Overview

If you are an experienced registered nurse, midwife or health professional looking to develop a higher level of knowledge and skills required for specialist and advanced practice, then this course is for you.

The five routes within this programme prepare for a range of people and situations to deliver safe, effective and person-centred care at a higher level of practice. You will explore professional and clinical implications of working as an autonomous practitioner and develop the leadership skills to advance and lead new innovative healthcare services.

Job Prospects

This Advancing Practice course offered at Robert Gordon University recognises the accepted international benchmark for advanced practice and trains you to be highly experienced and educated member of care teams who can diagnose and treat healthcare needs or make a referral to an appropriate specialist.

Accreditation

This course is accredited by the Royal College of Nursing and the Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Contemporary Community Nursing

Advanced Concepts of Improving Health and Wellbeing

Specialist Practice in District Nursing

Professional Contexts In Advancing Practice

Leadership for Advancing Practice

Clinical History Taking and Examination Skills for Advancing Practice

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months
Part-time
- 36 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-07 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-07-10 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-19 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-11-14 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Full-Time 210

Part-Time 180

Delivered

Online

Campus Location

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

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Other requirements

General requirements

The minimum entry requirement for this programme will normally be an honours degree or its equivalent. In addition, because of the work based nature of the programme, all students must be working in clinical practice or sponsored by a Health Board and have access to a practice assessor/practice supervisor.

Tuition Fees

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

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Non-residents

14690 GBP / year

≈ 14690 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

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Citizens or residents

8110 GBP / year

≈ 8110 GBP / year

Additional Details

Part-Time Over 3 years UK/EU

Year 3 £2030

Years 1 & 2 £3040

International

Year 3 £3670

Years 1 & 2 £5510

Funding

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