Specialist Community Public Health Nursing (School Nursing), PGDip / MSc
Swansea UniversitySingleton Park Campus, United Kingdom
Course overview
Our Postgraduate Diploma aims to develop Specialist Community Public Health Nursing School Nursing (SCPHN SN) practitioners who are skilled at working autonomously in a range of public health community settings. School Nurses have a designated role as key contributors to early years development, targeting the health and emotional needs of school aged children and young people. They are instrumental in providing a holistic, individualised community and population level public health service, offering a significant contribution to improving health through prevention and early intervention.
The SCPHN SN will strive to empower children, young people, and their families to use available resources within their communities and work with other multi-agencies / teams to develop individual and community capacity, support community health development and promote health and well-being throughout the population. This course is available full or part time, and all candidates must already be qualified nurses and / or midwives with various levels of experience. The programme has been designed to meet Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements and prepares candidates to support community health developments and promote health and well-being throughout the population.
We provide a balance of theory and practice and provide candidates with a range of learning and teaching strategies. This approach allows students to be taught the theoretical principles within the university environment and later apply them within a professional environment, providing a critical link between academia and practice. If studying a PGDip, it may be possible to upgrade to an MSc exit qualification during your studies however please note this will not be accredited by the NMC.
Key highlights
- Designed to meet Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) requirements
- Prepares autonomous practitioners for varied public health community settings
- Focuses on health and emotional needs of school-aged children
- Balances university-based theory with application in professional practice
- Covers prevention, early intervention and multi-agency community working
- Option to upgrade from PGDip to MSc, not NMC accredited
Entry requirements
See entry. To apply you will need to be: Secured funding (HEIW funded places only apply to nurses or midwives working for the NHS in Wales). Nurses/midwives working outside the NHS or outside Wales must provide evidence of funding on application.
Throughout the programme you are expected to maintain your registration and practice in accordance with The Code: Standards of conduct, performance, and ethics for nurses and midwives (2015). Applications should be made directly to Swansea University by contacting our Admissions Team: [email protected]. Interviews take place in the summer months and the course starts in October each year.
Scholarships
Chevening Scholarships
International Postgraduate Alumni Bursaries
First Class - £5,000 per year; Second Class, First division - £3,000 per year; Second Class, Second division - £1,000 per year; Taught Masters to Research Degree - £3,000 per year subject to satisfactory progress.
Swansea University International Postgraduate Research Excellence Scholarship (SUIPRES)
The SUIPRES Scholarship covers the difference between the International and the Home tuition fee rate for the duration of the PhD/Professional Doctorate programme.
Careers this course leads to
- School Nurse
- Specialist Community Public Health Nurse (School Nursing)
- Public Health Nurse
- Community Health Practitioner
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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