MRes Health and Care (Nursing and Midwifery)

University of Derby

The MRes Health and Care (Nursing and Midwifery) is a one-year, research-intensive master’s degree designed to empower registered nurses and midwives to lead, influence and deliver high-quality research across diverse healthcare settings. Throughout the programme, you will build the advanced knowledge and methodological skills needed to design and conduct impactful studies that directly enhance clinical practice, patient outcomes and service delivery. You will complete a substantial, supervised independent research project, benefiting from the expertise of active healthcare researchers who will support and guide you across your study. This programme is ideal for nurses and midwives who are passionate about evidence-based practice, committed to improving patient care, and motivated to progress towards doctoral study or senior research roles within healthcare organisations. The MRes Health and Care (Nursing and Midwifery) is an accelerated one-year programme throughout which you will undertake four 20-credit modules and one 100 credit Independent Research Project module, totalling 180 credits at level 7. If you decide to leave the programme at the Postgraduate Diploma stage, you can still receive this step-off award by completing the Evidence-Based Health and Care Practice Project (7NU645) and Ethical and Scientific Standards for Health and Care Research (6NU643) modules. These two 20 credit modules replace the Independent Research Project, which is only required for students completing the full master’s degree.

Health Care Practice