Nursing (Pre-Registration) Learning Disability MSc
University of HuddersfieldUniversity of Huddersfield, Queensgate, Huddersfield HD1 3DH
Course overview
The course provides the opportunity for those who have studied an undergraduate degree to undertake a two-year full-time Master’s 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 learning disability nurse in a rapidly changing health and social care environment. Being a learning disability nurse, requires patience, empathy, and listening skills.
You will also have the opportunity to develop a high level of professional, inter-personal, communication, clinical, and technical skills to help improve the quality of life of people with a learning disability and their ability to live as independently as possible. You will study how to work in partnership with service users, their families, carers and other professionals to promote health and wellbeing. Students studying this course may be eligible to receive a non-repayable grant of at least £5,000 each year.
Further information is available on the NHS Learning Support Fund Website.
Key highlights
- Eligibility to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council on completion
- Accelerated two-year route into nursing for existing graduates
- Builds professional, communication, clinical and technical nursing skills
- Focus on improving independence and quality of life for people with learning disabilities
- Partnership working with service users, families, carers and other professionals
- Eligible students may receive a non-repayable NHS grant of at least £5,000 yearly
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — or above
- Additional condition: interview — 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 700 hours of practice before they…
Scholarships
The Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship
Vice-Chancellor's Scholarship Scheme provides a fee waiver of at least 50% on full-time or part-time research degrees, some schools may offer 100%.
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
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,535 | International: £19,800
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 University of Huddersfield, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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