MSc Nursing (Pre-Registration) Learning Disability

The course provides the opportunity for those who have studied an undergraduate degree to undertake a two-year full-time Masters course and upon successful completion receive eligibility for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). The course helps you to develop the skills required, in order to become a confident, competent, and compassionate nurse in a rapidly changing health and social care environment. The course will assist you to develop both practical and theoretical skills, in order to achieve your full potential as a learning disability nurse and meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards. These include professional values, communication, and interpersonal skills, nursing practice and decision making, and leadership, management, and team working. Your practice learning will be field-specific to meet a wide range of physical, psychological, and social needs. This challenging and intensive course comprises 50% theory and 50% practice, where you will undertake placements in a range of settings. The course consists of three stages, each comprising of a number of compulsory modules, where you will have the opportunity to study alongside students from the other fields of nursing. The University has strong links with NHS Trusts within the West Yorkshire and wider region, as well as private organizations who offer services to people with a learning disability