Palliative Medicine for Health Care Professionals (MSc)

In order to be considered for an offer for this programme you will need to meet all of the entry requirements. Your application will not be progressed if the information and evidence listed is not provided.

With your online application you will need to provide:

1. A copy of your degree certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved an undergraduate degree in a relevant subject area such as dentistry, medicine, nursing, occupational therapy, pharmacy or physiotherapy or an equivalent international degree. The programme welcomes applications from paediatric-facing health care settings. If your degree certificate or result is pending, please upload any interim transcripts or provisional certificates. Or, evidence that you are a nurse with the RGN qualification.
2. Evidence that you have current professional registration with the appropriate health professional regulatory body for your chosen health care profession prior to and for the full duration of the programme. Please provide your registration number (if it’s possible to check your status online) or a copy of your certificate of registration.
3. A copy of your IELTS certificate with an overall score of 6.5 with 5.5 in all subskills, or evidence of an accepted equivalent. Please include the date of your expected test if this qualification is pending. If you have alternative acceptable evidence, such as an undergraduate degree studied in the UK, please supply this in place of an IELTS.
4. A reference from your employer to evidence that you currently work in a clinical role including caring for patients with palliative care needs having gained at least 2 years working in a health care setting (this can be any general or specialist health care setting). References should be signed, dated and less than six months old at the time you submit your application.
5. A personal statement which explains why you wish to follow this programme, what benefits you expect to gain from it, and what skills and experience you possess that make you a suitable applicant.

Application Deadline

We allocate places on a first-come, first-served basis, so we recommend you apply as early as possible. Applications normally close at the end of August but may close sooner if all places are filled.

Selection process

We will review your application and if you meet all of the entry requirements, we will make you an offer.

Find out more about English language requirements.

Applicants who require a Student visa to study in the UK must present an acceptable English language qualification in order to meet UKVI (UK Visas and Immigration) requirements.

Criminal convictions

You are not required to complete a DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) check or provide a Certificate of Good Conduct to study this course.

If you are currently subject to any licence condition or monitoring restriction that could affect your ability to successfully complete your studies, you will be required to disclose your criminal record. Conditions include, but are not limited to:

• access to computers or devices that can store images
• use of internet and communication tools/devices
• curfews
• freedom of movement
• contact with people related to Cardiff University.