Overview

Life expectancy is increasing worldwide, with people living for longer and often with multiple chronic conditions. Palliative care, including rehabilitation and ‘living well’, is increasingly needed in people’s homes and other community settings, as well as in hospices and hospitals.This MSc in Palliative Care: Implementing Best Practice programme offered by University of Hull is designed to address this significant gap. It will enable and empower you, whether you are a health and social care professional, policymaker or researcher, to progress your development, delivery and evaluation of care that facilitates best practice in palliative care and long-term conditions.

This Palliative Care - Implementing Best Practice programme offered by University of Hull is delivered 100% online, allowing you to access our world-renowned, research-led teaching from anywhere in the world. Designed specifically for an online audience, we use a range of interactive activities to support learning, including discussion forums, webinars and online lectures.

Key benefits

Develop the research and personal skills, attributes, and confidence to apply your learning to implement evidence-based palliative care whether your focus is hospital, hospice, or community, regional, national or international

Delivered by some of the world’s leading palliative care experts, who have helped shape clinical guidelines and government policy

Qualification progression routes: PGCert, PGDip and MSc

Build your global network of palliative care professionals and connect with like-minded peers

Study mode is 100% online – you can study anywhere

Flexible study options – full-time or part-time

Most modules are also available as standalone CPD courses

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Programme Structure

Courses include:

Qualitative Research Methods for Palliative Care

Palliative Care Research and Practice

Implementation Science for Palliative Care and Long-term Conditions

Global Palliative Care Development

Development and Evaluation of Complex Interventions

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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-22 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-30 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-08-11 00:00:00 , National

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For Home applicants, we recommend that you apply 6 weeks before the start of the programme.

Language

English

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IELTS

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Hull, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

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General requirements

Applicants must have previous training in a health or social care profession (e.g. graduates of medicine, nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, or social work or other allied health and social care professions), in a science applied to human or organisational behaviour (e.g. graduates of psychology or sociology) or have equivalent professional experience.

Applicants must have a 2.1 degree or equivalent.

All applications will be subject to successful completion of an online interview.

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Tuition Fees

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13440 GBP / year

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Citizens or residents

13440 GBP / year

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Additional Details

PGCert

1 year: £4,480

2 years: £2,240

PGDip

1 year: £8,960

2 years: £4,480

MSc

1 year: £13,440

2 years: £6,720

Funding

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