Teaching & modules
Modules
Courses are divided into modules. MSc students on this course take modules totalling 180 credits. PG Dip students take modules totalling 120 credits.
Students will normally take 60 credits in each year of the course. Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work.
Required modules
MSc
All students are required to take:
Year 1
- Advanced Assessment Skills for Non-Medical Practitioners (30 credits)
- Developing Advanced Practice, Year 1
- Optional modules (30 credits)
Year 2
- Developing Advanced Practice, Year 2
- Optional modules (60 credits)
Year 3
- Developing Advanced Practice, Year 3
- Quality Improvement Dissertation (60 credits)
PG Dip
All students are required to take:
Year 1
- Advanced Assessment Skills for Non-Medical Practitioners (30 credits)
- Developing Advanced Practice, Year 1
- Optional modules (30 credits)
Year 2
- Developing Advanced Practice, Year 2
- Optional modules (60 credits)
Optional modules
MSc and PG Dip students take a total of 90 credits of optional modules in years 1 & 2, from a range that may typically include:
- Managing Acute Illness in Primary and Urgent Care (15 credits)
- Assessment and Management of Minor Injuries (15 credits)
- Independent and Supplementary Prescribing for Healthcare Professionals (45 credits)
- Principles for Managing Long-Term Conditions (30 credits)
- Applied Pathophysiology in Advanced Practice (15 credits)
- Cardiac Care: Symptoms and Management of Heart Failure (15 credits)
- Diabetes: Principles of Care and Management (30 credits)
- Healthcare Leadership (30 credits)
A range of other options are also available in our Short Courses catalogue. Please check these to determine the study mode and location.
Teaching methods - what to expect
You will spend approximately 25% of your time (approximately 150 hours per year) in scheduled learning and teaching activities, which comprise a combination of lectures, seminars, tutorials, project supervision and workshops. You will also spend approximately 75% of your time (approximately 450 hours per year) undertaking independent study, such as preparing for scheduled sessions, follow-up work, wider reading, and completion of assessment task or revision. This will vary according to the teaching schedule of the optional modules chosen.
We will use a delivery method that will ensure students have a rich, exciting experience from the start. Face to face teaching will be complemented and supported with innovative technology so that students also experience elements of digital learning and assessment.
Course accreditation
The course has been successfully accredited by the National Health Service England (NHSE) Centre for Advancing Practice as meeting the capabilities and standards set out in the NHSE Multi-Professional Framework for Advanced Practice in England and NHSE’s Standards for Education and Training regarding generic advanced practice competencies and skills. Practitioners who graduate with an MSc in Advanced Clinical Practice award can apply to the Centre for an ‘Advanced’ digital badge. Please note, use of a digital badge is not available for students who graduate with a Postgraduate Diploma.
Location
King’s College London is located in the heart of London, across five campuses, Waterloo, Strand, St Thomas’ and Guy’s and Denmark Hill. This course is primarily taught at the King’s College London Waterloo Campus. However, please note that locations are determined by where each module is taught and may vary depending on the optional modules you select.
Assessment
- Coursework
- Examinations
Your performance will be assessed through a combination of coursework and examinations including written assignments, presentations and OSCEs (objective structured clinical examination) as well as practice-based assessments. MSc students are also required to complete a dissertation on a practice-based quality improvement project. All students will also have to complete clinical competency assessments based on the NHS Multi-professional framework for advanced practice 2025.
Application closing date guidance
We encourage you to apply as early as possible so that there is sufficient time for your application to be assessed. We may need to request further information from you during the application process.
January 2026 intake:
We will open applications for January 2026 after September entry has closed. The final application deadlines for this programme are:
- Overseas (international) fee status: 20 October 2025 (23:59 UK time)
- Home fee status: 20 November 2025 (23:59 UK time)
September 2026 intake:
We will open applications for September 2026 after January entry has closed.
Our first application deadline is on 9 March 2026 (23:59 UK time). The final application deadlines for this programme are:
- Overseas (international) fee status: 25 July 2026 (23:59 UK time)
- Home fee status: 25 August 2026 (23:59 UK time)
For all intakes above:
- if the programme is not yet full, we will continue to accept applications until all available places are filled up to the final application deadlines above
- if the programme becomes full before the final application deadlines stated above, we will close the programme to further applications
Key Information
Course type:
Single honours
Delivery mode:
Classroom & Online
Study mode:
Part time
Duration:
MSc: three years (max of six years), PG Dip: two years (max of four years)
Application status:
Open
Start date:
January 2026