Nursing (Learning Disability), BSc (Hons)
Swansea UniversitySingleton Park Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Our internationally recognised Learning Disability Nursing degree will give you the skills and experience to enter a rewarding career in this diverse and essential profession. Over the course of this NMC-approved and HEIW-commissioned programme, you will learn about the diverse and complex needs of people with learning disabilities of any age. Grounded in the philosophy of person-centred, evidence-based, and values-driven care, the programme emphasises compassion, inclusivity, and partnership with people, families, and communities.
We aim to develop reflective, accountable practitioners who can respond to the complex and changing health needs of society, and can contribute to improving health outcomes in Wales, the UK, and internationally. Approximately half of your teaching is formed of university-based learning, and the other half takes the form of placements in healthcare settings. We have excellent relationships with many healthcare providers, so you will have access to a wide range of placements across Southwest Wales, which take place in the NHS and the independent sector, in hospitals and community settings.
Key highlights
- NMC-approved, HEIW-commissioned programme in learning disability nursing
- Around half of learning takes place on healthcare placements
- Placements across Southwest Wales in NHS and independent sector
- Placements span hospital and community settings
- Covers complex needs of people with learning disabilities of any age
- Person-centred, evidence-based care in partnership with families and communities
Entry requirements
- A-level: BBB-BCC — BBB-BCC.
- BTEC: DDM-DMM — …A-level Typical Access to HE Offer 21 Distinctions, 18 Merits, 6 Passes Typical BTEC Offer DDM - DMM Irish Leaving Certificate 360 Please note, our grade range covers standard and contextual offers.
- Irish Leaving Certificate — 360 Please note, our grade range covers standard and contextual offers
- Additional condition: interview — Applicants who meet the entry requirements and selection criteria will be invited to interview, which may take place in person or via telephone/video call.
- Additional condition: dbs_check — …interview, any offer of a place will be conditional upon a satisfactory DBS/police check or equivalent from your home country as well as an occupational health declaration and assessment prior to starting y…
- Additional condition: occupational_health — If you are offered a place you will also need: All applicants will be required to have a satisfactory enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check and occupational health check.
Scholarships
International Excellence Scholarships
Scholarships are awarded as a discount on tuition fees worth up to £5,000 in the first year of study, with a further £2,000 awarded in Year 2 (for £5,000 awardees only, subject to achieving a 70% average).
Swansea University Sport Scholarship
Financial support (of up to £2000).
Thrive Bursary
The Thrive bursary is a £4,000 reduction in tuition fees for the first year of study, with a progression bursary of £2,000 in subsequent years (applied as a discount off tuition fees).
Up to £4,000
Careers this course leads to
- Registered Nurse (Learning Disabilities)
- Community Learning Disability Nurse
- Learning Disability Liaison Nurse
- Forensic Learning Disability Nurse
- Specialist Behaviour Support Nurse
Admission
Applications are made through AHZ at no cost. Share your transcripts, English test scores and personal statement, and your AHZ Counsellor will review your profile, submit your application to Swansea University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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