MSc Adult Nursing

As per the government announcement, all UK nursing students on courses from September 2020 will receive a payment of at least £5,000 a year which they will not need to pay back. The funding will be given to all new and continuing degree-level nursing, midwifery and many allied health students from September 2020. More information can be found on the NHS website.

Please note, eligibility criteria for the new funding will be the same as the wider NHS Learning Support Fund payable to students ordinarily resident in the UK and studying at a university in England. Find out about the financial support available to students starting at Manchester. 

One fees-only widening participation scholarship may be available for each intake. For further information, please contact ug.nursing@manchester.ac.uk

 

There are no additional expenses. Although you will be required to travel to placement settings, these costs will be reimbursed by the NHS Business Services Authority.

For the latest scholarship and bursary information please visit the fees and funding page.

We normally require you to have an Upper Second-class honours degree or above. If you have a Lower Second classification degree, your application will be considered on a case-by-case basis depending on your experience and overall performance on your previous degree.

This course is also suitable for candidates who wish to change a field e.g. mental health, children's or learning disabilities nurses that would like a qualification in adult nursing.

We also require:

• GCSE Maths grade C/4 or above
• GCSE English Language grade B/6 or above
• GCSE Science subject (grade C/4 in subjects such as Biology/Human Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Double Award Science or Single Award Science). GCSE Applied Science is not acceptable in lieu of GCSE Science. 

We do not accept other Level 2 qualifications as equivalent to GCSE English or Maths (eg Functional Skills) and will only consider specific international qualifications as equivalents. 

We also require 695 hours of health care related experience in a care setting, eg a care home or hospital volunteering, and 500 hours of prior learning, which will be assessed via four reflective pieces on aspects of your health care related experience.

We require IELTS 7.0, with a minimum of 7.0 in reading, listening and speaking and 6.5 in writing.

Some English Language test results are only valid for two years. Your English Language test report must be valid on the start date of the course.

Please refer to this document (PDF) for specific information on how we consider applications.

We shortlist applicants for interviews for this course. Please refer to  this document  (PDF) for more information.

All offers of a place are subject to satisfactory health screening and an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check (completed prior to registration). The health screening comprises completion of a detailed health questionnaire by the applicant and also a medical appointment with the University's Occupational Health Department.

In order to be admitted and continue on the course, students must be deemed as medically fit for both practice and theory by the Occupational Health Department. If you have any concerns about a health condition/issue and its impact on your ability to undertake the course please contact the Occupational Health Department as early as possible in the application process.

Tel: 0161 275 2858 Email: millocchealth@manchester.ac.uk

If your application is successful, we require you to comply with an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check.

For further information, including the process, see  DBS checks (PDF, 104 KB) 

The first year explores the core aspects of nursing knowledge through lectures, seminars, workshops, simulation, conferences and fieldwork. You will begin to develop a portfolio of learning and reflect on your knowledge, skills and practice experiences.

You will learn about:

• the person in the patient whose health is impacted by their environment and social circumstances;
• an holistic approach to nursing care with the patient and family firmly at the centre;
• health psychology and behaviour change; ethics applied to nursing and the dilemmas nurses face; and digital health and informatics;
• biosciences applied to nursing including: anatomy, physiology, pathology and pharmacology.

You will also develop critical understanding of underpinning theory and research evidence.

Practical skills will be developed through on-campus experiences and three practice learning experiences in Greater Manchester.

Students in clinical practice also have the opportunity to undertake spoke placements. These are short and discrete opportunities for practical experience to aid learning about other fields of nursing practice.

While in your practice learning environments you will be supervised and assessed in accordance with the NMC (2018) standards framework for nursing and midwifery education.

A wide variety of practice learning environments will be provided to ensure you meet all the components of the NMC standards.

The course unit details given below are subject to change and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

In addition to consolidating your clinical skills, the second year focuses on developing skills in decision making, leadership, teaching and learning, and research.

In Year 2 there are three practice learning experiences, further practice on campus/clinical skills simulation sessions and three theoretical course units (including a dissertation).

A wide variety of practice learning environments will be provided to enhance your learning including opportunities to spend time with nurse leaders, educators and researchers.

The course unit details given below are subject to change, and are the latest example of the curriculum available on this course of study.

Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust.

Practical support and advice for current students and applicants is available from the Disability Advisory and Support Service. Email: dass@manchester.ac.uk

The course is approved by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), the UK regulator for nursing and midwifery professions.

The primary purpose of the NMC is protection of the public. It does this through maintaining a register of all qualified nurses, midwives and specialist community public health nurses eligible to practise within the UK and by setting national standards for their education, training and conduct.