Should I go for it?

Hi everyone!

Ok so here’s my dilemma. I’ve been given the opportunity to study for an MSc in Adult Nursing at Leeds University, whilst I do have a degree, and technically qualify for the entry criteria, it is nothing related to healthcare (Business Studies). So now. I am wondering whether I will be too out of my depth and should stick to the BSc (which I hold an offer for).

Has anybody else done anything similar? How intense are MSc courses?

Thanks

I got onto the two year masters but decided to do the bsc instead.
I've met a couple of msc students along the way and they've said it's not too bad. I always assumed having three years crammed into two would make it quite intense which is what put me off as I had no health care experience (I have a degree in psychology) but apparently it doesn't feel like that.
If you have no health care experience then you may struggle with placements initially as you go out earlier on than bsc but it depends on how you adapt.
On my first placement I met a girl on the msc also on her first placement and she also had no health care experience but she felt the staff expected more of her with her being a masters student.
I don't think you'd struggle academically though as the theory isn't all that different.
I don't regret my choice but if I could go back I would probably have done the msc, mainly because I would have qualified last month haha.
As a result of my choice I'm in my sixth year of university and feel like I just want to start working now.
At my uni the msc starts in January and finishes in January so they start 4 months later than bsc and finish 6 months earlier. Not a bad deal I would say



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Thanks, that's really helpful. Well I would be doing a 3 year msc course, as the first year is at bsc level. So hopefully that would ease me into it a little bit.

I kind of feel if I do the msc that it will help me make up for lost time (as like you I will be doing a total of 7 years at uni - my first degree was a 4 year one) so I will want to get moving on up the career ladder as soon as I can really.

Its interesting to hear that both bsc and msc placements could be in the same place, so it's likely the placement experience will be very similar. I just hope it also has the same amount of variety in modules, from the sounds of it a lot of the msc course is leadership/management based.