Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Professional Practice MSc

Entry requirements

• You must be a registered nurse or allied health professional, normally working in a full-time or part-time post with a health, social care or third sector setting
• You must have a first degree or demonstrate evidence of successful prior study at degree level (SCQF Level 9) and normally a minimum of three years' experience as a registered health professional
• You must submit evidence of your current professional registration, for example Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) or Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
• Details of your place of work, employing health board and line manager must be included in your application personal statement
• Participation in clinically oriented modules requires prior confirmation of appropriate clinical supervision arrangements
• Applications for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) may be considered and are assessed on an individual basis
• Please see more information on MSc Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Professional Practice (uhi.ac.uk)

Months of entry

January, September

Course content

Developed in partnership with expert clinical partners, and taught by subject experts, this course will equip nurses and allied health professionals to lead and deliver advanced healthcare.

This innovative and contemporary programme is relevant to a variety of healthcare settings including remote and rural contexts. You will develop advanced knowledge and skills, through a combination of core and optional modules in relation to the four pillars of advanced practice clinical practice, leadership, facilitation of learning and evidence-based research and development.

The programme offers two routes, Advanced Nurse Practitioner (ANP) or Advanced Professional Practice (APP), and the main study mode is supported online learning with some optional face-to-face learning, delivered at campuses in Inverness and Stornoway.

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Special features

• An easy to navigate process exists for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for core modules (a cost is attached to this process)
• Innovative and contemporary clinically current curriculum developed and taught by subject experts
• Designed in partnership with expert clinical partners
• Practice-led and research-based curriculum
• Accessible and flexible learning that combines innovative technologies for e-learning
• Core and option modules are available within the APP
• Choice of dissertation on both ANP and APP Programmes (after undertaking the relevant theory module)
• Quality improvement dissertation
• Applying research skills for clinical impact

Information for international students

This course is not available for international students requiring Student Route visa sponsorship to study in the UK, and cannot be studied outside of the UK.

Fees and funding

For information, please view our Fees/Funding tab: MSc Advanced Nurse Practitioner/Professional Practice (uhi.ac.uk)

ligible Scotland-domiciled students studying part-time can apply for a tuition fee loan from SAAS. You must be intending to complete the course in no longer than twice the length of time it would take for a full-time student. For example, if your course is available to full-time students as a one-year programme, you will be funded for a maximum of two years' part-time study. If your course does not have a full-time option, you must complete within three years. You can apply for a tuition fee loan up to £7,000, which will be paid pro-rata for each academic year of study.

Full details can be found on the SAAS website. Applications for loans open in April.

Students from the rest of the UK who meet the eligibility requirements may be able to apply for a loan from the Student Loan Company.