To join this course you need a Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing undertaken with registration as an Adult, Children’s or Mental Health nurse. You’ll study part-time while continuing to work in your clinical role.
The dissertation is the only module on this course. It is an opportunity to carry out research that’s directly related to the clinical work you do or a wider service provision you’re involved with.
You can develop your own research question, or your tutor can help you decide on a suitable project.
Teaching
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Year
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Lectures, seminars and feedback
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Self-study
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One
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Approximately 150 hours (25% of total hours). This is mainly project supervision with some lectures, seminars and workshops.
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Approximately 450 hours (75% of total hours) of independent study such as preparing for scheduled sessions, follow-up work, wider reading, and completion of your dissertation.
You are expected to undertake 5-10 hours of self-study per week. This may vary depending on the stage of your project and individual deadlines agreed between yourself and your supervisor.
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Contact time is based on 24 academic weeks, whereas self-study time is based on 31 academic weeks. Typically, one credit equates to 10 hours of work. 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.
Assessment
Your performance will be assessed through coursework
The study time and assessment methods detailed above are typical and give you a good indication of what to expect. However, they may change if the course module changes.
Location
Teaching happens at our Waterloo campus in London, although there is only one compulsory teaching day at the start of the course. The one-to-one sessions can be organised face-to-face with your supervisor, or via Skype or phone if you aren’t based in London.
This course is designed for nurses who want to move into more advanced roles with greater responsibility. It encourages you to use research – your own and that carried out by others – to support your approach to your practice. Your PG Diploma will have given you the confidence to take an evidence-based approach to the care you deliver. Now you can take this one step further, developing research skills and putting them to use in a major project.
You’ll see how the latest research at King’s feeds into improvements in patient care and clinical practice, and how this applies to your work