Clinical Nursing MSc at Kings College London

Get all the benefits of studying in London, without being tied to the UK healthcare sector. This one-year course allows you to develop the skills to manage and deliver healthcare anywhere in the world.

The course information sheet is a printable version of the information on this web page, which you can download here.

Key benefits

• Spend 10 days on clinical placement at one of our renowned partner organisations
• Learn from renowned clinicians and academics in our inter-professional community
• Study at the number one nursing faculty in the UK, and number two in the world (2019 QS World University Rankings)
• We’re based in central London, close to world famous hospitals, and all the sights of the city
• Get the most out of your year with guest lectures, student societies, and other extracurricular activities

Description

The Clinical Nursing MSc course is a flexible study pathway that builds on your existing clinical experience and skills, enabling you to lead and support the development and subsequent delivery of evidence-based practice. The course begins with the core modules Measurement and Evaluation for Healthcare Practice and Developing Professional Leadership. 

The 12,000-word dissertation gives you a chance to put your new analytical skills to use. You can choose between a systematic review or, if you’re more clinically focused, a service evaluation.

The course lasts one year, from September to September. It includes a 10-day placement at one of our partner institutions.

You will also have the freedom to choose from a range of additional optional modules to reflect your choice of research pathway. You will complete the course in one year, studying September to September, taking modules totalling 180 credits, with 60 credits coming from a dissertation of around 15,000 words. The programme also includes a 10-day period of specially arranged clinical observation in the UK.

The programme also includes 10 days of supervised practice, personalised to the student’s needs.  The placement takes place within one of the university’s partner healthcare organisations and will focus on developing competences appropriate to the particular clinical setting. 

Career prospects

Further information coming soon.

Career destinations

Students completing this programme would be expected to work in specialised and autonomous roles in clinical practice and research; this includes working in a variety of clinical care settings including hospitals and the community. Other areas of employment would include educational roles in clinical and university settings and roles in governmental departments developing policy and governmental initiatives. This programme also may provide a pathway towards more advanced academic study ie MPhil or PhD.