- Degree awarded
- Master of Science
- Duration
- 1 year full-time, 2 or 3 years part-time
- Entry requirements
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We require a relevant health or social work professional qualification and current registration with the relevant professional, statutory or equivalent regulatory body. You must also hold a relevant honours first degree (Lower Second or above, or equivalent) from an approved higher education institution or evidence of previous study, research or professional experience that the University accepts as qualifying you for entry.
- How to apply
Applicants must apply using the online application form . Please see the application and selection section for details of specific information we require from you.
We recommend you apply as early as possible. We reserve the right to close applications if the course is full.
Course options
| Full-time | Part-time | Full-time distance learning | Part-time distance learning | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSc | Y | N | N | N |
Course overview
This course is primarily aimed at nurses and allied healthcare professionals including dieticians, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists and occupational therapists.
You will:
- Develop your knowledge and skills in the foundations of cancer care and treatment, enhanced supportive and palliative care, acute oncology, supportive oncology and survivorship, breast cancer and haematological cancers if you are a nurse or allied healthcare professional.
- Benefit from the combined theoretical and clinical expertise of The University of Manchester and The Christie Institute for Cancer Education.
- Study at a university ranked 2nd in the UK and top 10 in the world for Nursing (QS University Rankings, 2025).
- Choose from a wide range of course units, studying them individually for CPD or build up credits for a postgraduate award.
Open days
The University holds regular open days, where you will have the opportunity to tour the campus and find out more about our facilities and courses. On this day, you will find out more about the course and meet academic and admissions staff who will be able to answer any questions you have. For more information, see Open days .
Fees
Fees for entry in 2027 have not yet been set. For reference, the fees for the academic year beginning September 2026 were as follows:
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MSc (full-time)
UK students (per annum): £12,100
International, including EU, students (per annum): £29,400
The fees quoted above are fully inclusive of tuition, administration and computational costs.
Fees for entry are subject to yearly review. The University reserves the right to increase your tuition fee by up to 7% each year for courses lasting more than one year, including to reflect rising costs associated with delivering our educational and wider student experience. Postgraduate fees information .
The postgraduate loan is only available if you choose the 1 year full-time or 2 year part-time course. For part-time routes, full-time fees will be split over two or three years as appropriate.
Always contact the admissions team if you are unsure which fee applies to your qualification award and method of attendance.
International student CAS deposit
Self-funded international applicants are required to pay a deposit of £2500 towards their tuition fees before a confirmation of acceptance for studies (CAS) is issued. Some applicants will be required to pay a higher deposit. More information on tuition fee deposits .
Policy on additional costs
All students should normally be able to complete their programme of study without incurring additional study costs over and above the tuition fee for that programme. Any unavoidable additional compulsory costs totalling more than 1% of the annual home undergraduate fee per annum, regardless of whether the programme in question is undergraduate or postgraduate taught, will be made clear to you at the point of application. Further information can be found in the University's Policy on additional costs incurred by students on undergraduate and postgraduate taught programmes (PDF document, 91KB).
Scholarships/sponsorships
Contact details
- School/Faculty
- Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
- Telephone
- +44 (0)161 529 4563
- cpd.nursing@manchester.ac.uk
- Website
- https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/nursing/masters/
- School/Faculty overview
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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
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