The School of Health and Social Care at Edinburgh Napier University. Apply now

Edinburgh Napier University’s School of Health and Social Care is Scotland's largest provider of midwifery and nursing education with over 130 highly trained staff.

We have a range of postgraduate programmes, with an international reputation for excellence in these disciplines, including our highly innovative, integrated pre-registration postgraduate programme for Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, and Social Workers. Through our interprofessional education delivery, students have the experience of learning together to work together, across and within professional groups.

Our education and research strategies are synergistic; one informs the other. Research in our School is multi-disciplinary, and our work aims to make a positive, real-world impact on health and social care practice for local, national, and international communities. Areas of research excellence in the school include cardiovascular health, mental health, maternal health, public health, and health and social services research.

The School of Health and Social Care is proud of our links with clinicians and researchers globally.

We are proud of our top rankings:

·         Edinburgh Napier is ranked the top modern university in Scotland – THE WUR 2025

·         #1 university for Student Satisfaction in Edinburgh for the fifth consecutive year - National Student Survey 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024

·         We are in the top 10 for teaching in the UK for Midwifery - 2024 National Student Survey

·         A top 10 UK modern university for Nursing - Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

·         A top 5 UK modern university for allied health - Sunday Times Good University Guide 2025

Courses

By choosing to study at Edinburgh Napier University’s School of Health and Social Care, you will study at our state-of-the-art Simulation and Clinical Skills Centre which benefits students by studying in realistic environments and NHS ward-like settings.

Learn more about our NEW postgraduate courses offered this September.  

·         Clinical Healthcare Technology Postgraduate Online learning - MSc Online learning

·         Clinical Exercise Physiology Postgraduate Full-time - MSc Full-time | Part-time

·         Healthcare Management - MSc Full-time | Part-time

·         MBA (Health Management) - MBA Online learning

Apply now to join us in September 2025:

·          Master of Social Work (MSW) - MSW Full-time

·          Midwifery (Long) FT - MM Full-time

·          Nursing (Pre-Registration) Adult Health - MSc Full-time

·          Nursing (Pre-Registration) Mental Health - MSc Full-time

·          Occupational Therapy (Pre-registration Midwifery) - MSc Full-time

·          Physiotherapy (Pre-registration) - MSc Full-time

Visit our website to discover more about postgraduate study at the School of Health and Social Care.