Overview

Completion of the Critical Care Nursing course at Coventry University may allow you to apply for senior positions within the critical care.

Quick Facts:

Designed for nurses currently working in, or who aspire to work in critical care settings the Critical Care Nursing course provides an opportunity for you to enhance your clinical skills in this specialist field of practice.
The aim of the course is to enable you to develop your knowledge and skills of clinical decision-making in health assessment, treatments and therapies within the critical care environment, in order to enable you to independently lead and manage specialist care provision alongside other health care professionals.
The course incorporates the National Competency Framework Step 3 Competencies for Critical Care Nurses as a core part of the assessment process to ensure that it is in aligned to National Standards for Critical Care Nurse Education.
The clinically relevant nature of the course, which aims to directly develop professional practice skills, enhances potential for gaining advanced positions within the field of critical care nursing. Graduate employability is designed to be increased not only through the enhancement of advanced skills but also by the development of leadership, entrepreneurial and communication skills which allow graduates to contribute to service development and facilitate the professional development of colleagues within the multidisciplinary team.

Programme Structure

Courses include

Advanced Health Assessment Practice

Applied Practice of Critical Care Nursing

Key information

Duration

Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-05-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-05-09 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2025-09-15 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-08-31 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2026-01-20 00:00:00

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Starting 2026-05-19 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-04-14 00:00:00 , International

More details

National: Any applications received after the deadline will be considered at the university's discretion.

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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Credits

60 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Coventry, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Nursing View 190 other Masters in Nursing in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Prospective international students currently working in the UK are able to apply for this course (subject to visa conditions, and meeting additional requirements as specified on the UK entry requirements tab and below). A Student Visa is not suitable for this course. For more information, please contact the International Office.

Applicants must be currently employed within a UK critical care environment and remain in that employment throughout the duration of the course.

Applicants can only do this course with the permission and support of their employers. Applicants must hold a professional registration in nursing and be active on the NMC register.

Applicants will normally have 18 months critical care experience. Applicants with a minimum of 12 months experience will be considered if appropriate evidence of professional development is provided (e.g. completion of CC3N Step Competencies).

Student insurance

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Additional medical costs (i.e. dental)
Repatriation, if something happens to you or your family
Liability
Home contents and baggage
Accidents
Legal aid

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Tuition Fee

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International

6200 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 6200 GBP per year during 12 months.
National

3733 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 3733 GBP per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Coventry

656 - 1057 GBP /month

Living costs

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

Below you will find Master's scholarship opportunities for Critical Care Nursing.

Available Scholarships

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