Please note this page is in relation to the standard MSc Advanced Clinical Practice programme. If you want to apply for the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (Degree Apprenticeship) route, please contact the apprenticeship team via be@herts.ac.uk and degree-apprenticeship@herts.ac.uk.
About this course
This new MSc has been developed in collaboration with experienced health practitioners and NHS organisations to enable registered health professionals, who are working at higher levels of practice, to develop their career to achieve the capabilities of advanced practice as set out in the Multi-professional Framework for Advanced Practice (Health Education England 2017).
This is a multi-professional programme, open to nurses, midwives, paramedics, dietitians, pharmacists, physiotherapists, radiographers and radiotherapists. It will provide opportunities to challenge and critically analyse your professional practice and to achieve the learning and development required for you to achieve your scope of practice as an Advanced Clinical Practitioner.
The programme involves a significant level of work based learning in the practice setting where you will develop your scope of practice across the 4 pillars of advanced practice – advanced clinical practice, education, research and leadership (HEE 2017) .
In order to undertake either pathway you will need a supervisor with appropriate skills to support you to become an advanced clinical practitioner.
Course structure
The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice is a structured pathway. However accreditation of prior learning is accepted and reviewed on application.
Completion of core modules at an undergraduate level may offer opportunities for optional modules to be chosen from a range of modules relevant to your scope of advanced practice.
The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice award is available as a Master’s award only, which requires 180 credits. Although there are stepping off points if required they do not permit you to use the title Advanced Practitioner.
Programme Pathway for students starting in September 2022
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Semester |
Module |
Credits |
Year 1 (2022/23) |
A |
Advanced Clinical Practice Integrated Research with Professional Practice |
15 15 |
B |
Advanced Health Assessment and Diagnostic Indicators |
15 |
|
C |
Advanced Work Based Skills - Diagnostic Interpretation |
15 |
|
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Year 2 (2023/24) |
AB |
Non-Medical Prescribing Alternatively choose optional module(s) |
30 15 or 30 |
B |
Leadership, Education and Developing Others m |
30 |
|
C |
Advanced Work Based Skills - Therapeutic Interventions |
15 |
|
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Year 3 (2024/25) |
AB |
Practice Development Project |
30 |
A |
Optional Modules |
15 |
Semester A September – January
Semester B January – May
Semester C May - September
Teaching Methods
Modules are facilitated by a variety of experienced lecturers from the University as well as external expert lecturers.
Modules are assessed by a variety of methods for example essays, presentations, reports, written and practical examinations.
Before applying, applicants must have funding secured with their employer and support in the workplace. Unfortunately we cannot accept self-funding applicants. All applicants will need to attach a completed Employer Authorisation Form to their application. You can find a copy of the form in the 'Downloads' section on this page and within the application portal.
You will need to have:
Students going into year 2 and 3 will not need to resubmit a new Employer Authorisation Form UNLESS their circumstances have changed (e.g different employer/trust).
Total module hours are the normal study and required practice learning hours that a student will undertake to complete the module. Student learning includes; attending taught sessions; completing learning in practice hours; studying and completing coursework for submission.
At present, the modules available are first-year modules. If you have any enquiries, please contact the Programme Leader, Eleanor Squires and Laura Eccott via mscacp@herts.ac.uk
The fee per 15 credits is £810.00 in the 22/23 academic year.