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Hi I studied biomedical science and graduated last year. I was thinking to do a masters, not sure if to continue it with BMS or nursing course? If I change to nursing, do I have to start from undergraduate or can I do masters in nursing directly being a biomedical science graduate. Can someone please correct me if I’m wrong?

Reply 1

normaw

Volunteer Section Leader, Clearing and Applications Advisor

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by atomic-conventio

You can if you study a pre-registration masters. These are a condensed two-year version of a three-year undergrad course. For example:

https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/course/msc-adult-nursing-pre-registration

Bear in mind that you will be cramming all the required placement hours into two years rather than three so it will be an intense course.

Reply 2

atomic-conventio

Original post

by normaw

You can if you study a pre-registration masters. These are a condensed two-year version of a three-year undergrad course. For example:
https://www.mmu.ac.uk/study/postgraduate/course/msc-adult-nursing-pre-registration
Bear in mind that you will be cramming all the required placement hours into two years rather than three so it will be an intense course.

Thank you I’ll have a look🙏 Do you think it’s worth changing into nursing ?

Reply 3

normaw

Volunteer Section Leader, Clearing and Applications Advisor

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by atomic-conventio

Thank you I’ll have a look🙏 Do you think it’s worth changing into nursing ?

Nursing is worth it if you want a patient-facing role. If you are comfortable communicating with the general public and are ready for the hard work and some unsocial shifts, then it is great career choice. You will need to have some shadowing experience and public-facing work/volunteering experience to apply. Consider volunteering in a special needs school or get a job in a care home to see if a caring profession is for you.

Just to note, SFE classes nursing, midwifery and AHP courses to be exceptions so you could do another undergraduate course and receive both tuition fee and maintenance loans again.