Program Overview

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MSc Nursing (Child)

Why study this course with LJMU?

• Use your existing health or care experience to fast-track yourself to becoming a Registered Nurse.
• NHS Training Grant eligible course - £5,000 per year as standard, plus other funding support (student eligibility criteria apply).
• Learn for highly experienced nurse academic-practitioners, who will support you at each stage of your journey to qualification.
• Study in professional-standard, technology enhanced clinical simulation suites in our Tithebarn Building.
• Liverpool city centre location with excellent public transport links.
• Postgraduate course underpinned by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards for Pre-registration Nursing Education (2023).

About this course

Join our two-year masters degree to qualify as a Registered Child Nurse. You must hold an undergraduate degree (Level 6) in any field and have a minimum of six months' health or social care experience to apply.

The MSc Nursing with Registered Status programme will prepare you for the complex, demanding, and rewarding arena of children's nursing. This programme supports you to become a proficient, safe and accountable practitioner, who can deliver person-centred, evidence based and effective care.

The degree is a full time programme delivered across two years.

Year 1 of the programme consists of four modules totalling 90 credits, building upon the healthcare experience that you already have. You will embed the theoretical understanding of contemporary nursing practice alongside development of complex nursing skills within clinical practice. You will further develop knowledge of evidence based practice and begin to explore the role of research within nursing.

Year 2 of the programme also consists of four modules totalling 90 credits, enabling you to develop skills as an emerging autonomous practitioner with a deep theoretical and practical understanding of the complexities of nursing care and how nurses can support, empower and advocate for the best interests of patients.

Course modules

Discover the building blocks of your programme

The programme consists of four modules per academic year. This includes three core modules and one field specific module.

Within Year 1 of study, you will undertake the following modules:

• Assessing Health Needs
• Research and Evidence-based Safety and Quality in Nursing Care
• Managing Complex Care Delivery in Children's Nursing
• Developing Practice Learning

Within Year 2 of study, you will complete the following modules to develop your skills of critical enquiry and leadership:

• Planning and Evaluating Children's Nursing Care
• Leading and Managing Effective Nursing Care
• Critical Enquiry in Health
• Consolidating Practice Learning

Professional accreditation

This programme meets the standards of the NMC Future Nurse: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses (NMC, 2023).

Your Learning Experience

Teaching Assessment

An insight into teaching on your course

The programme utilises a variety of teaching and learning approaches that are designed to engage and inspire students. These include lectures, seminars, group work activities, simulation and tutorials.

The degree delivery is designed to ensure that you develop and use progressively higher-order postgraduate skills throughout the modules, as well as subject-specific knowledge and skills as you become an inquiring and confident learner.

The NMC Standards for Pre-registration Nursing Programmes (NMC 2023) are also reflected in the teaching learning and assessment to ensure that you will receive the appropriate breadth of knowledge and experience required as a Registered Child Nurse.

In addition to theoretical teaching, learning and assessment, you will also experience learning within practice environments.

We use an active blended learning approach at LJMU. This means you will attend face to face teaching on campus - usually at the School of Nursing and Advanced Practice, based in the Tithebarn Building (part of our City Campus), along with independent learning and work online. Examples of online activity include asynchronous tutorial discussions, discussion boards and collaborative or individual projects such as wikis, padlets, blogs and e-portfolios.

You will be taught by a team of passionate, highly qualified and experienced academic staff, who have a wealth of practice experience. This team liaise closely with your practice supervisors and assessors to ensure you are supported in consolidating theoretical learning in the practice learning environment.

Career paths

Further your career prospects

LJMU has an excellent employability record with 94% (HESA 2022) of our postgraduates in work or further study fifteen months after graduation. Our applied learning techniques and strong industry connections ensure our students are fully prepared for the workplace on graduation and understand how to apply their knowledge in a real world context.

The programme is designed to reinforce the graduate attributes required to progress within the NHS workforce. This programme enables graduate workers within the NHS and healthcare workforce to develop the knowledge, skills and attributes required to enhance their career development. It also reflects the need to support service demand within the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan (2023) across the healthcare sector.

Tuition fees and funding

Home International

Full-time per year:

• £9,535

Fees

The fees quoted above cover registration, tuition, supervision, assessment and examinations as well as library membership and student IT support with access to printed, multimedia and digital resources including programme-appropriate software and on campus wifi.

Financial Support

There are many ways to fund postgraduate study for home and international students. From loans to International Scholarships and subject-specific funding, you’ll find all of the information you need on our specialist postgraduate funding pages. The University offers a range of financial support for students. You'll find all the information you need on our specialist financial support pages including details of the Student Support Fund and other activities to support with the cost of living.

Additional Costs

In addition to fees, students should also keep in mind the cost of:

• Accommodation
• Travel costs and field trips unless paid for by LJMU
• Stationery, IT equipment, professional body membership and graduation gown hire

Full-time per year:

• £19,000

International Scholarships and payment plans

Liverpool John Moores University is committed to supporting international students by providing a range of scholarships and flexible payment plans to help students manage their tuition fees.

Scholarships

LJMU provides a variety of postgraduate scholarships to support international students. Scholarships are available to self-funded students who have accepted their offer and met all the conditions outlined in their offer letter. Students must also demonstrate that they can cover living costs, travel, and other expenses associated to studying at the university. Postgraduate scholarships include tuition fee reductions and are often offered in partnership with external funding organisations such as the British Council and Chevening.

All self-funded international students are eligible for an automatic scholarship worth up to £4,000. For more details and to view our full list of scholarships, visit the international scholarship webpages.

Deposit

All students must pay a £5,000 deposit before they can receive their CAS letter.

For more information view our deposit page.

Tuition Fee Payment Plan

After paying their £5,000 deposit, students have the option to pay their fees in full or in three equal instalments minus any internal scholarships and discounts. There are two payment options available for international students. You can either pay your tuition fees in full before enrolment or opt for a payment plan. With the payment plan, you can pay your fees in three instalments after making your £5,000 deposit. The first instalment is due before enrolment.

All payments should be made through Flywire. Full details can be found in the How to Pay Guide.

Early Bird Tuition Fee discount

We are excited to introduce a £500 Early Payment Discount to all self-funded international students. Eligible self-funded students who pay their fees by the required deadlines will get a discount which will be automatically deducted from the 1st year of tuition fees.

To see the required deadlines please visit the webpage

Entry requirements

You will need:

Home International

Qualification requirements

• A first honours degree, 2:2 or above
• Any overseas qualifications should be equivalent to UK qualifications which meet our entry requirements. If you have completed your degree outside the UK, we will require a clear copy of your degree documentation to ensure UK ENIC comparability. Please note that all applicants who are invited to interview will be required to present their original degree documentation

GCSEs and equivalents

• English and Maths GCSE at grade A* - C / 4-9 (please contact our Admissions team if you have equivalent qualifications)

Additional requirements

• Relevant work experience
  • Applicants must be able to demonstrate a minimum of 700 hours current healthcare experience. This can be through either paid or voluntary work, but must be verifiable by a supervisor or line manager.
• Interview required

All applicants submitting a valid portfolio will be interviewed

Further information

• Extra Requirements

All applicants are required to submit a portfolio to demonstrate recognition of prior learning of how their previous care experience and graduate studies have equipped them to undertake an accelerated nursing programme, in line with Part 1 of the NMC Future Nurse: standards of proficiency for registered nurses (NMC, 2023).

Satisfy the requirements of the Nursing & Midwifery Council in respect of physical and mental fitness and will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure indicating that you meet the mandatory criteria of ‘Clearance to Work with Children and/or Vulnerable Adults

Participation in values-based recruitment

International requirements

• IELTS

For International students entry requirements will include IELTs Grade required (Minimum standards – courses may vary): 7.0 Overall with 6.5 in each component.

Further information

• Extra Requirements

All applicants are required to submit a portfolio to demonstrate recognition of prior learning of how their previous care experience and graduate studies have equipped them to undertake an accelerated nursing programme, in line with Part 1 of the NMC Future Nurse: standards of proficiency for registered nurses (NMC, 2023).

Satisfy the requirements of the Nursing & Midwifery Council in respect of physical and mental fitness and will be required to apply for a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) Enhanced Disclosure indicating that you meet the mandatory criteria of ‘Clearance to Work with Children and/or Vulnerable Adults

Participation in values-based recruitment

How to apply

Securing your place at LJMU

UCAS is the application route for this full-time programme. Further information on the UCAS application process can be found here

Candidates who are successful at interview will be required to submit a portfolio, the content of which will demonstrate evidence of 700 hours of care experience. In addition, the portfolio will be assessed through the development of two written reflections based on related care experiences and prior graduate studies. This is in line with Part 1 of the NMC Future Nurse: standards of proficiency for registered nurses (NMC, 2023).