20% discount for University of Wolverhampton graduates
- Self-funded: Fees can be paid in 3 instalments (November, January, and April)
- Sponsored: Employer, embassy, or organisation can pay tuition fees
- Financial Hardship: Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund
- Charitable Funding: Association of Charitable Foundations, Directory of Social Change, or Family Aid
Contact Us
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- Email: [Insert email]
- Online: Order a prospectus
Related Courses
- MSc Health and Wellbeing (Top-up)
- Postgraduate Credit Advocacy and Education for Quality Improvement in Practice (A-EQUIP)
- PG Cert Professional Practice in Healthcare
- MSc Adult Critical Care
- Postgraduate Credit Advocacy and Education for Quality Improvement in Practice (A-EQUIP)