Queen's University Belfast · Full-time
Global Advanced Professional Practice
This taught Master’s programme is designed for healthcare professionals who wish to advance their practice and contribute to improvements in health and social care. The programme offers flexibility through a broad-based award as well as 13 specialist pathways,…
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School of Nursing and Midwifery · Subjects allied to medicine
This taught Master’s programme is designed for healthcare professionals who wish to advance their practice and contribute to improvements in health and social care. The programme offers flexibility through a broad-based award as well as 13 specialist pathways, enabling students from different professional backgrounds to review and develop their practice, benefit from shared learning, and apply contemporary evidence to improve care provision globally. This programme supports applicants to develop: • skills to promote, lead and evaluate innovative and emerging practice • intellectual and transferable skills relevant to leadership, service improvement and professional development • the ability to critically review, interpret and apply contemporary evidence to practice The programme and pathways are designed for healthcare professionals practising across diverse areas who wish to advance their personal and professional development. Graduates commonly use the programme to support progression in clinical practice, education, leadership or research. The 13 specialist pathways are: MSc (Critical and Acute Care) MSc (Cancer Care) MSc (Leadership and Management) MSc (Mental Health Care) MSc (Older People's Care) MSc (Applied Research) MSc (Children & Young People's Care) MSc (Intellectual Disabilities) MSc (Practice Education) MSc (Cardiology) MSc (Population Health) MSc (Respiratory Care) MSc (Women's Health) Admission to a specialist pathway may require applicants to have current or recent practice experience in the related area. The Programme Co-ordinator will provide individual advice on module choices at enrolment. The programme is offered on a full-time basis, with the majority of taught learning delivered face to face. Students taking the programme on a full-time basis may, with the agreement of the Programme Co-ordinator, be eligible to incorporate a Clinical Practicum. Please note: Completion of this course does not qualify graduates for registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) or Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
Getting in
As the university states it
Applicants must have a professional qualification in Nursing, Midwifery or Allied Health and Social Care Services. They shall normally hold a relevant 2.2 Honours degree or above, or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University. Applicants with a 3rd Class Honours degree (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) plus level 7 Post Graduate study will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Students can elect to join a pathway or remain on the general Master’s programme. Admission to a specialist pathway often requires students to be working or have experience in a related area and may be dependent on viable numbers. Further details on the pathways and any professional prerequisites are available under Course Content on the course webpage here Advanced Professional Practice (MSc) | Courses | Queen's University Belfast (qub.ac.uk) Applicants who do not meet the entry requirements should contact the Programme Co-ordinator for advice. Applicants are advised to apply as early as possible and ideally not later than 30th July 2026 (for September 2026 intake). In the event that any programme receives a high number of applications, the University reserves the right to close the application portal prior to the deadline stated on course finder. Notifications to this effect will appear on the application portal against the programme application page.
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