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School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work

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Postgraduate study

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Research degrees

The postgraduate research programme provides students with transferable skills in research and serves as the foundation for a career as an investigator and scholar.

Taught programmes

The School is a recognised international leader in nursing education and provides a range of high quality pre and post-registration programmes.

Featured funding opportunities

The School of Nursing, Midwifery and Social Work forms part of the ESRC (Economic and Social Research Council) North West Doctoral Training Centre (NWDTC). We are seeking outstanding postgraduates for places on our fully-funded 1+3 (Masters + PhD) and +3 (PhD) training routes starting October 2012.

Postgraduate taught courses

The School provides a range of high-quality taught courses.

Postgraduate research

The school particularly welcomes students interested in: mental health, management of chronic illness, cancer, supportive and palliative care, child and family health and social care.

Continuing professional development

Through the Advanced Professional Health Studies programme, the school offers a range of stand alone modules, including online courses and face-face modules:

Student video profiles


Postgraduates talk about their experiences with undertaking a PhD project at Manchester

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MA Social Work student
"For me the best part of the course was the two practice placements, particularly as I was fortunate to get two statutory placements in my area of interest."
Robin Atiyah