Healthcare Master's: Enhance your career or embark on your nursing journey

At Southampton, we provide internationally 
renowned programmes that support 
professional development and even help kickstart your healthcare career.

Our research, leadership and management, and professional practice master's each offer you the opportunity to work alongside world-leading researchers at the forefront of advancements in the health sciences. Our students often already work in Nursing, Midwifery, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Podiatry, and Medicine.

Our graduate-entry Nursing programmes are suitable for students from any background who wish to become a qualified adult, child, or mental health nurse. They provide a route to NMC registration and are ranked 3rd in the UK and 13th in the world for Nursing (QS World University Rankings 2025).

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Courses covered under this subject area

MSc Nursing (Adult)
MSc Nursing (Child)
MSc Nursing (MH)
MRes Clin & Hlth Research
MSc Leadership & Management in Health and Social Care
MSc Prof Practical Health Sciences

Graduate-entry Nursing

Our Master’s degrees in Nursing can fast-track you to registration as a registered nurse in just 2 years. We accept applicants with a 2:2 from all degree programmes, and have successful alumni from degrees including Psychology, Biology, English, Fine Art, Ship Science, Business Studies, Accountancy, Law, and Archaeology.

You’ll by taught by experts, learning in our new and state-of-the-art facilities and in the real world on practice placements in varied settings and roles. Depending on your chosen field (Adult, Child, or Mental Health), these could include:
•    Inpatient wards
•    Specialist wards
•    Intensive Care Units 
•    Emergency Departments
•    Outpatients
•    Mother and Baby Units
•    ADHD Assessment clinics

Upon completion, graduates are eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) as a Registered Nurse.

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