Nursing Practice (Top-Up)
About Nursing Practice (Top-Up)
This Top-Up degree is for qualified nurses (already registered or internationally educated with a valid licence) who want to upgrade their qualification to a full honours degree. It's designed to let you relate theory directly to your clinical practice speciality—whether that's adult, mental health, paediatric, learning disability, or other domains.
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Course Overview
You’ll explore advanced competencies such as critical thinking and clinical decision-making, evidence-based practice, reflective practice, patient-centred care, and safety governance. The programme includes simulation facilities (mock wards, community environments, etc.) to practise relevant skills. A major research project forms the capstone, allowing you to address a healthcare topic you are passionate about and link it to improvements in your own area of practice.Note: This course does not lead to registration with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) if you don’t already hold NMC registration—it’s academic top-up rather than qualifying nursing registration.
Modules
- Keystone Learning for Health Care (20 credits) — critical thinking, academic writing, reflective practice, evidence-based nursing foundations
- Research Methods (20 credits) — skills to design, conduct, and evaluate research relevant to nursing practice
- Graduate Nursing Skills (20 credits) — clinical decision-making, patient-centred care, safety, governance
- Research Project (40 credits) — independent research in a chosen topic relevant to own clinical practice
- Optional module (20 credits) in your area of clinical specialty, such as Adult Nursing Health Assessment, Mental Health Nursing Health Assessment, Learning Disability Nursing Health Assessment, or Paediatric Nursing Health Assessment.
Entry Requirements
- Must be a registered nurse (your home country or equivalent) or hold an equivalent Level-5 Nursing Diploma
- Relevant clinical experience in your nursing field
- English proficiency (e.g. IELTS ~6.0 with no component below ~5.5)
Careers
This degree enhances your academic standing and clinical credibility. It enables you to deepen skills in leadership, clinical supervision, evidence-based practice, and reflective healthcare delivery.
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