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Home part time students - before making your application - You must read the information about programme structure in the course notes below, to make the correct module choices.

The MSc Clinical Skin Integrity and Wound Management offers students a range of wound and skin integrity related modules that appeal to healthcare professionals who want to develop a deeper understanding of chronic wound healing and conditions affecting skin integrity. This programme combines the closely related specialties of wound management and dermatology and is unique.The programme allows flexibility to study related specialist content to broaden student’s clinical expertise which is invaluable in today’s competitive workplace and brings a richness to the overall programme from an inter-professional and intra-professional perspective. 

This programme aims to:

• develop methods of inquiry and skills required to research and advance skin integrity and wound care practice using an in-depth current and relevant evidence base. 

• provide knowledge and understanding to foster the further development of critical, contemporary, evidence based and patient-centred practice in skin integrity and wound care  

• develop a systematic advanced knowledge and understanding of the application of specialist skin integrity practice in the context of multi-professional and inter-professional working in the contemporary healthcare setting.

The normal entry requirements for the programme are:

• A degree in a healthcare discipline (or equivalent) and be registered with a professional and statutory body  

and

• The equivalent of 2 years Full Time post qualifying experience including a minimum of 6 months Full Time (or equivalent) in a substantive speciality post in skin integrity or wound management (primary or secondary care).  

and

• Current clinical experience in a clinical setting with access to patients with chronic wounds / compromised skin integrity.  

Practical skills are assessed through summative in-course assessments in the form of OSCE, written assignments, project plans, clinical audit, and presentations, clinical portfolios, and log diaries

The part-time pathway is for UK & EU practitioners and is designed to be studied alongside full-time employment. Part-time students are expected to study approximately ten hours per week or international students who are studying/residing in the UK on an appropriate visa due to significant commitment to study.

There are 2 intakes to this programme; October or February. Modules are taught throughout the academic year. Students are required to attend all timetabled teaching sessions which are arranged into study blocks usually of 2 – 3 days duration which provides flexibility for part time students to fit study commitments into their busy professional lives.  

Modular Structure 

The award of MSc Skin Integrity and Wound Management requires 180 credits. 

A minimum of 30 credits will be studied from specialist compulsory modules and a minimum of 30 credits from optional specialist modules.

A maximum of 30 credits can be studied from modules of common interest (Optional) with the remaining 60 credits from compulsory core modules.

Part time students can study a maximum of 90 credits per academic year. 

A total of 6 x 30 credit modules will be studied. 

Specialist Compulsory modules (30 credits each)

• Enhancing Skin Integrity Skills 
• Health Technology & Innovation

Optional Specialist modules (30 credits each)

• Lower limb Dermatology
• Mind & Skin

Optional modules common interest (30 credits each)

• Leadership in Practice

Compulsory core modules (30 credits each)

• Evidence Based Practice
• Service Development Project