Course Overview

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

General Eligibility

You must have the following:

• An Honours degree (2:2 or above) and work experience relevant to the programme to be followed. Applicants with an Honours degree and considerable relevant experience may also be considered if they can demonstrate their ability to study at Masters level.

• Completed 12 years of general education.

• If successful at interview, applicants are required to successfully demonstrate that they have completed 550 hours of theory through studying/reading and a minimum of 325 hours of practice before they start the course using a Pre-Entry Portfolio. Students may choose to have either 325 or 700 hours of practice verified in the Pre-Entry Portfolio. A broad range of experience can be used for this including observations and reading. Your experience and learning may have occurred outside a typical 'practice' area but may still be applicable, for example you may have worked in a public-facing professional role in which you have demonstrated values relating to the professional standards that registered nurses must uphold (Nursing & Midwifery Council 2018).

Part Time Work Details

20 Hours of Work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• The minimum of IELTS 6.5 overall with no element lower than 6.0, or equivalent will be considered acceptable.