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Please note this programme is no longer taking applications for 25-26. If you wish to apply for an equivalent programme please visit our new Professional Practice in Health programme page.

The Masters Health and Social Practice programme is suitable for practitioners working in health or social fields to further develop and enhance existing knowledge, skills, understanding, values, behaviours and attitudes within their professional area of practice. The programme will encourage you to build upon previous clinical, educational, or leadership knowledge and experience, and academic learning in relation to key ideas such as the acquisition and uncertainty of knowledge, its ambiguity and limitations, and critical reflective thinking. On successful completion of the programme you will be able to:

  • Critically synthesise theoretical perspectives and disseminate the evidence base for contemporary health and social practice
  • Critically apply reflective theory to your own and others practice
  • Evaluate and explore expertise and act autonomously within your discipline of health and social practice
  • Manage risk assessment to deal with complex situations systematically and creatively within health and social practice
  • Develop and utilise a flexible approach to your practice arena and contextualised within local and national policy and guidelines
  • Demonstrate self-direction and autonomous planning for the development of lifelong learning
  • Critically evaluate health and social practice provision to work effectively as part of the wider team utilising own and others leadership roles

If you want to advance your knowledge, understanding and skills in the areas of health and social practice through Continuous Professional Development (CPD) or as part of Continuous Workforce Development (CWD) this programme, delivered at Northumbria University is an opportunity to study a bespoke and newly developed curriculum specifically for those working in health or social practice. To enter the programme you are required to have a degree at 2:2 or above or equivalent. In addition, certain modules also require appropriate registration as a health or social practice professional with an appropriate licensing board / health department. Other qualifications, equivalent professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be considered on an individual basis. The programme reflects contemporary health and social practice, and you will learn alongside other practitioners from a variety of professional backgrounds. This level 7 programme will enable you to develop understanding of theory related to your field of health or social practice and explore the impact of this within your organisation, team and as an individual situated in practice. It will enable you to enhance your practice at the same time as gaining an award. On completion you will be awarded a MSc Health and Social Practice. (Bracketed Award) (Clinical, Education, or Leadership and Management).  The programme provides a flexible method of study for you to that fits around your health or social practice role.  Its flexible design will enable to step on and off the framework as you progress between points.

Entry Requirements:

To enter the programme you are required to have a degree at 2:2 or above or equivalent and appropriate registration as a health or social practice professional with an appropriate licensing board / health department. Other qualifications, equivalent professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be considered on an individual basis

For applicants who wish to undertake V300 (non-medical prescribing) in their first semester of their Health and Social Practice Framework programme, please click on apply now and choose the application for the correct starting month. Once your application is complete we will contact you in order to confirm whether or not you have been allocated a place. Please note for the January 2024 intake, your application must be complete i.e. with all required documentation, by 20th November 2023 if you wish to undertake V300 (non-medical prescribing) as your first optional module.

To discover more about the Non-Medical Prescribing course requirements please visit the below course pages: 

Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) – Level 6

Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) – Level 7

Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) - Recognition of Prior Learning - Level 6

Non-Medical Prescribing (V300) - Recognition of Prior Learning - Level 7

Course Information

Level of Study
Postgraduate

Mode of Study
1 year Part Time

School
Healthcare and Nursing Sciences

Location
City Campus, Northumbria University

City
Newcastle

Fees
Fee Information

Entry Requirements 2026/27

Standard Entry

Applicants should normally have:

A minimum of a 2:2 honours degree in a relevant subject.

Applicants must be working in health and social practice and hold appropriate registration with a relevant professional body such as the NMC or HCPC, or have a professional qualification relating to their area of practice.

Other qualifications, equivalent professional qualifications and/or relevant work experience will be considered on an individual basis.

The university accepts Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) for entry onto the programme subject to approval by the Programme Leader.

International qualifications:

If you have studied a non UK qualification, you can see how your qualifications compare to the standard entry criteria, by selecting the country that you received the qualification in, from our country pages. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/yourcountry

English language requirements:

International applicants are required to have a minimum overall IELTS (Academic) score of 7 with 7 in each component (or approved equivalent*).

*The university accepts a large number of UK and International Qualifications in place of IELTS.  You can find details of acceptable tests and the required grades you will need in our English Language section. Visit www.northumbria.ac.uk/englishqualifications

Fees and Funding 2026/27 Entry

Full UK Fee: TBC

Tuition fees in the academic year 2027/28* will be £10,050. Fees are set in line with the UK Government's tuition fee cap. The University may increase fees in subsequent years in line with any changes to the tuition fee cap. Increases will be linked to inflation. For example, increases may be linked to RPIX (Retail Price Index excluding mortgage interest payments) Students will be notified of any increase ahead of it taking effect. Student fee loans rise in line with the tuition fees cap.

*if your course is longer than one year


Full International Fee: TBC

This is the tuition fee for your first year of study. You should expect to pay tuition fees for every year of study. The University may increase fees in the second and subsequent years of your course at our discretion in line with any inflationary or other uplift. Students will be notified of any increase ahead of it taking effect.



Scholarships and Discounts

Discover More about Fees, Scholarships and other Funding options available for UK and International applicants.

ADDITIONAL COSTS

There are no Additional Costs

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Our Applicant Services team will be happy to help.  They can be contacted on 0191 406 0901 or by using our Contact Form.

 

All information is accurate at the time of sharing. 

Full time Courses are primarily delivered via on-campus face to face learning but could include elements of online learning. Most courses run as planned and as promoted on our website and via our marketing materials, but if there are any substantial changes (as determined by the Competition and Markets Authority) to a course or there is the potential that course may be withdrawn, we will notify all affected applicants as soon as possible with advice and guidance regarding their options. It is also important to be aware that optional modules listed on course pages may be subject to change depending on uptake numbers each year.  

Contact time is subject to increase or decrease in line with possible restrictions imposed by the government or the University in the interest of maintaining the health and safety and wellbeing of students, staff, and visitors if this is deemed necessary in future.

 

Accessibility and Student Inclusion

Northumbria University is committed to developing an inclusive, diverse and accessible campus and wider University community and are determined to ensure that opportunities we provide are open to all.

We are proud to work in partnership with AccessAble to provide Detailed Access Guides to our buildings and facilities across our City, Coach Lane and London Campuses. A Detailed Access Guide lets you know what access will be like when you visit somewhere. It looks at the route you will use getting in and what is available inside. All guides have Accessibility Symbols that give you a quick overview of what is available, and photographs to show you what to expect. The guides are produced by trained surveyors who visit our campuses annually to ensure you have trusted and accurate information.

You can use Northumbria’s AccessAble Guides anytime to check the accessibility of a building or facility and to plan your routes and journeys. Search by location, building or accessibility feature to find the information you need. 

We are dedicated to helping students who may require additional support during their student journey and offer 1-1 advice and guidance appropriate to individual requirements. If you feel you may need additional support you can find out more about what we offer here where you can also contact us with any questions you may have:

Accessibility support

Student Inclusion support

 

 

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