Overview

About the programme

Nursing research at The Open University UK broadly focuses on: professional education; the quality of nursing and healthcare provision and the experiences and perspectives of nurses, the multidisciplinary team, and patients/service users and carers.

We use a range of methodological approaches in our research including mixed methods, participatory, online and secondary analysis methods.

Key areas of research include the role of online teaching and learning; the recruitment and regulation of nurses; the delivery of care in different settings (e.g. maternity and hospice care) and service users’ and carers’ experiences of living with acute or long-term conditions (e.g. diabetes, mental ill-health and dementia).

Programme Structure

Current/recent research projects:

Experiences of nurse supervisors and assessors
Nursing students in the practice learning environment with identifiable Specific Learning Difference (SpLD) Dyslexia
Students on a distance learning nursing degree
Clinical skills teaching by mentors of student nurses
Application of MOOC as a business tool to improve recruitment of nursing students in higher education
Use of action research to reduce the theory-action gap in nursing.
The influence of registered nurses on nursing students’ learning in the clinical environment
Education and health professionals working together in a school setting
Student nurses’ feedback from mental health service users in practice
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Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 36 months
Part-time
- 72 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-10-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-01-01 00:00:00

Language

English

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

TOEFL^® IBT

87

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Other requirements

General requirements

Entry requirements

Minimum 2:1 undergraduate degree (or equivalent) and an MA or research methods training at MA level (or equivalent). If you are not a UK citizen, you may need to prove your knowledge of English.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Non-residents

12705 GBP / year

≈ 12705 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5006 GBP / year

≈ 5006 GBP / year

Living costs

Milton Keynes

United Kingdom

848 - 1345 GBP / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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