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Entry requirements

MSc Advanced Practice

You should hold a minimum 2.2 Honours degree (or for older qualifications a Professional Diploma) in a healthcare related discipline. Relevant clinical experience or previous postgraduate qualifications will also be considered as part of the admissions process. In addition, you should be registered with the appropriate statutory regulatory body for your profession (such as the HCPC or NMC).

You must have at least 2 years’ experience of professional practice. This should be post-registration experience and does not include internships.

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Course content

The MSc Advanced Practice is a multi-professional programme accredited by NHS England’s Centre for Advancing Practice.

This programme will develop and enhance the skills you need to become an advanced practitioner, enabling you to work autonomously and flexibly to make complex decisions about how people should be cared for and treated.

The programme will provide you with a sound educational grounding that will encourage critical analysis of literature, documents and policies associated with advanced practice, including professional, legal and ethical issues. It will also prepare you to undertake research, audit and evaluative activities that develop your personal knowledge and expertise to help improve evidence-based patient care across systems.

You will study compulsory and optional modules mapped to the four pillars of advanced practice (Clinical Practice, Education, Leadership and Management and Research). The modules are listed below.

Programme Structure

The MSc Advanced Practice programme can be taken over two or three years of part-time study. The MSc Advanced Clinical Practice requires you to be  working in clinical practice in order to fulfil the learning criteria. The MSc Clinical Practice full-time variant is available for students who are unable to meet the clinical requirements or who wish to study on a full-time basis. Both programmes are delivered at National Qualification Framework (NQF) level 7 (as confirmed against the FHEQ).

NB. Only the MSc Advanced Clinical Practice (2- and 3-year part-time) is accredited by NHS England.

The programme is divided into units of study called ‘modules’ which are assigned a number of ‘credits’. To gain a Master’s qualification, you will need to complete 180 credits at level 7. The credit rating of a module is proportional to the total workload, with one credit being nominally equivalent to 10 hours of work, a 15 credit module being equivalent to 150 hours of work and a full Master’s degree being equivalent to approximately 1,800 hours of work.

It is also possible to exit with a PGCert after completing 60 credits of taught modules or a PGDip after completing 120 credits of taught modules. 

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Contact Days‌

Please note: these timetables are draft and may be subject to change.

The last contact day and assessment deadline for the programme will be earlier than the actual end date of your registration with the University, to allow a period of time at the end of your active studies for further support and mitigation, if needed.

Modules

The modules we outline here provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

Alongside the compulsory modules you are required to study, you will have the opportunity to select from a number of optional modules within our postgraduate taught programmes portfolio. Each module has been chosen for its specific alignment with one of the four pillars of advanced practice.

Workplace supervision

Workplace supervision is essential for healthcare professionals in trainee advanced practice roles. Good quality supervision supports the development of your confidence and capability and your transition to becoming a qualified advanced practitioner, as well as underpinning patient and practitioner safety.

You may need more than one supervisor to meet your needs as you study the four pillars of advanced practice:

• Co-ordinating education supervisor – provides a consistent supervisory relationship throughout your training. They must have an in-depth understanding of your role and speciality.
• Associate workplace supervisors – works alongside the co-ordinating education supervisor to guide your development in a specific area or pillar in which they have expert knowledge.

Trainee advanced practitioners must have a minimum of one hour of scheduled supervision each week. One in four must be with the co-ordinating education supervisor; the reminder can be with associate workplace supervisors.

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Fees

2026/27 entry

Fees are subject to an annual increment each academic year

MSc Advanced Practice

UK fees per year: 

• £6,100pa part-time 2 years, £4,100pa part-time 3 years

Standalone module fees: UK:?£1,200 per 15-credit module

International fees per year:

• £14,450pa part-time 2 years, £9,650pa part-time 3 years

Standalone module fees: International: £2,650 per 15-credit module

MSc Clinical Practice 

• UK: £12,200 full-time 1 year 

Standalone module fees: UK:?£1,200 per 15-credit module

• International: £28,900 full-time 1 year 

Standalone module fees: International: £2,650 per 15-credit module

PgDip Clinical Practice

• UK: £4,100pa part time
• International: £9,650pa part-time

PgCert Clinical Practice

• UK: £4,100
• International: £9,650

Scholarships

The 樱花动漫 offers a wide range of scholarships to support your education, with ?7 million available for international students applying to study with us in the 2026/27 academic year, including our prestigious Exeter Excellence Scholarships. We also provide awards for sport, music and other achievements, as well as regional and partner scholarships with organisations such as Chevening, The Beacon Trust and the British Council. For more information on scholarships and other financial support, please visit our scholarships and bursaries page.

樱花动漫 Alumni Scholarship

We are pleased to offer the 樱花动漫 Alumni Scholarship, a scholarship for 樱花动漫 alumni beginning a standalone postgraduate programme in 2026/27 with us a scholarship worth 20% of the cost of your first year tuition fees.

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Funding

UK government postgraduate loan scheme

UK students studying one or two year variants of this programme may be eligible for a Postgraduate Master’s Loan. More information can be found on the .

Scholarships

Details of scholarships, including our Global Excellence scholarships for international fee paying students, can be found on our dedicated funding page.

Teaching and research

The Clinical Skills Resource Centre.

Our purpose is to deliver transformative education that will help tackle health challenges of national and global importance.

The foundation of our programme is the four pillars of advanced practice:

• Clinical Practice
• Leadership and Management
• Education
• Research

Teaching

This blended course makes use of contemporary education methods such as case-based learning, small group work and development of communities of practice. The core modules are delivered via blended learning, with a combination of face-to-face teaching and learning activities on campus, and online directed activities, webinars and resources. Our teaching is supported by problem-based learning groups where you can explore cases, develop peer support networks and share clinical experiences.

Teaching methods include:

• Masterclasses from highly experienced clinical teachers and researchers
• Small group simulated learning tasks
• Patient case-based discussions
• Practical workshops for clinical skills development
• Interactive e-learning activities
• Opportunities for practice and receiving feedback

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Facilities

The Exeter resource centre is located at the St Luke’s Campus in the Heavitree Hospital site. Facilities include large teaching rooms, models for learning all practical aspects of medicine required in the clinical environment and dedicated communication skills rooms with video capability. We have simulation suites fitted with equipment to run a wide variety of scenarios designed to teach and test students in a safe environment.

The CSRC also contains state-of-the-art electronic patient simulators, mock NHS wards and emergency departments.

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Careers

Who is this course for?

Demand for healthcare services, intensifying workforce pressures and a growing consensus of the vastly untapped potential of Nurses, Midwives and Allied Health Professions has led to the continued growth of the advanced practice agenda within the NHS.

This course is for registered practitioners such as paramedics, nurses, radiographers and other healthcare professionals who aspire to develop and work at an advanced level of practice.

Employer-valued skills this course develops

Develop your advanced level practice, your understanding of professional, legal and ethical issues and your ability to critically analyse literature, documents and policies associated with advanced practice. Undertaking a research project will also help you to undertake research, audit and evaluate activities that develop your personal knowledge and expertise.

Career paths (graduate destinations)

Studying towards advanced practice aims to enable clinicians to practice to their full potential, meeting the healthcare needs of the population through innovative, collaborative and autonomous working. There are a multitude of career opportunities within the advanced practice sphere and these continue to grow on a yearly basis.

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