Master of Clinical Nursing

This coursework Masters allows nurse clinicians to enhance their individual specialty knowledge and competence whilst working in their selected area of specialisation.

Theoretical and practical knowledge will be augmented by a substantial clinical project to enable the development of advanced critical thinking and project writing skills. The course encourages innovative evidence-based practice that will ultimately lead to improved nursing practice.

• Reflect critically on a complex body of nursing knowledge, research principles and methods to demonstrate mastery of clinical nursing in a chosen specialisation.
• Apply cognitive and creative analytical skills to investigate, evaluate and synthesise complex ideas, concepts and theories in authentic clinical nursing care situations relating to a chosen specialisation.
• Apply and model communication and collaboration skills to analyse and design innovative contributions to professional practice.
• Use high level self-management skills to initiate, plan and execute a substantial research-based project.