Bachelor Nursing Studies

The first two years provide an introduction to nursing care and theory, and to the sociological and psychological aspects of healthcare.

You will study the compulsory courses Life Sciences (anatomy- and physiology-based), Healthy Communities (investigating the impact of society on health), Professionalism and Evidence and Research. You will also choose an option course from a range of subjects.

You will gain clinical experience in your first year through community and medical ward placements

As well as progressing your study of Life Sciences, Healthy Communities, Professionalism and Evidence and Research, you will also study Mental Health and Wellbeing.

Your placements build on the Year 1 experience with a further community placement, mental health placement and surgical or outpatient experience.

You will continue to deepen your study of Professionalism and Evidence and Research, as well as undertake Managing Transitions which focuses on care of the older person. You will also choose two honours options.

Clinical experience includes care of the older person, a clinical experience linked to one of your honours options, and an intensive support experience. You will also choose a clinical work placement in the UK or abroad.

You will choose a further two honours options, study Professionalism 4 and complete your dissertation.

Your clinical practice will include an honours-linked placement and a 12-week placement consolidating your clinical competence.

Courses include:

• Cancer Care
• Care and Control
• Caring and Emotional Work
• Community Nursing
• Ethical, Legal and Social issues in Child Health
• Ethics in Health Care
• Gastrointestinal Nursing
• Issues and Developments in the Management of Pain
• Role of Complementary Therapies in Nursing
• Transplantation Nursing
• Loss and Death in Childbearing
• Care of older people: relating theory and policy to practice
• Health Promotion Practice
• Adult Endocrinology
• Critical Care Nursing
• Living with Chronic Illness
• Professionalism (Professionals in health care - team working)
• Evidence and Research: Approaches to Design and Methods
• Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Nursing Care and Decision Making
• Healthy Communities