School of Nursing

MSc Professional Practice in Healthcare (Leadership and Management)

MSc Part-time 3 years

Specialist healthcare practice courses are delivered at the University of Wolverhampton with academic experts, service users and a network of professional partners for reference.

Specialist healthcare practice courses are delivered at the University of Wolverhampton with academic experts, service users and a network of professional partners for reference.

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MSc
Start date(s)
September 2024, January 2025, September 2025
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Course specifications
Course length
Part-time (3 years)
Campus location
University: Walsall Campus
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Why choose this course?

Specialist healthcare practice courses are delivered at the University of Wolverhampton with academic experts, service users and a network of professional partners for reference. Your curriculum will address criteria for employability and benchmarks for leadership in clinical contexts, training alongside other healthcare professionals to explore theories for management with a reflective, politically conscious outlook. Understanding of policy, professionalism and practice will be demonstrated through tutor-supported work experience and a final dissertation project among other assessment methods, granting access to our cutting-edge lab and research facilities for a real-world aspect in academic study. We aim to fuel and facilitate your career and personal development, enhancing your aptitude in managerial roles for healthcare practice. 

What happens on the course?

Please note the modules below are currently being re-validated and are subject to change.


For more information, please contact CPDNavigator@wlv.ac.uk

Course Modules

Potential Career Paths

Additional Information

Everything you need to know about this course!

Location Mode Fee Year
Home Part-time £2665 per year 2022-23
Home Part-time £2798 per year 2023-24
Home Part-time £2938 per year 2024-25

These fees relate to new entrants only for the academic year indicated for entry onto the course, any subsequent years study may be subject to an annual increase, usually in line with inflation.

  • You must be a Healthcare registrant, currently registered with the NMC, HCPC, GPhC or GMC.
  • An existing undergraduate degree or postgraduate certificate or above, or alternatively certificated evidence of recent study at Level 6 (within the last 3 years) related to the field of healthcare to ensure ability to study at Masters level./li>
  • Applicants originally from countries where English is not the first language must provide evidence of the International English Language Test (IELTS) with a score of 6.5 or above./li>

 

 

Postgraduate Loan (Home Fee Status):

You may be able to get a postgraduate student loan from Student Finance England of up to £12,167 to help pay for a Master’s degree. Applications are made through Student Finance England and more information on the regulations and eligibility criteria can be found at Masters Loans gov.uk.

* Any RPL will invalidate your eligibility as you must study a minimum of 180 credits


Changes for EU students:

The UK government has confirmed that EU students starting courses from 1 August 2021 will normally be classified as Overseas (International) students for fee purposes. More information about the change is available at UKCISA:

EU citizens living in the UK with 'settled' status, and Irish nationals living in the UK or Ireland, will still be classified as Home students, providing they meet the usual residency requirements, for more information about EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) click here.


Postgraduate Loyalty Discount:

You can get 20% discount on a taught on-site postgraduate course if you’re a University of Wolverhampton Graduate.

The University offers a generous 20% Loyalty Discount to students progressing from an undergraduate programme to a taught postgraduate programme, where both courses are University of Wolverhampton Awards.

There is no time limit on how long ago you completed your degree as long as this is your first Masters level qualification.

The discount applies to the first year of enrolment only. Students who receive a loyalty discount are not entitled to any further tuition discount or bursary. For full terms and conditions click here.


Self-funded:

If you are paying for the fees yourself then the fees can be paid in 3 instalments: November, January and April. More information can be found by clicking here.


Sponsored - Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

Your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.


Financial Hardship:

Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.


Charitable Funding:

You might also want to explore the possibility of funding from charitable trusts; please see the following websites Association of Charitable Foundations, Directory of Social Change or Family Action. Most charities and trust funds offer limited bursaries targeted to specific groups of students so you will need to research whether any of them are relevant to your situation.


You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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