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Advanced Practice

MSc

Our Advanced Practice programme comprises 15 separate specialist awards tailored to the needs of national and international students in nursing, midwifery and the allied health professions.

Apply by 14th December for entry in January 2013.

Why
Teaching & Assessment
Careers
Entry Requirements
Fees/Funding
Your Application

Why study Advanced Practice at Dundee?

The MSc Advanced Practice is an exciting and challenging programme that will allow you to advance in your chosen specialism. The wide range of modules offered reflect your areas of practice and areas of professional interest

Online delivery

Our Advanced Practice pathways are taught via online delivery. Depending on the pathway you choose, there may also be some face-to-face teaching (local students only) and work-based learning to bridge the theory-practice gap. This flexible format means that you will be able to study whilst remaining employed in your chosen profession.

You will be supported by highly experienced academic educators with significant experience across a range of professional backgrounds.

"I had not studied for a while and so I found juggling a full time post, kids, family and home a challenge, but distance learning was ideal and I found completing the modules fairly straightforward and I enjoyed the mode of delivery and time frames"
Pamela Davidson, Senior Nurse Manager Infection Control

Programmes offered

The links below provide details of each named award, together with the portfolio of modules required and the postgraduate facilitator:

Flexible degrees

Degree	Length of study
Degree	Full time	Part time
MSc	18 months	36 months
PGDiploma	12 months	24 months
PGCertificate	6 months	12 months

What's so good about studying Advanced Practice at Dundee?

"Although my Masters study has helped my career and opened up new avenues to me, the most important thing it has given me is belief. It has been extremely hard work and required dedication and commitment to see it through to the end, but looking back I am proud of what I have achieved"
Karen Drew, MSc Advanced Practice (Practice Education)

Who should study this course?

The programme is particularly relevant for those pursuing leadership or management positions in healthcare, as well as those in Advanced Practice roles who wish to extend their qualifications.

Teaching & Assessment

This course is taught online by staff from the School of Nursing and Midwifery. There is also the opportunity for some face-to-face teaching.

Intakes for this course are in either September or January each year.

How you will be taught

Most of our Advanced Practice pathways are taught via online delivery. Depending on the pathway you choose, there may also be some face-to-face teaching (local students only) and work-based learning to bridge the theory-practice gap.

What you will study

Students are required to undertake four modules, plus a dissertation. To satisfy the requirements for a named award, students must include certain modules focusing on the chosen speciality.

The dissertation must be on a topic relevant to the named award and may be a piece of research, a practice development project, or a systematic review. The choice of dissertation is negotiated between the student, postgraduate academic facilitator responsible for the named award and the dissertation co-ordinator.

Please use the links on the right to find out more about each pathway offered.

How you will be assessed

Our modules are assessed using a range of methods including essays, portfolios, patchwork texts, exams and continuous assessment of practice.

Methods of assessment depend on the programme of study you are undertaking. This means that if you are a distance learning student your modules would not include exams or continuous assessment of practice.

Careers

It is becoming increasingly important for nurses, midwives and other health professionals to be educated to master's level in order to demonstrate the skills to practise as specialists or to progress to management and leadership positions.

The MSc Advanced Practice enables you to study towards your goal, whatever it might be, while working within your chosen area of practice. Studying this programme can also help you to move into different areas of practice in order to achieve your career aspirations.

Entry Requirements

Applicants are normally required to have a relevant first degree. Previous experience may also be considered upon application, for more information, visit the School of Nursing & Midwifery APEL webpage.

A number of the awards have particular entry requirements (for example, Practice Education requires the student to have access to teaching opportunities).

Please check the individual webpages for specific entry requirements for the named awards.

As this course is delivered online, access to a personal computer with a good connection to the internet is necessary (broadband recommended).

In addition, you may also need to gain support from your employing organization, including agreement to release you from your workplace for sufficient time to achieve these learning outcomes and competencies.

English Language Requirement: IELTS of 6.5 overall, with no component less than 6.0 (or equivalent), if your first language is not English. Please check our Language Requirements page for details of equivalent grades from other test providers, and information about the University of Dundee English Language courses.

Fees and Funding

Academic Year	Home/EU	Overseas	LMC *
2012-13	£760 per 30 credit module, £1,520 per 60 credit module, plus £1,200 for dissertation	£1,940 per 30 credit module, £3,880 per 60 credit module, plus £2,730 for dissertation	£980 per 30 credit module, £1,960 per 60 credit module, plus £1,385 for dissertation
2013-14	to be confirmed
For more information on fees, visit the School of Nursing & Midwifery website. * LMC = low & middle income countries

Please note that a yearly fee of £200 (subject to annual review) will be payable if the dissertation is not completed within a period of 12 months.

Your Application

How to Apply

Before submitting an application it is advisable to discuss your programme choices with a member of the team.

Application forms can be downloaded from the Nursing and Midwifery website.

Programme Lead Advanced Practice

Dr Elaine Lee
School of Nursing & Midwifery
11 Airlie Place
Dundee
DD1 4HJ

Telephone: 01382 388 668 (from the UK)
Telephone: +44 1382 388 668 (from outside the UK)

Email: e.c.lee@dundee.ac.uk

Admissions Contact

Postgraduate Admissions
Post Graduate
School of Nursing and Midwifery
11 Airlie Place
Dundee
DD1 4HJ

Telephone: 01382 388534 (from the UK)
Telephone: +44 1382 388534(from outside the UK)

Email: nm-post-graduate@dundee.ac.uk