Nursing and Health Care Practice postgraduate courses

Our excellent facilities and hands-on learning techniques will give you a great start towards a rewarding career. Whether you are already employed in health care or looking for a fresh start we have the right course for you.

Many of our courses have been developed in partnership with colleagues, partners and professional bodies from the health care sector to ensure the skills you develop will make a difference to the lives of others every day.

Postgraduate Nursing and Health Care Practice courses

Online courses

Online Nursing and Health Care Practice courses

Professional accreditations and career opportunities

Our MSc Nursing degrees are accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) and approved to the NMC's Future nurse: Standards of proficiency for registered nurses. This professional recognition means you’ll be eligible to register and practice as a nurse or nursing associate when you graduate. Our exceptional employment record shows that our nursing graduates are in high demand and go onto work in a wide variety of clinical settings. In addition, our extensive continuing professional development short courses and modules are available to qualified health care professionals.

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Florence Nightingale Foundation Academy Member

The University of Derby has become the very first Higher Education Institution to join the Florence Nightingale Foundation Academy as a member. 

The Foundation’s principal focus is on improving health, clinical outcomes and patient experience, through building nursing and midwifery leadership capacity and capability. Our Nursing and Midwifery students will therefore have the opportunity to contribute to policy consultations, gain opportunities for elective placements, and enjoy access to leadership programmes including Nightingale Frontline, a peer group coaching service.

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Postgraduate Open Events

Join us at an upcoming on-campus Postgraduate Open Event, where you will get the opportunity to meet our expert academics and find out more about your course.

Next Open Day: Wednesday 27 November, 4pm - 7pm

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Postgraduate student stories

Our postgraduate students share their journey with us and reveal what inspired them to take that next challenging step in their academic career.

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Nurse of the Year - 2021

Gerri Mortimore, Senior Lecturer at the University of Derby, has won the 'Nurse of the Year' Award at the British Journal of Nursing Awards 2021

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