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  MSc Community Health Studies (Practice Nursing)


University of South Wales    Faculty of Life Sciences and Education

Part time September MSc Part-time: 3 years
Nursing & Health (27)

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The MSc Community Health Studies (Practice Nursing) is a comprehensive programme designed for graduate nurses seeking to excel in specialist practice. This course focuses on developing professionals who can critically assess, evaluate, and disseminate evidence-based community nursing care. By successfully completing this programme, you will achieve a specialist practice qualification in Community Health Studies Practice Nursing, meeting the requirements set by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The course structure includes modules on fundamentals of community practice, decision making, specialist practitioner skills, research methods, and optional modules such as law, ethics, and nurse prescribing. The programme offers a combination of lectures, tutorials, self-directed study, and workshops to enhance your learning experience. Entry requirements include first-level registration with the NMC and a credit rating of 120 credits at Level 6 or previous study at Level 7. The course is fully funded by the Welsh Government for the first two years. Upon completion, you will have the knowledge, skills, and competencies to provide safe and effective nursing care in community settings, making you highly valued by nursing managers, commissioners, and the Welsh Government.

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The MSc Community Health Studies (Practice Nursing) is a natural progression route for graduate nurses who desire to develop mastery in specialist practice, in line with the Post Registration Nursing Career Framework (WAG, 2010). The Practice Nursing course aims to develop professionals who can independently access information and use the information to critically assess, evaluate and disseminate the evidence base for community nursing care. It will develop problem-solving skills and prepare you to take a leadership role in the community context.

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Entry Requirements

Applicants must have a first level registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

You must have acquired a credit rating of 120 credits at Level 6 (Degree) or studied previously at Level 7, e.g. postgraduate diploma.

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