Nursing Studies MSc (Res)

This postgraduate degree is designed to provide research training in nursing studies and allows you to work on research throughout the year while also taking taught courses that will enhance your research and knowledge.

To successfully complete the MScR, you will need to submit a 20,000 word dissertation in the form of a report of research work.

The programme provides students with an advanced understanding of research design, data collection and data analysis issues in nursing. 

It is designed for qualified practitioners and graduates and enables students to develop their understanding of debates about research, evidence and practice in relation to nursing and related fields.

This research degree provides the opportunity to do a substantial piece of research in an area linked to nursing studies and develop a thorough understanding of research methodology and skills in the process. It enables students to conduct in-depth independent research on a topic of their choice, thereby contributing to the knowledge and evidence base for nursing studies worldwide.

The distinctive features of this degree include:

* integration of generic social science and discipline-specific nursing studies research training and development

* social science approaches to research training in nursing studies

* close links with other disciplines including medicine

Our current and past students have contributed to a range of research areas with nursing and healthcare more broadly. The MScR programme offers the possibility to work with and be supervised by a range of academics across many areas of Nursing Studies, who have international reputations and outstanding publications in their areas of expertise.

Our main areas of research activity and development in Nursing Studies relate to the following groups of research:

* Global Public Health

* Marginalisation and Health

* Acute Critical Trajectories to Recovery and Rehabilitation Experience (ACToRE) 

* Workforce Development

We have expertise in a range of qualitative and quantitative and mixed methods research approaches.