Learning Disability Nursing PgDip; MSc
London South Bank UniversitySouthwark Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Please note this course is closed to applications for September 2024. Visit our Nursing & Midwifery page to view our full list of course options. Learning disability nurses enable individuals to live their lives to their full potential within the social context they choose, through collaborative interventions across a variety of health and social care settings and by using specialist input, through person centred practice, underpinned by the concept of partnership working.
This course teaches you to promote social inclusion, good mental and physical health and self-determination through developing your skills, knowledge and attributes. All learning is grounded in a strong evidence base of integrative health and social care modelling. Our placements are varied, offering you the chance to create a future career that will be rewarding both for your personal and professional advancement.
Key highlights
- Varied clinical placements across health and social care settings
- Focus on person-centred practice and partnership working
- Teaches promotion of social inclusion and self-determination
- Covers supporting good mental and physical health
- Learning grounded in evidence-based integrative health and social care modelling
Entry requirements
- Degree: 2:2 — or above
- Additional condition: portfolio — Candidates without a health or science related degree are required to complete a Life Sciences work book package to satisfy the Life Sciences element of the APL portfolio.
- Additional condition: professional_registration — In accordance with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements, Maths and English GCSEs/equivalent (at C or above) are also required.
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
LSBU Loyalty Award
20% discount on the tuition fee.
Up to 20% of fees
Careers this course leads to
- Registered Nurse (Learning Disabilities)
- Community Learning Disability Nurse
- Learning Disability Liaison Nurse
- Specialist Nurse in Learning Disability Services
- Forensic Learning Disability Nurse
Cost of study
UK/Home: £9,250 per year
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 London South Bank University, and guide you through interview, offer, CAS and visa — right up to enrolment.
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