Nursing Adult

Sheffield Hallam University
Postgraduate MSc Full-time 2 Years Nursing

About this course

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Course summary

  • Build on your undergraduate experience to fully qualify as a nurse.

  • Understand health sciences in the practice setting.

  • Gain the skills and values to enter highly skilled employment.

  • Learn to develop and deliver person-centred care.

  • Reflect on the evolution of the nursing role.

    This unique course is an exciting opportunity to transform the lives of individuals and communities by becoming a fully qualified adult nurse. You’ll consider the changing nature of health, illness and recovery – as well as the relationship between healthcare professionals and service users. You’ll graduate as a reflective, competent and employable professional.

    How you learn

    On this course you’ll learn from enthusiastic academic staff who have a variety of clinical expertise and experience. You’ll apply your theoretical study directly to the practice of nursing on real-world healthcare challenges. You’ll develop a strong professional identity and confidence.

    Applied learning

    Work placements

    You’ll apply the theory you study to practice-based learning experiences. Here you’ll develop critical and ethical approaches to your practice – preparing you to become a life-long, competent professional. The experiences you’re provided with are compulsory to achieve the course’s practice-based learning outcomes.

    These experiences will help you build your skills, confidence, creativity, resilience, integrity, and curiosity. They’ll take place in different practice-based learning environments – reflecting the range of ways services are currently delivered. This might include simulated learning and virtual placements, alongside real-world experience of services delivered face to face to service users.

    We’ll ensure the practice-based learning element of your course complies with the requirements of the Professional and Statutory Regulatory Body (PSRB) which governs the adult nursing profession. So by the end of your course, you’ll have the opportunity to show that you meet the requirements to register as an adult nurse.

  • Career Prospects

    Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations:

    2232 Registered community nurses
    2237 Other registered nursing professionals
    2235 Registered mental health nurses
    2234 Registered nurse practitioners
    2233 Registered specialist nurses
    2236 Registered children's nurses

    Course Details

    Qualification
    MSc
    Study Mode
    Full-time
    Duration
    2 Years
    Start Date
    2025
    Academic Year
    2025
    Campus / Location
    Sheffield
    Scheme
    Postgraduate
    Subjects
    Nursing