Objectives and competences

The main aim of the Master's Degree in Advanced Nursing Clinical Practice is to provide specialised training and update knowledge so that students gain advanced clinical and research competences. On completion of the master's degree, nursing professionals will have learnt skills to improve current nursing care practices on the basis of scientific evidence, and to create new, specialised knowledge in nursing of cancer and chronic disease patients.

The Master's Degree in Advanced Nursing Clinical Practice is part of the internationalization project for the Master's Degree in Healthcare and the national diploma in Advanced Nursing Practice, within the Parcours international en Sciences infirmières - Pratique avancée et Master Santé, conducted by Aix-Marseille University. Six universities in France, Spain, Canada and the United States are part of this project, with the aim of promoting international connections and collaboration in training, innovation and research in advanced nursing practice.

Basic information

TypeMaster's degree
Faculty or schoolFaculty of Nursing
Branch of knowledge
  • Nursing
Mode of delivery
  • Face-to-face
Credits60
Number of places available40
Length of course1 academic year
Language(s) of instruction40 % Catalan - 40 % Spanish - 20 % English
Approximate price per credit27.67 euros per credit (82 euros for students who are not EU nationals and do not currently reside in Spain). Fees for the academic year 2023-2024
CoordinationANNA MARTA FALCO PEGUEROLES
E-mailalbapolicarpo@ub.edu
Course detailsIndicators
Open pre-enrolmentYes
Open enrolmentNo
Lead to doctoral studiesYes
Admission for applicants not holding a degree qualificationNo
Bridging coursesNo
Specializations
  • Cancer
  • Cardiologia
  • Chronicity
  • Dolor
  • Ferides Cròniques i Complexes
  • Neurology
  • Open Pathway

Objectives and competences

Objectives


  • To acquire a solid knowledge base and skills for making complex decisions in advanced nursing practice. 

  • To acquire solid theoretical and methodological training based on evidence, clinical leadership and research. 

  • To be able to use basic qualitative, quantitative and fieldwork tools and techniques to address issues in professional practice. 

  • To be able to apply theoretical, methodological and technical knowledge in order to acquire the competences associated with advanced nursing clinical practice. 

  • To acquire practical experience in analysing and preparing projects in order to work in networks and interdisciplinary teams in the field of advanced nursing practice. 

Competences

Learning competences 




  • Sustainability. Capacity to foment critical analysis and reflection to provide answers for addressing global change, in a framework of sustainability and social justice. 

  • Capacity to demonstrate a commitment to ethical practice. Critical attitude and self-criticism towards professional ethics, moral values, and the social implications of the different activities carried out. 

  • Ability to work as part of a team. Ability to work as part of a team in the design, management and planning of projects and collective challenges within the framework of advanced nursing practice, maintaining close relationships with all stakeholders and providing solutions to any problems that may arise. 

  • Capacity for learning and responsibility. Ability to engage in independent learning, based on the capacity for analysis, synthesis, global perspectives, and application of knowledge to practice, as well as the ability to make decisions and adapt to new situations. 

  • Creative and entrepreneurial skills. Ability to formulate, design and manage projects by integrating knowledge, technologies and approaches that contribute to the transition towards more equitable realities. 

  • Gender perspective. Ability to integrate the gender perspective on the basis of cultural, social, economic, historical and political considerations, understanding the social inequalities that arise at different levels of analysis. 



 



Professional competences 




  • Ability to apply leadership in coordinating between different healthcare providers and stakeholders for the organization and planning of nursing care. 

  • Ability to demonstrate knowledge of the culture of safety and quality of patient care. 

  • Ability to carry out advanced nursing clinical practice in the different specializations. 

Access and admission

Applicant profile and access requirements

Recommended applicant profile

Bachelor's degrees and/or holders of pre-EHEA diplomas in nursing who meet the following requirements:
  • Knowledge and skills to care for people in different stages of the life cycle, and particularly in healthcare areas that are related to the specialisations in the master's degree.
  • Interest in gaining research skills in advanced clinical practice in nursing in general, and in cancer and chronic disease in particular.
  • Previous experience in the presentation of communications and scientific publications.
  • Reading and comprehension skills in the English language.

Access requirements and conditions

General requirements
In accordance with Article 16 of Royal Decree 1393/2007, of 29 October, students wishing to be admitted to a university master's degree must hold one of the following qualifications:

  • Official Spanish university degree.

  • A degree issued by a higher education institution within the European Higher Education Area framework that authorizes the holder to access university master's degree courses in the country of issue.

  • A qualification issued by an institution outside the framework of the European Higher Education Area. In this case, applicants must request homologation of the degree to its equivalent official Spanish university qualification or obtain express approval from the University of Barcelona, which will conduct a study of equivalence to ensure that the degree is of a comparable level to an official Spanish university qualification and that it grants access to university master's degree study in the country of issue. Admission shall not, in any case, imply that prior qualifications have been recognized as equivalent to a Spanish master's degree and does not confer recognition for any purposes other than that of admission to the master's degree course.

Specific requirements
Bachelor's degree or pre-EHEA diploma in nursing or an equivalent qualification.

Pre-enrolment

Calendar

First period: 4 March - 4 June 2024.
Notification of resolutions: 6 June.

Notes:

  • Pre-enrolment fee: A pre-enrolment fee of 30,21 euros is charged. Students who apply to more than one master's degree must pay the fee for each pre-enrolment request. Pre-enrolment requests cannot be processed until this fee has been paid.Fees will only be refunded if the master's degree in question is suspended.
  • Reserved places: A maximum of 5% of the new places of the master's degree are reserved for students who meet the general and specific access requirements and accredit the recognition of a degree of disability equal to or greater than 33%.

Required documentation

Selection criteria

  • Previous skills and knowledge in the specific area of knowledge of the master's specialisations, assessed on the basis of the applicant's CV and corresponding certificates for courses, conferences, publications, etc.: 25%.
  • Professional experience in the master's degree specialization areas of nursing care: 20%.
  • Academic transcript, with the grade point average for basic and subsequent training: 40%.
  • Reading and comprehension skills in the English language (certification at level B1 or higher): 15%.
  • Personal interview, when necessary, to clarify aspects of the above points.

Notification

Enrolment

As a general rule, at the UB you will be required to enrol online. Remember that you can lose your place if you do not enrol on the day you have been assigned

Course curriculum

Subjects and course plans

Distribution of credits

Type ECTS
Compulsory 24
Optional 18
Compulsory placements 0
Compulsory final project 18
TOTAL 60

List of subjects

Subject Type Language Credits
Specialization: Cancer
Analytical Methods and Instruments in Qualitative Research Compulsory 1st semester 3
Analytical Methods and Instruments in Quantitative Research Compulsory 1st semester 6
Cancer: Strategies and Health Policies Optional 1st semester 3
Care Quality and Patient Safety Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Clinical and Professional Leadership Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Clinical Bioethics and Decision-Making Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Evidence-Based Practice Compulsory 1st semester 3
Final Project Compulsory 2nd semester 18
Hereditary Cancer and Genetic Counselling Optional 2nd semester 3
Integration of Advanced Nursing Practice and Case Management in the Public Health System Compulsory 1st semester 3
Managing Clinical Trials Optional 2nd semester 3
New Oncology Care Needs Oncogeriatrics and Survival Optional 1st semester 3
Organization of Multidisciplinary Care in Cancer Optional 2nd semester 3
Principles and Skills of Advanced Practice Compulsory 1st semester 3
Specialization: Cardiologia
Analytical Methods and Instruments in Qualitative Research Compulsory 1st semester 3
Analytical Methods and Instruments in Quantitative Research Compulsory 1st semester 6
Cardiologia Aguda i Crònica Complexa Optional 1st semester 3
Care Quality and Patient Safety Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Clinical and Professional Leadership Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Clinical Bioethics and Decision-Making Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Evidence-Based Practice Compulsory 1st semester 3
Final Project Compulsory 2nd semester 18
Integration of Advanced Nursing Practice and Case Management in the Public Health System Compulsory 1st semester 3
Organització Multidisciplinar en Cardiologia Optional 2nd semester 3
Política Sanitària i Estratègies en Cardiologia Optional 1st semester 3
PREMS, PROMS i Qualitat de Vida Optional 2nd semester 3
Principles and Skills of Advanced Practice Compulsory 1st semester 3
Promoció de la Salut en la Pràctica Avançada Optional 2nd semester 3
Specialization: Chronicity
Abordatge Integral Malaltia Crònica Pronòstic de Vida Limitat Optional 2nd semester 3
Analytical Methods and Instruments in Qualitative Research Compulsory 1st semester 3
Analytical Methods and Instruments in Quantitative Research Compulsory 1st semester 6
Care Quality and Patient Safety Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Clinical and Professional Leadership Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Clinical Bioethics and Decision-Making Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Evaluation of Chronicity and Quality of Life Optional 1st semester 3
Evidence-Based Practice Compulsory 1st semester 3
Final Project Compulsory 2nd semester 18
Healthy Ageing Optional 1st semester 3
Integration of Advanced Nursing Practice and Case Management in the Public Health System Compulsory 1st semester 3
Organization of Multidisciplinary Care in Chronic Conditions Optional 2nd semester 3
Principles and Skills of Advanced Practice Compulsory 1st semester 3
Social Policy, Health and Economics of Chronic Conditions and Dependence Optional 1st semester 3
Specialization: Dolor
Analytical Methods and Instruments in Qualitative Research Compulsory 1st semester 3
Analytical Methods and Instruments in Quantitative Research Compulsory 1st semester 6
Bases i Fonaments del Dolor Optional 1st semester 3
Care Quality and Patient Safety Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Clinical and Professional Leadership Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Clinical Bioethics and Decision-Making Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Dolor Agut Optional 1st semester 3
Dolor Crònic Optional 2nd semester 3
Evidence-Based Practice Compulsory 1st semester 3
Final Project Compulsory 2nd semester 18
Integration of Advanced Nursing Practice and Case Management in the Public Health System Compulsory 1st semester 3
Maneig del Dolor en Altres Situacions Optional 2nd semester 3
Prescripció Infermera en la Pràctica Avançada: Gestió Integral del Pacient Optional 1st semester 3
Principles and Skills of Advanced Practice Compulsory 1st semester 3
Specialization: Ferides Cròniques i Complexes
Abordatge Integral de les Ferides Cròniques de Baixa Prevalença, Cremades i Feri Optional 2nd semester 3
Abordatge Integral de les Lesions Relacionades amb la Dependència. Preparació de Optional 1st semester 3
Abordatge Integral de les Úlceres d'Origen Vascular: Úlceres d'Etiologia Venosa, Optional 1st semester 3
Abordatge Integral de les Úlceres de Peu Diabètic Optional 2nd semester 3
Analytical Methods and Instruments in Qualitative Research Compulsory 1st semester 3
Analytical Methods and Instruments in Quantitative Research Compulsory 1st semester 6
Care Quality and Patient Safety Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Clinical and Professional Leadership Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Clinical Bioethics and Decision-Making Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Evidence-Based Practice Compulsory 1st semester 3
Final Project Compulsory 2nd semester 18
Integration of Advanced Nursing Practice and Case Management in the Public Health System Compulsory 1st semester 3
Principles and Skills of Advanced Practice Compulsory 1st semester 3
Scientific Publication and Presentation Optional 2nd semester 3
Specialization: Neurology
Analytical Methods and Instruments in Qualitative Research Compulsory 1st semester 3
Analytical Methods and Instruments in Quantitative Research Compulsory 1st semester 6
Care Quality and Patient Safety Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Clinical and Professional Leadership Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Clinical Bioethics and Decision-Making Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Evidence-Based Practice Compulsory 1st semester 3
Final Project Compulsory 2nd semester 18
Integration of Advanced Nursing Practice and Case Management in the Public Health System Compulsory 1st semester 3
Principles and Skills of Advanced Practice Compulsory 1st semester 3
Specialization: Open Pathway
Abordatge Integral de les Ferides Cròniques de Baixa Prevalença, Cremades i Feri Optional 2nd semester 3
Abordatge Integral de les Lesions Relacionades amb la Dependència. Preparació de Optional 1st semester 3
Abordatge Integral de les Úlceres d'Origen Vascular: Úlceres d'Etiologia Venosa, Optional 1st semester 3
Abordatge Integral de les Úlceres de Peu Diabètic Optional 2nd semester 3
Abordatge Integral Malaltia Crònica Pronòstic de Vida Limitat Optional 2nd semester 3
Analytical Methods and Instruments in Qualitative Research Compulsory 1st semester 3
Analytical Methods and Instruments in Quantitative Research Compulsory 1st semester 6
Bases i Fonaments del Dolor Optional 1st semester 3
Cancer: Strategies and Health Policies Optional 1st semester 3
Cardiologia Aguda i Crònica Complexa Optional 1st semester 3
Care Quality and Patient Safety Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Clinical and Professional Leadership Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Clinical Bioethics and Decision-Making Compulsory 2nd semester 3
Dolor Agut Optional 1st semester 3
Dolor Crònic Optional 2nd semester 3
Evaluation of Chronicity and Quality of Life Optional 1st semester 3
Evidence-Based Practice Compulsory 1st semester 3
Final Project Compulsory 2nd semester 18
Healthy Ageing Optional 1st semester 3
Hereditary Cancer and Genetic Counselling Optional 2nd semester 3
Integration of Advanced Nursing Practice and Case Management in the Public Health System Compulsory 1st semester 3
Managing Clinical Trials Optional 2nd semester 3
Maneig del Dolor en Altres Situacions Optional 2nd semester 3
New Oncology Care Needs Oncogeriatrics and Survival Optional 1st semester 3
Organització Multidisciplinar en Cardiologia Optional 2nd semester 3
Organization of Multidisciplinary Care in Cancer Optional 2nd semester 3
Organization of Multidisciplinary Care in Chronic Conditions Optional 2nd semester 3
Política Sanitària i Estratègies en Cardiologia Optional 1st semester 3
PREMS, PROMS i Qualitat de Vida Optional 2nd semester 3
Prescripció Infermera en la Pràctica Avançada: Gestió Integral del Pacient Optional 1st semester 3
Principles and Skills of Advanced Practice Compulsory 1st semester 3
Promoció de la Salut en la Pràctica Avançada Optional 2nd semester 3
Scientific Publication and Presentation Optional 2nd semester 3
Social Policy, Health and Economics of Chronic Conditions and Dependence Optional 1st semester 3

Previous years

Placements

Placements in a company or another type of organization are an integral part of university studies, providing first-hand experience of working methodologies in students' chosen professional fields. They offer invaluable practical experience for the transition into work after graduation.



Placements are supervised by tutors and subject to assessment. They are therefore included in the academic record.  There is also an option to complete non-curricular placements of up to 750 hours, which can be extended to 900 hours. For both curricular and non-curricular placements, an educational cooperation agreement is signed between the UB and the company, institution or other organization at which the placement will be carried out.



Institutional information


Career opportunities

What can you work on ?

  • Case manager in a clinical setting. 
  • Advanced clinical practice nurse. 
  • Head or member of the nursing methodology and research unit in healthcare centres. 
  • Leader of healthcare teams providing care for individuals diagnosed with cancer, chronic and advanced chronic health conditions, as well as neurological or cardiac disorders. 
  • Genetic counselling and screening nurse. 
  • Clinical trials nurse. 
  • Nursing care consultant for individuals with cancer, neurological diseases and cardiac conditions. 
  • Nursing care consultant for chronic and advanced chronic conditions, complex wounds and pain. 
  • Specialized healthcare expert in innovation departments for the healthcare industry. 
  • Specialized clinical nurse. 

Contact us

Faculty of Nursing

Campus Bellvitge, Feixa Llarga, s/n
08907 l'Hospitalet de Llobregat

albapolicarpo@ub.edu