MSc/PGDip Public Health (District Nursing, Health Visiting or School Nursing)
Key informationYou will combine the latest research and theory with practical work-based learning on these programmes for qualified nurses and midwives. You will learn with expert practitioners and researchers who are leaders in community-based healthcare, enhancing your career and enabling you to contribute to research in the field.Benefits of this courseYou will cover a wide range of areas that influence community-based healthcare, including:public health policy, practice, care delivery and service developmentthe social and cultural perspectives of public health, health and diseasethe role of multi-agency and multi-disciplinary working in relation to public health practiceessential skills and knowledge to practise autonomously and organise and appraise practice and learningcompetency to prescribe from the community practitioner formulary for nurse prescribers.AwardsYou can select to apply for one of the available exit points for this course.Master of Science (MSc)Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip)Graduate Diploma (GDip)Who is this course for?If you are a qualified nurse or midwife and want to develop your career along a specialist community practitioner route, these programmes will give you the skills and knowledge you need.You will back up your commitment to prevention and health promotion with the latest research and evidence-based practice and gain a professionally recognised academic qualification of BSc (Hons), Graduate Diploma or Postgraduate Diploma, the last of which can lead to an MSc.CareerDepending on which practitioner route you follow, on successful completion of this programme, you will be eligible to apply to the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Specialist Practice District Nurse, or to register as a Specialist Community Public Health Nurse if you want to become a health visitor or school nurse.As your career progresses, you could consider roles such as:practice teacherscommunity matronsnurse consultantsManagersprofessional organisation officersinstitution lecturersspecialist roles within district nursing/health visiting/school nursing.
