Online Advanced Practice Cancer Care Degree :: Accredited Universities

Similar to our MSc Advanced Practice course, this part-time route allows you to apply advanced practice to the specialisation of cancer care.

For a qualified nurse currently working in cancer care, this course provides the opportunity to take the next step to an advanced career role. You'll gain an in depth understanding of the theoretical knowledge and practical skills you need to practice at an advanced level, as well as the ability to critically appraise relevant health and social policy.

You'll also acquire the knowledge and skills you need to address ethical and professional issues, such as the multi-dimensional needs of patients and their families, the interdependent roles of the multi-professional team within cancer care, and the philosophical and methodological underpinning of research applied to cancer care practice.

As a graduate, you'll enjoy increased employment opportunities in the nursing profession.

You'll develop a combination of theoretical and practical skills in this course, including critical thinking when considering the issues associated with practice, knowledge and application of research methods and their application, and efficient approaches to time management, prioritisation and workload planning. You will also learn to recognise and manage the personal stresses of the profession, and become proficient in the use of the latest technologies in the practice of your role.

Entry Requirements

The entry requirement for this course is a UK degree . We look for applicants to have a background in Professionals caring for the public in order to be eligible for the programme.
We may also consider lesser qualifications if you have sufficient relevant work experience within the industry.
If English is not your first language, it is usually required that you sit an English language test in order to gain entry onto our postgraduate programmes. This course requires the standard IELTS 6.0 with no individual component score of less than 5.5 or equivalent.

Other Fees

Home/EU Dissertation: £350

Overseas Dissertation: £1080

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The UWS (University of the West of Scotland) MSc Advancing Practice is a flexible programme focused on practice and is delivered online. Overall the programme aims to facilitate healthcare professionals to achieve a qualification that is contemporary, relevant to practice and equips them with the knowledge and skills to transform practice.

This programme offers four pathway Awards in Advanced Clinical Practice, Nursing, Cancer and Palliative Care and Care and Practice Improvement. The programme is relevant to all healthcare professionals and allows students to focus their learning on their own area of practice.

In recent years a key focus within the NHS has been patient safety and with reports such as The Francis Enquiry (Francis, 2013) fuelling this issue, practice improvement has become a major theme in clinical practice. The MSc Advancing Practice embraces this theme as central to the programme. The two core modules, Quality Improvement in Healthcare and Knowledge Into Action, along with the Improvement Project Dissertation, focus student learning and development of skills on practice improvement methodology to enable them to make a significant contribution to improving practice and providing quality care.

Entry Requirements

Applicants should normally have a first degree.

Applicants with substantial professional experience may also be considered.

Students who have already gained an award of PgCert or PgDip in a related discipline may be eligible for credit transfer into this course.

Other Fees

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f you are a healthcare professional, this course gives you the knowledge and expertise to develop as a specialist prostate cancer practitioner. Through a combination of online learning and taught study days you learn how to provide, promote and develop high standards of care.

The PgCert stage focuses on developing your clinical knowledge and skills. The prostate cancer module gives you an in-depth understanding of managing the stages of the disease including • the physical and psychosocial impact • treatment • the needs of those affected • how these needs can be addressed.

As advanced communication is essential to your clinical role, you take one of two modules on the subject. This helps you develop your knowledge of the concepts underpinning advanced communication strategies used in practice. If you choose to take the advanced communication skills in practice module, you have the opportunity to practice your communication skills during intensive role play, the key learning approach.

During the PgDip stage you develop your understanding of the wider specialist and advanced practice role in areas such as • leadership • peer support • education • service development and improvement.

You also expand your knowledge of high risk or high priority areas in practice including • care of African Caribbean men • needs relating to sexual function • survivorship • end of life care.

This stage of the course also prepares you for undertaking research by improving your understanding of research methods and helping you develop a research question for investigation.

In the final MSc stage you research a specific area of interest relevant to your professional role and priorities in practice. This enables you to specialise in your chosen topic, develop expertise and potentially influence practice or policy.

Throughout your studies you are encouraged to reflect on your role as

• an ambassador for your patients and their families
• a peer supporter for other healthcare professionals involved in caring for people affected by the disease
• an educator

You also evaluate your own practice and the practice of others to help you develop ideas for service improvement within your practice and workplace.

Entry Requirements

You need a degree or a higher diploma level professionally recognised qualification in a related healthcare subject such as nursing or radiotherapy and oncology.

A significant part of your current work should focus on the care of those affected by prostate cancer. The course is specifically designed for individuals working within or towards a specialist practice role in prostate cancer care.

If English is not your first language you need an IETS score of 6.5 with a minimum of 5.5 in all skills.

Other Fees

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