MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Paediatrics) / Overview
Year of entry: 2025
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- Degree awarded
- Master of Science
- Duration
- PGCert 1 year, PGDip 2 years, MSc 3 years
- Entry requirements
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This programme is only available to applicants resident in the UK, employed by a healthcare organisation and registered with one of the following UK governing bodies: The Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC); General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC); The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
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 advanced study, research or professional experience that the University accepts as qualifying you for entry.
Part-time students whose unit(s) have practical components also need written support from their employer to attend and complete any practice requirements.
- Number of places/applicants
- 15
- How to apply
Applicants must apply online .
See the application and selection section for details of the supporting documents we require.
We recommend that 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 | N | Y | N | N |
Course overview
Advanced clinical practitioners are leaders in their specific field of practice. Working with other members of the multi-disciplinary team they manage episodes of clinical care. Our tailored course units have been developed to help you progress your career in this field. This programme is only available to applicants resident in the UK, employed by a healthcare organisation and registered with one of the following UK governing bodies: The Nursing Midwifery Council (NMC); General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC); The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
You will study:
- advanced paediatric anatomy and physiology;
- advanced paediatric examination and assessment;
- reflective teaching and learning;
- independent prescribing;
- research design;
- leadership in professional practice.
Open days
You can find out more about this course and what it's like to study at Manchester by visiting us on a university open day .
Fees
For entry in the academic year beginning September 2025, the tuition fees are as follows:
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MSc (part-time)
UK students (per annum): £4,600
International, including EU, students (per annum): no OS fees
Further information for EU students can be found on our dedicated EU page.
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/nursing/
- School/Faculty
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Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health
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