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Master of Science - MSc (PG)

Nursing with Registration as an Adult Nurse MSc (Graduate Entry)

King's College London

(3.9)
294 reviews

Entry requirements

Here's what you will need to get a place on the Nursing with Registration as an Adult Nurse MSc (Graduate Entry) course at King's College London.

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A level

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Tuition fees

LocationFees
England£9,250 per year
Scotland£9,250 per year
Wales£9,250 per year
Northern Ireland£9,250 per year
Channel Islands£9,250 per year

Course summary

What this course is about

UCAS code: B742

Here's what King's College London says about its Nursing with Registration as an Adult Nurse MSc (Graduate Entry) course.

Nursing is about more than caring for patients. Nursing is grasping the importance of policy, exploring clinical leadership and understanding how research influences decision making. By the time you graduate from King’s College London, you’ll have the skills and confidence to kick-start your career as an adult nurse and deliver, develop, lead and research healthcare practice.

This MSc is designed to give you the knowledge you need to begin a rewarding career as an adult nurse, whatever your background. But you’ll need to have some healthcare related experience to join us. Half of your time will be spent gaining practical experience on placements. The other half will be learning from our experts to understand theoretical areas, including care delivery, research principles and clinical leadership.

Key benefits

  • You will be studying at the top nursing faculty in the UK, ranked second in the world (2023 QS World University Rankings).

  • King’s College London offers exciting opportunities with two world-class academic health science centres and renowned teaching hospitals providing general and specialist care.

  • Our courses are delivered by internationally renowned clinicians and academics with a strong focus on promoting evidence-based care and appreciation of translational research.

  • 99 per cent of our graduates find successful employment.

Please see our online prospectus for further details on this programme: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/study/undergraduate

Course details

Qualification

Master of Science - MSc (PG)

Department

Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery

Location

Main Site | London

Duration

2 Years

Study mode

Full-time

Subjects

• Adult nursing

Start date

September 2025

Application deadline

January 29, 2025

King's College London reviews

(3.9)
Based on 294 reviews from King's College London's students and alumni
5 star
38%
4 star
31%
3 star
18%
2 star
10%
1 star
3%
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National Student Survey (NSS) scores

The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.

Here you can see ratings from King's College London students who took the Nursing with Registration as an Adult Nurse MSc (Graduate Entry) course - or another course in the same subject area.

Adult nursing

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How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?

83%

med

How good are teaching staff at explaining things?

90%

med

How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?

78%

med

How often is the course intellectually stimulating?

77%

med

To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?

82%

med

How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?

82%

med

How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?

87%

med

To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?

79%

med

To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?

68%

med

How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?

70%

low

How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?

64%

low

How often does feedback help you to improve your work?

70%

med

How often have you received assessment feedback on time?

95%

high

How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?

56%

low

How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?

66%

low

How well have teaching staff supported your learning?

70%

low

How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?

61%

med

How well organised is your course?

43%

med

How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?

83%

low

How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?

89%

low

How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?

77%

low

How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?

56%

med

To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?

84%

med

To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?

70%

med

How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?

69%

low

During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?

82%

med

How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?

72%

med

My contribution during placement(s) as part of the clinical team was valued.

71%

low

I was given opportunities to meet my required practice learning outcomes / competences.

77%

med

I was allocated placement(s) suitable for my course.

80%

low

I received sufficient preparatory information prior to my placement(s).

52%

low

I received appropriate supervision on placement(s).

74%

med

My practice supervisor(s) understood how my placement(s) related to the broader requirements of my course.

66%

low

Student information

See who's studying at King's College London. These students are taking Nursing with Registration as an Adult Nurse MSc (Graduate Entry) or another course from the same subject area.

Adult nursing
Mode of study
Full-time95%Part-time5%
Gender ratio
Female93%Male7%
Where students come from
International2%UK98%
Student performance
2:1 or above75%
First year dropout rate8%
Number of students805
Most popular A-levels studied
SubjectGrade
BiologyB
PsychologyB
SociologyB
ChemistryB
English LiteratureB
Source: HESA

Graduate prospects

What graduates do next

We have no information about graduates who took Nursing with Registration as an Adult Nurse MSc (Graduate Entry) at King's College London.

Earnings after graduation

Earnings from King's College London graduates who took Nursing with Registration as an Adult Nurse MSc (Graduate Entry) - or another course in the same subject area.

Nursing and midwifery

Earnings

£33.6k

First year after graduation

£36.1k

Third year after graduation

£36.9k

Fifth year after graduation

Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Nursing with Registration as an Adult Nurse MSc (Graduate Entry).

Source: LEO

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree

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