Master of Adult Nursing and
Master of Mental Health Nursing
A fast track 2 year course to
obtain Adult or Mental Health
nursing registration with a
Masters degree
The University of Opportunity
Key Information
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All candidates must hold an Honours degree (Bachelor) at 2:2 or above (completed
within the past 5 years). A degree in a science/health related subject will be
advantageous.
Candidates must have a GCSE grade C or above (or equivalent) in Maths and English.
Applicants who are not from the UK are required to have an English Language
Qualification IELTS level score of 7 or above.
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All successful candidates must complete a Recognition of Prior Learning Portfolio +
770 hours practice experience- links for practice experience as paid graduate HCA’s
with local employers if not currently working in health or social care
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This course is fee paying and candidates will need to self fund or get a career loan to
proceed onto it, unless you are seconded by an employer.
The benefits
• Fast track to nursing registration- high levels of
employability
• Career progression with a Masters
• Innovative curriculum design- using cased based learning,
in small groups
• 50%-50% theory and practice
• Practice will be graded
• Support from dedicated tutors in theory and practice
• Specially trained mentors to support students in practice
• Course has been constructed with patients/service users,
practice partners and our students
Course Themes
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The nurse as an empowered practitioner
(competence, leadership, working together,
professionalism)
Developing as a research practitioner
Changing shape of health and social care (public
health, nurses role across health and social care
boundaries)
Human dimensions of care (holistic care,
strengthening the service user voice)
Developed from shape of caring review (2015)
Curriculum design
Year 1 (Generic)
Theoretical foundations of nursing (generic theory 40 credits),
Developing nursing practice (generic practice 40 credits)
Year 2 (Field)
Contemporary adult nursing (field 60 credits) or Contemporary mental
health nursing (field 60 credits)
Shaping adult nursing practice (field 40 credits) or Shaping mental health
nursing practice (field 40 credits)