MSci Nursing (Adult or combined Adult and Mental Health)
Entry requirements
A-Level: B BB IB: 30/555 BTEC: DDM
About this course
MSci in Nursing (Adult or combined Adult and Mental Health), a nursing associate degree centred on professional healthcare practice and clinical training. Core topics include Research Methods, Clinical Skills, Communication & Writing, and Critical & Analytical Thinking. Students can graduate with a single registration in Adult Nursing or achieve a dual qualification as an Adult Nurse and Mental Health Nurse, and are eligible for registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council upon completion. The first year covers human anatomy and physiology, evidence-based practice, and foundational nursing concepts through compulsory modules such as Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology, Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice, Nursing Theory into Practice 1, Simulated Practice Learning 1, and Clinical Immersion 1. The second year examines disease processes, public health, and research approaches via compulsory modules including Nursing Theory into Practice 2, Evaluation, Improvement and Research Approaches in Nursing, Simulated Practice Learning 2, Public, Population and Planetary Health, and Clinical Immersion 2. The third year advances leadership and complex care through compulsory modules like Simulated Practice Learning 3, Innovation in Nursing Leadership and Management, Clinical Immersion 3, Developing Professional Identity: The Art and History of Nursing, along with specialized study options in adult or adult and mental health care. The final year focuses on advanced clinical decision-making, internships, and specialized practice through compulsory modules such as Clinical Academic Internship, Clinical Immersion 4, Simulated Practice Learning 4, Nursing Theory into Practice 4: Enhancing Clinical Judgement and Decision Making, and Nursing Theory into Practice 4: Using Evidence-Based Practice for Quality in Mental Health. Optional modules allow students to explore topics such as Care of the Older Adult, Fundamentals of Research Design, Education Essentials, Principles of Advanced Clinical Practice, Principles of Supervision, Mentoring and Coaching, Child and Adolescent Mental Health, Public Mental Health, and Integrative Talking Therapy for Mental Health.
Modules
- Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
- Introduction to Evidence-Based Practice
- Nursing Theory into Practice 1
- Simulated Practice Learning 1
- Clinical Immersion 1
- Nursing Theory into Practice 2
- Evaluation, Improvement and Research Approaches in Nursing
- Simulated Practice Learning 2
- Public, Population and Planetary Health
- Clinical Immersion 2
- Simulated Practice Learning 3
- Innovation in Nursing Leadership and Management
- Clinical Immersion 3
- Developing Professional Identity: The Art and History of Nursing
- Nursing Theory into Practice 3 (Adult)
- Nursing Theory into Practice 3 (Adult and Mental Health)
- Clinical Academic Internship
- Clinical Immersion 4
- Simulated Practice Learning 4
- Nursing Theory into Practice 4: Enhancing Clinical Judgement and Decision Making
- Nursing Theory into Practice 4: Using Evidence-Based Practice for Quality in Mental Health
- Care of the Older Adult
- Fundamentals of Research Design
- Education Essentials
- Principles of Advanced Clinical Practice
- Principles of Supervision, Mentoring and Coaching
- Child and Adolescent Mental Health
- Public Mental Health
- Integrative Talking Therapy for Mental Health