Course Overview

The MSc Nursing program reflects the changing delivery of health care, whereby services are designed around the needs of children, young people, and their families, with services focussing on the whole child not just their illness. Children and young people receive nursing care in a range of settings including home, school, and hospital, and therefore the program will provide students with a wide range of practice placements, in order to understand the healthcare experience of children and young people in different settings. The program builds your academic skill sets, professional responsibility, and technical complexity related to patient care throughout the two years. Successful completion of this innovative program will ensure you will meet the registration requirements of the Nursing and Midwifery Council. The program meets the NMC standards for pre-registration nursing education. The NMC (2018a) reviewed their standards with the publication of €˜Future Nurse: Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses and this program reflects the comprehensive range of subject knowledge, clinical skills, and leadership required of the registered Nurse from September 2020. This program also meets the requirements of the Higher Education (HE) quality standards. Quality Academic Assurance Standards (QAA) are also met through the Frameworks for HE qualifications of UK degree-awarding bodies (QAA, 2014), and the Higher Education Credit Framework for England (QAA, 2008).

General Eligibility

A first honors degree (normally 2:2 or above) in any subject English Language and Maths GCSE at grade A* - C (discuss with admissions team if you have equivalent qualifications) We welcome applications from international students. You can find more information on studying at Keele as an international student, here. Any overseas qualifications should be equivalent to UK qualifications that meet our entry requirements. If you have completed your degree outside the UK, we will require a clear copy of your degree documentation to ensure NARIC comparability. Please note that all applicants who are invited to interview will be required to present their original degree documentation.

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Language Requirement

• If English is not your first language, IELTS (Academic) with an overall score of 7.0, including at least 6.5 in the writing section and at least 7.0 in the reading, listening, and speaking sections. The University may be able to accept alternative English Language qualifications from applicants from outside the European Economic Area (EEA) on a case by case basis in line with the appropriate Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) guidelines.