MSc

MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice

Lead safe, evidence-based care systems with confidence

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24 months36 creditsEnglish

MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice

Overview

Nursing leadership shapes patient outcomes as decisively as clinical skill. This MSc prepares registered nurses and allied health professionals for advanced practice and leadership roles across hospitals, community care and health systems. You will master evidence-based practice, patient safety science, quality improvement methods, workforce leadership and digital health interfaces. The capstone requires an improvement project with baseline, intervention and outcome measurement — the language of modern healthcare transformation. MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice is taught as one award, not a list of unrelated modules. The published length is 24 months, and the credit total is 36. Students move from Advanced Clinical Leadership in Nursing through Advanced Clinical Leadership in Nursing; Evidence-Based Practice & Critical Appraisal; Patient Safety, Quality & Risk Governance; Health Systems, Policy & Interprofessional Care; Quality Improvement Methods (IHI & Lean); Advanced Pathophysiology & Clinical Reasoning, and finish on MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project. Each course has a question, a method, and a submission. In this field, students describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm. Reading is a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. The artefact a marker expects is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. The award is built so that a graduate can do the following in practice: Lead multidisciplinary teams around patient safety and quality goals Appraise and implement evidence into clinical pathways Design QI projects using recognised improvement science methods Teaching assumes the student can read a source, attempt a problem before the seminar, and revise after feedback. Attendance at live seminars is part of the design. The capstone or final course must use the methods of the earlier courses; a project that ignores them does not pass. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. The pages for each course name the topics that are examined. Those topics are the syllabus. A brochure line is not a substitute for them.

Programme content is designed for internationally and UK-registered practitioners seeking postgraduate leadership depth. Local professional registration and clinical scope remain governed by your home regulator; Brigant does not replace clinical registration pathways. Clinical practice placements, when required by employers, remain employer-arranged.

Who This Programme Is For

Registered nurses advancing to charge nurse, CNS or unit leadership roles
Clinical educators and practice development nurses
Healthcare professionals leading quality and safety portfolios
BSc Nursing graduates building postgraduate leadership credentials

Faculty spotlight

Clinical professors with quality-improvement and patient-safety leadership experience supervise capstones; digital health faculty share EHR transformation cases.

How you can study

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On-campus study

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Prefer to learn at our Edinburgh campus? Campus tuition and campus examinations are charged. The published campus price is on each programme page.

✦ Tuition: £9,500 / US$12,000/year
✦ Location: 3 Lady Lawson St, Edinburgh EH3 9DS, United Kingdom
✦ Campus examinations are charged
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What You Will Learn

Lead multidisciplinary teams around patient safety and quality goals
Appraise and implement evidence into clinical pathways
Design QI projects using recognised improvement science methods
Navigate health policy, ethics and professional accountability
Integrate digital health tools without compromising care quality

Curriculum

Term 1 — Clinical Leadership Foundations

Code	Course	Credits · hours
NURS501	Advanced Clinical Leadership in Nursing Advanced Clinical Leadership in Nursing (NURS501) is a 3-credit course on MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Advanced Clinical Leadership in Nursing as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. NURS501-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Advanced Clinical Leadership in Nursing NURS501-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Advanced Clinical Leadership in Nursing NURS501-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Advanced Clinical Leadership in Nursing NURS501-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Advanced Clinical Leadership in Nursing NURS501-M5 · Service design for a named population — Advanced Clinical Leadership in Nursing NURS501-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Advanced Clinical Leadership in Nursing	3 · 30 h
NURS502	Evidence-Based Practice & Critical Appraisal Evidence-Based Practice & Critical Appraisal (NURS502) is a 3-credit course on MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Evidence-Based Practice & Critical Appraisal as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. NURS502-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Evidence-Based Practice & Critical Appraisal NURS502-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Evidence-Based Practice & Critical Appraisal NURS502-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Evidence-Based Practice & Critical Appraisal NURS502-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Evidence-Based Practice & Critical Appraisal NURS502-M5 · Service design for a named population — Evidence-Based Practice & Critical Appraisal NURS502-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Evidence-Based Practice & Critical Appraisal	3 · 30 h
NURS503	Patient Safety, Quality & Risk Governance Patient Safety, Quality & Risk Governance (NURS503) is a 3-credit course on MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Patient Safety, Quality & Risk Governance as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. NURS503-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Patient Safety, Quality & Risk Governance NURS503-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Patient Safety, Quality & Risk Governance NURS503-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Patient Safety, Quality & Risk Governance NURS503-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Patient Safety, Quality & Risk Governance NURS503-M5 · Service design for a named population — Patient Safety, Quality & Risk Governance NURS503-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Patient Safety, Quality & Risk Governance	3 · 30 h
NURS504	Health Systems, Policy & Interprofessional Care Health Systems, Policy & Interprofessional Care (NURS504) is a 3-credit course on MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Health Systems, Policy & Interprofessional Care as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. NURS504-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Health Systems, Policy & Interprofessional Care NURS504-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Health Systems, Policy & Interprofessional Care NURS504-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Health Systems, Policy & Interprofessional Care NURS504-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Health Systems, Policy & Interprofessional Care NURS504-M5 · Service design for a named population — Health Systems, Policy & Interprofessional Care NURS504-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Health Systems, Policy & Interprofessional Care	3 · 30 h

Term 2 — Improvement Science & Practice

Code	Course	Credits · hours
NURS505	Quality Improvement Methods (IHI & Lean) Quality Improvement Methods (IHI & Lean) (NURS505) is a 3-credit course on MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Quality Improvement Methods (IHI & Lean) as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. NURS505-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Quality Improvement Methods (IHI & Lean) NURS505-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Quality Improvement Methods (IHI & Lean) NURS505-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Quality Improvement Methods (IHI & Lean) NURS505-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Quality Improvement Methods (IHI & Lean) NURS505-M5 · Service design for a named population — Quality Improvement Methods (IHI & Lean) NURS505-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Quality Improvement Methods (IHI & Lean)	3 · 30 h
NURS506	Advanced Pathophysiology & Clinical Reasoning Advanced Pathophysiology & Clinical Reasoning (NURS506) is a 3-credit course on MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Advanced Pathophysiology & Clinical Reasoning as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. NURS506-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Advanced Pathophysiology & Clinical Reasoning NURS506-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Advanced Pathophysiology & Clinical Reasoning NURS506-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Advanced Pathophysiology & Clinical Reasoning NURS506-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Advanced Pathophysiology & Clinical Reasoning NURS506-M5 · Service design for a named population — Advanced Pathophysiology & Clinical Reasoning NURS506-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Advanced Pathophysiology & Clinical Reasoning	3 · 30 h
NURS507	Workforce, Mentorship & Professional Development Workforce, Mentorship & Professional Development (NURS507) is a 3-credit course on MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Workforce, Mentorship & Professional Development as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. NURS507-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Workforce, Mentorship & Professional Development NURS507-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Workforce, Mentorship & Professional Development NURS507-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Workforce, Mentorship & Professional Development NURS507-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Workforce, Mentorship & Professional Development NURS507-M5 · Service design for a named population — Workforce, Mentorship & Professional Development NURS507-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Workforce, Mentorship & Professional Development	3 · 30 h
NURS508	Digital Health, Informatics & Virtual Care Digital Health, Informatics & Virtual Care (NURS508) is a 3-credit course on MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Digital Health, Informatics & Virtual Care as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. NURS508-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Digital Health, Informatics & Virtual Care NURS508-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Digital Health, Informatics & Virtual Care NURS508-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Digital Health, Informatics & Virtual Care NURS508-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Digital Health, Informatics & Virtual Care NURS508-M5 · Service design for a named population — Digital Health, Informatics & Virtual Care NURS508-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Digital Health, Informatics & Virtual Care	3 · 30 h

Term 3 — Scholarship & Capstone

Code	Course	Credits · hours
NURS601	Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability (NURS601) is a 3-credit course on MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence. NURS601-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability NURS601-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability NURS601-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability NURS601-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability NURS601-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability NURS601-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability	3 · 30 h
NURS602	Research Methods for Advanced Practice Research Methods for Advanced Practice (NURS602) is a 3-credit course on MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Research Methods for Advanced Practice as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. NURS602-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Research Methods for Advanced Practice NURS602-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Research Methods for Advanced Practice NURS602-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Research Methods for Advanced Practice NURS602-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Research Methods for Advanced Practice NURS602-M5 · Service design for a named population — Research Methods for Advanced Practice NURS602-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Research Methods for Advanced Practice	3 · 30 h
NURS603	MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project (NURS603) is a 6-credit course on MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession. NURS603-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project NURS603-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project NURS603-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project NURS603-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project NURS603-M5 · Service design for a named population — MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project NURS603-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project	6 · 60 h

Code

Course

Credits · hours

NURS601

Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability

Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability (NURS601) is a 3-credit course on MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can read a set of figures, build a small case, and state which assumption moves the result, using Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses financial statements, a recognition note, and a risk report. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a recommendation that separates the decision, the numbers, and the risk. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer an accounting, audit, or financial-services licence.

NURS601-M1 · Statements: income, position, and cash — Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability
NURS601-M2 · Recognition, ratios, and what the numbers cannot show — Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability
NURS601-M3 · Cash flows, discount rates, and sensitivity — Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability
NURS601-M4 · Market, credit, and operating risk — Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability
NURS601-M5 · Controls, exceptions, and reporting — Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability
NURS601-M6 · An investment or operating recommendation — Ethics, Law & Professional Accountability

3 · 30 h

NURS602

Research Methods for Advanced Practice

Research Methods for Advanced Practice (NURS602) is a 3-credit course on MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice, with 30 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using Research Methods for Advanced Practice as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession.

NURS602-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — Research Methods for Advanced Practice
NURS602-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — Research Methods for Advanced Practice
NURS602-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — Research Methods for Advanced Practice
NURS602-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — Research Methods for Advanced Practice
NURS602-M5 · Service design for a named population — Research Methods for Advanced Practice
NURS602-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — Research Methods for Advanced Practice

3 · 30 h

NURS603

MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project

MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project (NURS603) is a 6-credit course on MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice, with 60 notional learning hours. By the end, students can describe how people, records, and decisions move through one service, and separate cause from harm, using MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project as the working context rather than a generic management example. The course is taught in three movements. First, students establish the terms and the decision the course is about. Second, they apply the method to a case, dataset, text, or design and compare it with a weaker alternative. Third, they revise the work after feedback and state what the conclusion cannot support. Preparation uses a pathway description, an incident summary, and an information standard. Seminar time is for the decision, not for reading the materials aloud. Assessment is a brief a service manager could use, with the evidence attached. A pass requires a clear method, evidence a marker can check, and an explicit limit. Credit is not awarded for summary alone. This course does not confer a licence to practise nursing, medicine, or any other clinical profession.

NURS603-M1 · Pathway, payment, records, and the bottleneck — MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project
NURS603-M2 · Incident, harm, cause, and the change that prevents a repeat — MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project
NURS603-M3 · Indicators, privacy, and misuse of a report — MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project
NURS603-M4 · Quality, safety, and the limit of the data — MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project
NURS603-M5 · Service design for a named population — MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project
NURS603-M6 · A service or informatics brief with evidence and a recommendation — MSc Nursing Leadership Capstone Project

6 · 60 h

Career Paths

Nurse Unit Manager / Charge Nurse Leader
Clinical Nurse Specialist pathway
Quality & Patient Safety Lead
Practice Development / Education Lead
Director of Nursing track

Programme Highlights

IHI-aligned quality improvement methods
Patient safety and risk governance core
Workplace-embedded improvement capstone
Digital health interface for modern care

Assessment

Modules are assessed through a published mix of coursework, applied projects, and examinations. Exam windows are announced in advance so students in other time zones are not forced into overnight sittings. Alternative arrangements are available where documented.

Admission requirements

Academic entry

Bachelor's degree in nursing or healthcare and professional registration (or equivalent professional standing)

English language

English proficiency: IELTS 5.5, TOEFL 46, or equivalent

Documents

Statement of Purpose (500 words) describing leadership and practice goals
Two professional references (preferably clinical supervisors)
Current CV detailing clinical and leadership experience

Programme questions

How long is the MSc Nursing Leadership & Advanced Practice?

The published duration is 24 months. Teaching language: English. Actual time-to-complete depends on mode and any recognised prior learning.

Can I study this from my country?

You may study this award fully online from your country, or — where published — on campus at Brigant. Online study does not require a student visa. Campus study may.

What does it cost?

Degree tuition for this award is published as £0 / tuition-free on the online pathway. Examination or administrative fees may apply at checkout — never an annual tuition invoice. Check the Fees page for any extras.

What are the entry requirements?

Requirements are grouped on this page (academic, English, documents). Equivalent qualifications are considered. English may be waived after prior English-medium study.

How is the programme assessed?

Assessment is typically a mix of coursework, projects, and examinations. Doctoral awards include a thesis or dissertation and an oral examination. Details sit in the programme specification and module outlines.

Will this award be recognised where I live?

Recognition of the award for local employment, professional licence, or ministry attestation is decided by your employer or regulator. University of Brigant publishes verification pages for certificates. We do not claim automatic equivalence in every country.

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