Study Patterns: Nursing Studies MSc (online)

On this page, you will find the study patterns for our MSc Nursing Studies online programme.

Please use the links below to move directly to the relevant study pattern for the term you are enrolling onto.

This study pattern highlights the modules that you will need study over the next 12 months. Please note that all students are required to re-enrol at the start of every academic year in September and so within your enrolment you can only choose modules for the current academic year.  

The scheduled modules for the remainder of your programme (outlined below) are based on the current plan, however, the order of these may be subject to change. Should any changes be made, we will communicate this to you as soon as possible.     

Pace of your study
For students completing the programme at the standard rate of study, the required minimum number of study time is 20 hours per week. 

MSc Nursing Studies - standard rate with September start

Study Pattern Autumn (September) Spring (January) Summer (May)
Year 1 Contemporary Nursing Practice
(7NU610)
20 credits		 Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare Policy and Practice
(7NU537)
20 credits		 Management for an Integrative Health and Social Care Workforce
(7NU541)
20 credits
Year 2 Research Methods in Integrative Health and Social Care
(7NU547)
20 credits		 Leadership in Health and Social Care
(7NU540)
20 credits		 Global Nursing Issues
(7NU611)
20 credits
Year 3 Independent Project
(7NU996)
60 credits		 Independent Project
(7NU996)
60 credits continued		 Independent Project
(7NU996)
60 credits continued

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MSc Nursing Studies - standard rate with January start

Study Pattern Spring (January) Summer (May) Autumn (September)
Year 1

Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare Policy and Practice
(7NU537)
20 credits

Management for an Integrative Health and Social Care Workforce
(7NU541)
20 credits

 Contemporary Nursing Practice
(7NU610)
20 credits
Year 2

Leadership in Health and Social Care
(7NU540)
20 credits

Global Nursing Issues
(7NU611)
20 credits

Research Methods in Integrative Health and Social Care
(7NU547)
20 credits
Year 3 Independent Project
(7NU996)
60 credits		 Independent Project
(7NU996)
60 credits continued		 Independent Project
(7NU996)
60 credits continued

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MSc Nursing Studies - standard rate with May start

Study Pattern Summer (May) Autumn (September) Spring (January)
Year 1 Management for an Integrative Health and Social Care Workforce
(7NU541)
20 credits		 Contemporary Nursing Practice
(7NU610)
20 credits		 Ethical and Legal Issues in Healthcare Policy and Practice
(7NU537)
20 credits
Year 2 Global Nursing Issues
(7NU611)
20 credits		 Research Methods in Integrative Health and Social Care
(7NU547)
20 credits		 Leadership in Health and Social Care
(7NU540)
20 credits
Year 3 Independent Project
(7NU996)
60 credits		 Independent Project
(7NU996)
60 credits continued		 Independent Project
(7NU996)
60 credits continued

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