Nursing (Palliative Care) - MSc Programme content
Key information
Key information
- Complete full-time over two years. Taken on a part-time basis.
- Blended delivery – on campus and online.
- Six on-campus teaching days. Additional attendance may be required for assessment.
- Modules taught during autumn and spring semesters. You can click here for a schedule of lectures.
- Undertake six modules in Year 1, including two specialist modules in palliative care and therapeutic interventions and two clinical practicum modules.
- As part of the clinical practicum modules, you will complete 500 hours of clinical practice across both semesters.
- Option to exit with a Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing (Palliative Care) at the end of Year 1.
- Students who achieve a minimum QCA grade of 2.00 at the end of year one may progress to the second year for the MSc award.
- Complete a systematic/integrated review at the end of the final semester.
- Modules with (M) beside them can be taken as independent micro-credentials.
You will learn through a blend of
- Lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities
- Reflective practice and guided research
- Regular feedback from faculty and peers
Programme content - Year 1
Core modules
- Health Research Methods and Methodology (M) (NS6036) develops an understanding of the social, political, ethical and personal context of the research process.
- Principles of Palliative Care in Practice (M)(NS6081) examines the philosophy of palliative care and the influence of policy to inform the provision of a quality, person-centred service.
- Clinical Practicum 1 (NS6401) facilitates the consolidation, integration and application of theory within practice.
Books and journal articles needed for the programme will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core modules
- Promoting Quality and Safety in Health Care (M) (NS6038) explores the concept of quality and safety in healthcare in promoting quality patient outcomes.
- Therapeutic Interventions in Palliative Care (M) (NS6072) develops knowledge informing therapeutic interventions in the provision of holistic palliative care.
- Clinical Practicum 2 (NS6402) facilitates the consolidation, integration and application of theory within practice.
Books and journal articles needed for the programme will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Programme content - Year 2
Core module
- Dissertation 1 (NS6004) facilitates students to conduct work on a systematic/integrated review.
Books and journal articles needed for the programme will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
Core module
- Dissertation 2 (NS6005) helps students organise, prepare, and present their final research dissertation.
Books and journal articles needed for the programme will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.
For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s Book of Modules.
