Overview

The Advanced Professional and Clinical Practice programme from the Queen's University Belfast is delivered through nine specialist pathways, enabling students from different professional backgrounds to review and update their practice and benefit from shared learning and then contribute to improving the quality and effectiveness of health and social care provision globally.

Career opportunities

This Masters programme offers an opportunity for students to develop skills of analytical thinking within a clinical context. Alongside this, the programme facilitates the student's continued professional development. Graduates of this programme progress into management and leadership roles, or continue into a research or education capacity.

Queen's postgraduates reap exceptional benefits. Unique initiatives, such as Degree Plus and Researcher Plus bolster our commitment to employability, while innovative leadership and executive programmes alongside sterling integration with our local world-class healthcare providers helps our students gain key leadership positions both nationally and internationally.In addition to your degree programme, at Queen's you can have the opportunity to gain wider life, academic and employability skills. For example, placements, voluntary work, clubs, societies, sports and lots more.

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Implementing Continuity of Midwifery Carer (CoMC) for All Women

Nursing Care of Older People

Physiology: Homeostasis in Acute/Critical Health Care

Mental Health Essentials

Simulation based education, theory and practice in health care

Special and intensive nursing care of the neonate

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 16 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-31 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-17 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-05 00:00:00 , International

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Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Belfast, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Nursing Health Sciences Midwifery View 36 other Masters in Midwifery in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

Applicants must have a professional qualification in Nursing or Midwifery. They shall normally hold a relevant 2.2 Honours degree or above, or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University.

Applicants with a 3rd Class Honours degree (or equivalent qualification acceptable to the University) plus level 7 Post Graduate study will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Admission to a specialist pathway often requires students to be working or have experience in a related area and may be dependent on viable numbers.

Applicants who do not meet the entry requirements should contact the Programme Co-ordinator for advice.

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Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

21500 GBP / year

≈ 21500 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

7300 GBP / year

≈ 7300 GBP / year

Additional Details

Northern Ireland (NI) £7,300, Republic of Ireland (ROI) £7,300

Living costs

Belfast

United Kingdom

561 - 887 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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