Overview

This master’s in acute medicine not only enhances your ability to provide quality acute care but also significantly contributes to career advancement, positively impacting health outcomes and high levels of patient satisfaction.

Acute medicine, closely linked to emergency medicine, critical care and general medicine, is a rapidly expanding hospital-based specialty. Professionals in this field, including physicians, nurses, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, pharmacists and radiographers, must stay up to date with the latest guidelines for managing acutely ill patients.

Key Facts

The Acute Medicine (Online) at Learna - Diploma MSc is aligned with evidence-based, protocol-driven practice, optimising acute delivery. Our Acute Medicine MSc has been approved by the Royal College of Physicians of the United Kingdom (RCP), enabling graduates of this programme to receive CPD points as accredited by the RCP.

In addition to modules on acute neurological disorders and stroke, sepsis, respiratory and cardiovascular emergencies and many more important topics, our master’s in acute medicine includes an independent research project in year 2. This research is integral to your learning experience, allowing you to develop critical research skills and contribute to the growing body of knowledge and improvements in acute care.

Programme Structure

Courses included:

Respiratory and Cardiovascular Emergencies

Diabetes and Endocrine Emergencies

Gastroenterological Emergencies

Acute Neurological Disorders and Stroke

Acute Renal, Metabolic and Toxicological Emergencies

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 24 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-04-13 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-10 00:00:00
Starting 2026-09-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.
Starting 2027-03-09 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-06 00:00:00

More details

April intake only for MSc Year 2

Language

English

IELTS

Prepare for Your English Test

Cathoven AI IELTS Preparation

Learn your IELTS Score

AI-powered IELTS feedback. Clear, actionable, and tailored to boost your writing & speaking score. No credit card or upfront payment required.

Trusted by 300k learners
98 accuracy using real exam data
4.9/5 student rating

Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Proactive tutoring and support
Individual work/assignments (with online group discussions)

Campus Location

Wales, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Medicine Health Administration Health Sciences View 277 other Masters in Health Sciences in United Kingdom

Join for free or log in to access our complete career info list.

Academic requirements

GPA

First Class

English requirements

IELTS

Prepare for Your English Test

Cathoven AI IELTS Preparation

Learn your IELTS Score

AI-powered IELTS feedback. Clear, actionable, and tailored to boost your writing & speaking score. No credit card or upfront payment required.

Trusted by 300k learners
98 accuracy using real exam data
4.9/5 student rating

Other requirements

General requirements

Since our courses are conducted entirely online, they are accessible to both UK and international registered healthcare professionals.
Applicants will typically hold a first degree or equivalent (including international qualifications) in a relevant professional healthcare field, such as a medical or nursing degree.
Registered healthcare professionals without these recognised qualifications will be considered on an individual basis and a wide range of prior experience may be taken into account. In some cases, applicants may be asked to submit a piece of work for assessment in order to confirm that they are able to work comfortably at postgraduate level, and demonstrate the requisite clinical and professional knowledge.

Tuition Fees

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

International Applies to you

Applies to you

Non-residents

4750 GBP / year

≈ 4750 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

4750 GBP / year

≈ 4750 GBP / year

Funding

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

Win a €10000 Scholarship! Deadline: 30 June 2020

Embark on your journey with the Studyportals Scholarship! We're giving away a total of 20,000 euros to help you achieve your dream of studying abroad.

In order for us to give you accurate scholarship information, we ask that you please confirm a few details and create an account with us.

Scholarships Information

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Acute Medicine (Online).

Available Scholarships

You are eligible to apply for these scholarships but a selection process will still be applied by the provider.

On this page

About

Overview

Key Facts

Programme Structure

Key information

Duration

Start dates & application deadlines

Language

Prepare for Your English Test

Credits

Delivered

Campus Location

Disciplines

What students do after studying

Academic requirements

English requirements

Prepare for Your English Test

Other requirements

General requirements

Tuition Fees

International Applies to you

Domestic Applies to you

Funding

Scholarships Information

Available Scholarships

Our partners