Domains
Health sciences, nursing sciences
Level
Baccalaureat +5 years further study – Can be taken as degree or professional development course
Master’s degree in collaboration with:
- The Université de la Méditerranée – Aix-Marseille II
- The Ecole des Hautes Études en Santé Publique – Department of nursing and paramedical sciences
Reasons for creating this new Master’s degree
The demand for care services has increased significantly over the past few years and medical services are finding it difficult to meet needs. There is also increasing economic pressure. Many western health systems are having to review the organisation of care facilities and redraw the boundaries between health professions.
Just as the nursing profession was making headway in its search for academic recognition and its desire to attract more nurses, it found itself faced with these additional limitations.
This is a problem that has been experienced for some time in the English-speaking nursing community, such as the United Kingdom, and France can follow their example to develop advanced nursing care practices, creating new jobs within the nursing profession. There are many national variations but the general trend is towards establishing advanced practices – collaboration and complementarity between doctors and nurses – that remain within the scope of competences that can be delegated to each health professional.
The Master’s diploma proposed by the EHESP, in collaboration with the Université de Marseille Méditerranée, reflects this development by offering a specialist Clinical Nursing Sciences course. It is the first of its kind at French university level and was based on an in-depth study of foreign university models and advice from health professionals.
Aim of the course
The main aim of this Master’s course is to train advanced practice nurses (male and female) who can work with patients and their entourage alongside the other members of the interdisciplinary team to meet the changing requirements of the health system.
Course organisation
The Master is designed to meet individual requirements, tailoring the course to match career objectives. It has a core curriculum of 2 semesters and a specialisation of 2 semesters. The following special subjects can be selected:
- Advanced practice oncology nursing
- Advanced practice gerontology nursing
- Complex care co-ordinator
The course alternates theory and clinical practice. It includes 600 hours of tuition (1 week per month) and 500 hours of work placement as well as presenting a thesis. The course is worth 120 ECTS.
Master 1 (starting in November 2009) – Paris
The Master 1 diploma is designed to give students the basics in clinical nursing care and enables them to continue with the specialist Master 2.
Master 2 – Marseille
- Speciality 1: Advanced practice oncology nursing (scheduled to start in September 2010)
- Speciality 2: Advanced practice gerontology nursing (scheduled to start in September 2010)
- Speciality 3: Complex care co-ordinator (scheduled to start in September 2010)
Job opportunities
The Master’s diploma is a professional qualification for training male and female nurses to work within the new health professional co-operation measures set out in the 2009 Hospital, Patient, Health and Regions (HPST) law (cf. art. 51).
Eligibility
The Master’s diploma is open to students as an initial degree or professional development course. Students must:
- Have a French state nursing diploma (or equivalent)
- Submit an application (CV, letter of motivation, career plans)
- Have appropriate professional experience:
- To take the Master 1: 4 years equivalent full-time nursing experience (health, welfare or care establishment or home nursing)
- To take the Master 2: 5 years equivalent full-time nursing experience in a health, welfare or care establishment or within a town/hospital network (including 2 years in the advanced practice discipline provided by the Master) AND hold a university degree (DU), or a certificate of university studies (CEU) or a certificate issued by an accredited educational organization.
This Master’s diploma is aimed primarily at practising nurses.
Fee
For information only, for 2009-2010:
Master 1: €2,700 + €231 registration fee
Contact
For more information, please contact:
For Master 1:
M.Christophe DEBOUT
Tél. +33 (0) 1 49 59 42 19
E-mail : christophe.debout@ehesp.fr
For Master 2:
Pr Philippe BERBIS – Responsable pédagogique M2
Tél. +33 (0)4 91 96 49 66
E-mail : philippe.berbis@ap-hm.fr
