The MRes Nursing and Midwifery is designed to prepare you for a career in research or further study and research at doctoral level. Students completing the MRes will be well prepared to undertake doctoral programmes at the University of Derby, or other institutions offering Nursing and Midwifery Fellowships. Alumni from the MRes are given advanced standing for our Doctorate in Health and Social Care Practice (DPrac) programme. This means that graduates from the MRes are admitted to the third year of the doctoral programme, with exemptions given for the first year 60 credit skills modules and the second year 60 credit service and practice development project. This enables our MRes graduates to enter the DPrac at year three – the postgraduate research phase.

Our graduates will be well prepared for roles in leadership where an in-depth understanding of research is a requirement. The MRes may also lead to a career in education, helping students to understand research methods on a variety of academic programmes, within nursing, midwifery or allied health disciplines. Graduates may also decide to continue with doctoral level study at other institutions or develop proposals for research supported by a range of funding streams.

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Whilst you are a student at the University of Derby, and for 3 years after you graduate, our Careers and Employment Service can assist you with job search advice, CV creation, workshops and events, as well as one-to-one appointments with employment advisers to help with career planning and interview preparation.