MSc Продвинутая профессиональная и клиническая практика

MSc Advanced Professional and Clinical Practice is a 16-month taught Masters's program that nurtures talented and innovative professional practitioners, placing practice at the forefront. The program is delivered through nine specialist pathways, enabling students from different professional backgrounds to review and update their practice and benefit from shared learning, and then contribute to improving the quality and effectiveness of health and social care providers globally.

This program produces exceptional practitioners who have:

• Skills necessary to promote and enhance innovative and emerging practice
• Intellectual and transferable skills necessary in positions of leadership
• Skills enabling the review and application of contemporary evidence to practice

The program and pathways will appeal to practitioners working in a wide range of practice areas who are committed to their own personal and professional development. Graduates of this program move into senior practice roles, management and leadership positions, or progress onto a career in research or education.

The specialist pathways are:

MSc (Critical and Acute Care)

MSc (Cancer Nursing: Supportive and Palliative Care)

MSc (Leadership and Management)

MSc (Mental Health Care)

MSc (Care of Older People)

MSc (Midwifery Care)

MSc (Care of Children and Young People)

MSc (Intellectual Disabilities)

MSc (Practice Education)

MSc (Maternal and Family Health)

Admission to a specialist pathway often requires students to be working in a related area. The Programme Coordinator will provide individual advice on module choices.

The program is offered on a full-time basis only and combines face-to-face teaching with online delivery.

We work closely with our local Healthcare providers to design bespoke clinical experiences for our Master's students. Each student will undertake 225 hours of clinical experience in a setting relevant to their studies to allow them to develop their ideas to completion. Students work within regional centers of excellence, and many develop contacts and friendships that continue throughout their careers.

There is an additional fee of £3000 for placements.

Advanced Professional And Clinical Practice Highlights

The program lasts 16 months, during which time students complete 6 specialist nursing or midwifery modules, a clinical placement, and a dissertation.

Career Development

This course will appeal to registered nurses and midwives working in a wide variety of areas who are thinking about their career progression.

This program produces exceptional practitioners who have the skills necessary to promote and sustain innovative and emerging practices. Graduates of the program go on to positions of leadership or research and teaching careers.

Student Experience

Students from different professional backgrounds come together in this program and share expertise, review their practice and share balanced and critical findings that contribute towards the improvement of the quality and efficiency of the delivery of healthcare on a global scale.

Students in this program undertake a practice placement with one of our internationally-recognized practice partners. Placements are carefully designed for each individual to optimize their experience and learning outcomes.

Queen’s University Belfast is ranked in the Top 200 Universities in the World (QS World University Rankings 2019)

140 in the world for graduate prospects (QS Graduate Employability Rankings 2020)

Founded in 1845 as Queen's College Belfast, one of three Queen's Colleges in Ireland, it became an independent university in 1908 and is the ninth oldest university in the UK. Today, Queen’s is a member of the Russell Group, combining excellence in research and education with a student-centred ethos.

Queen’s is ranked 8th in the UK for Research Intensity (REF 2014/ Times Higher Education) with over 75% of its research assessed as ‘world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent’ in REF 2014.

We’re A Global University

Students enjoy being educated by world-leading academics working at the forefront of their disciplines and a significant investment in the student experience has resulted in high levels of student satisfaction and employability rates.

Global Research Institutes

Building on its disciplinary excellence, the University has created four flagship Global Research Institutes which bring leading academics together to tackle some of the greatest global challenges of our time in the areas of: Global Peace, Security and Justice; Cyber Security; Health Sciences; and Food Safety.

The Faculty Of Medicine, Health & Life Sciences

The Faculty of Medicine, Health and Life Sciences at Queen’s deliver high quality, leading-edge education, through world-class staff, focused on the needs of society. We provide an educational experience that is research-led and enriches our students intellectually, socially and culturally.

Our hope is that students from around the world will join with us to both learn and also bring new ideas and approaches to help drive forward our ambitions to enhance and advance life. Queen's is at the heart of Belfast's culture, as well as its art and social scenes. We're proud to be part of a bustling, cosmopolitan city boasting a vibrant social life and rich cultural heritage.

Addressing Global Challenges

Through our education and research, we strive to address some of the world’s greatest challenges, our academic staff undertake world-leading research through our Schools and Global research institutes in Health Sciences and Global Food Security. This has resulted in new treatments for patients and greater levels of protection for the food we eat.

Faculty Schools

The School of Biological Sciences The School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences The School of Nursing and Midwifery The School of Pharmacy