Healthcare sciences

Deepen your understanding, enhance your skills and take the next step in your career.

Welcome

We are a leading provider of postgraduate education for nursing, midwifery and allied health professionals. Delivered through a mix of self-directed and contact sessions, our programmes are designed to help you meet the challenges of the rapidly changing healthcare environment and to make a valuable contribution to patient care and clinical practice.

Live sessions

School of Healthcare Sciences Admissions Team
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17 March, 12:00 - 14:00
MSc Advanced Practice
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17 March, 12:00 - 14:00
Specialist Community Public Health Nursing +Q&A
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17 March, 12:00 - 12:45

Why you should study with us

Our reputation

We are a leading provider of healthcare education in the UK.

Our academic team

Our programmes benefit from the input of world-renowned researchers and clinicians who are experts in their field.

Our research

Our research is ranked 4th in the UK overall and we are 1st for our research environment (REF 2014).

Our students

Our programmes attract students from across the globe. We work together to share ideas and develop best healthcare practice.

Our facilities

Our high-tech research laboratories and libraries provide the perfect environment for postgraduate study.

Our talks

Non-medical prescribing (PgCert)

Programme manager, Neil Thomas presents our postgraduate certificate programme.

Advanced practice (MSc)

Geinor Bean talks about how you can take your career to the next stage for the benefit of your patients and their families.

Specialist community public health nursing (PgDip)

Programme manager, Amanda Holland provides information about our health visiting programme.

Our postgraduate taught programmes

Course	Qualification	Mode
Advanced practice	MSc	Full time or part time
Non-medical prescribing	PgCert	Part time
Specialist community public health nursing (health visiting)	PgDip	Full time or part time

Our standalone modules

Interested in studying at a more flexible pace?

We offer a diverse range of standalone modules to study at level 6 and level 7.

Find the module for you

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Take a virtual tour of our facilities

Caerleon Simualtion Suite

Our simulation suite mirrors clinical settings allowing students to develop key skills and experience.

Lecture Theatre

Our refurbished lecture theatre hosts large teaching sessions.

Research Centre for Clinical Kineasiology

RCCK contains state-of-the-art equipment for biomechanical and physiological measurement.

Heath Campus Library

Educational resources for our healthcare programmes can be found at our on-site library.

Find out about our research

Our research

We are optimising health and social care across the life course in Wales and beyond, putting people and families at the heart of our research.

Postgraduate research hub in Eastgate House

Our PhD in healthcare sciences

By pursuing research based around your own interests at one of the leading healthcare research departments in the UK, you lay the foundations for a career in which you can make a real difference to healthcare in the wider world.