Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (Medical and Surgical Nursing) (not on offer in 2024/25)

Overview

The MSc (Nursing) programme comprising of 7 clinical pathways and is structured into 2 parts that will typically be completed over 2 years, from the date of first registration for the programme (i.e. 60 credits in Part 1 and 30 credits in Part 2).

All students will be registered for a Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing in their First Year and will be registered for a MSc in their Second Year. Students who opt to exit, at the end of the First Year, will be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing upon successful completion and passing modules to the value of 60 credits (applicable to all pathways). 

For AY2024-2025 and onwards, the PG Certificate Nursing (Medical-Surgical Nursing) has been discontinued as an entry route, but is available as an exit route for PG Diploma Nursing (Medical-Surgical) where students successfully complete semester 1 modules:  NU6125, NU6005, NU6053 and a Clinical Practice/Practicum module NU6130 (pass 30 credits).    A student who subsequently wishes to progress to a PG Diploma Nursing (Medical-Surgical Nursing), must complete the programme within 5 academic years from the date of successful completion of the Postgraduate Certificate Examinations, subject to the programme being available.

A student who subsequently wishes to continue progression for the degree of Master must complete the programme within 5 academic years from the date of successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma Examinations, subject to the programme being available.

Note - Recognition of prior learning: Applicants who already have completed a Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing programme to the value to 30 credits will be granted exemptions for these modules in the relevant MSc/Postgraduate Diploma exit pathway (applicable to pathways 3, 8, and 11). 

Note: Students who have successfully completed 30 credits from the Postgraduate Certificate in Nursing (Medical and Surgical Nursing) and transfer into the MSc/Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Programme must take theory modules to the value of 25 credits from NU6070NU6085, and NU6152 and one Clinical Practice/Practicum module to the value of 5 credits (NU6131).

Programme Requirements

For information about modules, module choice, options and credit weightings, please go to Programme Requirements