School of Nursing and Midwifery

MSc Professional Practice in Healthcare (with V300)

MSc Part-time 3 years

This course leverages our strong healthcare partnerships and expert faculty to enhance your clinical skills, support your practice development, and prepare you to apply research and innovation in healthcare settings. It also qualifies registered practitioners as Independent and Supplementary Prescribers (commonly known as the V300) able to provide the knowledge, skills, and training to prescribe safely and competently.

This course leverages our strong healthcare partnerships and expert faculty to enhance your clinical skills, support your practice development, and prepare you to apply research and innovation in healthcare settings. It also qualifies registered practitioners as Independent and Supplementary Prescribers (commonly known as the V300) able to provide the knowledge, skills, and training to prescribe safely and competently.

Award
MSc
Start date(s)
26 April 2027,27 April 2026,24 August 2026,4 January 2027
UCAS Code
Course specifications
Course length
Part-time (3 years)
Campus location
University: Walsall Campus
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Why choose this course?

This course, drawing on the University of Wolverhampton’s excellent partnerships with local healthcare practices and the experience of its lecturers, aims to develop your clinical practice skills and support your work in healthcare settings. We emphasise evaluation and development of your practice and research, encouraging you to reflect on your educational and workplace experiences to inform your work. During your degree, you will demonstrate understanding of research, enquiry and practice techniques along with innovative application of this understanding, making you stand out to employers.

It is for those who have the support of their employer and prescribing or are self-employed, met their professional body’s and the University’s criteria for admission, and are working in a role that requires them to independently prescribe.

What happens on the course?

You will need to be a registered practitioner whose regulatory body (the NMC or HCPC) allows for annotation as an Independent and Supplementary Prescriber (V300).  You should be in a role that requires prescribing, and you will need support from your employer and prescribing leads as part of the admission process.  In year 1 you will undertake a mandatory clinical assessment module and in year 2 a double module covering the essential aspects required for non-medical prescribing, where you will study pharmacology and prescribing practice.  This is taught over 2 semesters (6 months), and you will be required to undertake clinically supervised hours within your field of practice and achieve the competencies within the Royal Pharmaceutical Society Competency Framework for All Prescribers, which is validated by the NMC and HCPC.

You will be supported by our expert team, in a wide range of learning activities, that have been developed to facilitate you to become a critical thinking, independent learner. The modules will prepare you for professional practice with a reflective approach to workplace experiences, prior learning and ongoing work-based learning. Your learning will improve your skills, and transferable qualities to all forms of healthcare employment.

Placements on the course

Placements are not offered on this course.

Employability on the course

Our courses are designed from day one to prepare you for your future career. You will benefit from:

  • Structured learning pathways: courses are crafted with a focus on preparing students for future careers
  • Industry-informed modules: course content is kept up-to-date with industry standards through our industry links, staff's research and work in the field

Course Modules

Additional Information

Everything you need to know about this course!

Location Mode Sep intake Fee May intake Fee Year
Home Part-time £3150 per year £3150 per year 2025-26

These fees relate to new entrants only for the academic year indicated for entry onto the course, any subsequent years of study may be subject to an annual increase, usually in line with inflation.

To access the MSc Professional Practice in Healthcare (with V300) you must be a registered nurse, midwife or allied health professional with at least one years’ post-registration experience.

  • Be working in a clinical area that requires autonomy in performing physical assessment of patients and prescribing medication, evidenced through the PER Form.
  • Provide a signed declaration of good health and character from your employer or sponsoring organisation.
  • Provide evidence of support from employer/manager and the organisation’s Prescribing Lead confirming that your role includes the requirement to independently prescribe medication and that you have access to a prescribing budget.
  • Confirmed defined / protected Advanced Clinical Practice role for the trainee to be moved into on successful completion of the programme.
  • You will also be required to provide details of a named practice assessor who must be a registered healthcare professional with a recognised prescribing qualification. You practice assessor will mentor you and assess your prescribing practice supporting your completion of at least 90 hours prescribing practice.
  • An existing undergraduate degree or postgraduate certificate or above, or alternatively certificated evidence of recent study at Level 6 (within the last 3 years) related to the field of healthcare to ensure ability to study at Masters level.
  • Postgraduate Loyalty Discount:

    You can get 20% discount on a taught postgraduate course if you’re a University of Wolverhampton Graduate.

    The University offers a generous 20% Loyalty Discount to students progressing from an undergraduate programme to a taught postgraduate on-site programme, where both courses are University of Wolverhampton Awards.

    There is no time limit on how long ago you completed your degree as long as this is your first Masters level qualification.

    The discount applies to the first year of enrolment only. Students who receive a loyalty discount are not entitled to any further tuition discount or bursary. For full terms and conditions click here.


    Self-funded:

    If you are paying for the fees yourself then the fees can be paid in 3 instalments: November, January and April. More information can be found by clicking here.


    Sponsored - Your employer, embassy or organisation can pay for your Tuition fees:

    Your employer, embassy or organisation agrees to pay all or part of your tuition fees; the University will refer to them as your sponsor and will invoice them for the appropriate amount.

    We must receive notification of sponsorship in writing as soon as possible, and before enrolment, confirming that the sponsor will pay your tuition fees.


    Financial Hardship:

    Students can apply to the Dennis Turner Opportunity Fund for help with course related costs however this cannot be used for fees or to cover general living costs.


    Charitable Funding:

    You might also want to explore the possibility of funding from charitable trusts. Please contact Association of Charitable Foundations, Directory of Social Change or Family Aid. Most charities and trust funds offer limited bursaries targeted to specific groups of students so you will need to research whether any of them are relevant to your situation.

    You can find more information on the University’s Funding, cost, fee and support pages.

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