MSc Advanced Professional Practice in Health and Social Care Professions in Plymouth United Kingdom | University of Plymouth

You'll expand your existing knowledge and skills by connecting them to modern literature, theories, and research, then applying these insights to your professional field. Our diverse selection of optional modules, shared across multiple specialized pathways, allows you to customize your education to align with your career needs.
Learn alongside a multidisciplinary group of health and social care professionals, including allied health practitioners, nurses, doctors, and social workers.
Select from specialized modules covering topics like chronic condition management, practice education, and outcome evaluation. Standalone CPD courses, such as injection therapy, are also available. Additional choices can be found within our dedicated pathway programs.
Finish the program in one year through full-time study, or opt for part-time enrollment over two to five years to accommodate work or personal responsibilities. International students can pursue the full-time track with non-clinical assignment options.
Benefit from our blended learning model, which mixes intensive study sessions with online components and in-person instruction, creating space for deeper reflection. Your studies will include lectures, hands-on sessions, seminars, and tutorials.
Our varied assessment methods connect your learning directly to professional practice, helping you build advanced skills through evidence-based case analyses, portfolios, service proposals, and written or oral presentations.
Study under renowned researchers who are leaders in their fields. You'll have opportunities to participate in faculty research groups under the Plymouth Institute of Health and Care Research and collaborate on your own research project with expert guidance.
Select from three qualification levels with flexible scheduling: PgCert (60 credits), PgDip (120 credits), or MSc (180 credits), available both full-time and part-time.
Starting in 2023, Plymouth students can develop their healthcare competencies in the state-of-the-art InterCity Place training facility.