Access to Nursing and Health Professions

Swansea College

Course

In Sketty

Price on request

Description

  • Type

    Course

  • Location

    Sketty (Wales)

  • Start date

    Different dates available

The programme is aimed at people who have an interest in social welfare or nursing and health professions. Academic areas of study within this course include: Psychology/Science; Sociology; Social policy; Ethics of welfare. All students will study core modules: Communication skills; Application of number; IT; Research Skills; Tutorial and citizenship

Facilities

Location

Start date

Sketty (Swansea)
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Tycoch Road, SA2 9EB

Start date

Different dates availableEnrolment now open

About this course

Possible progression is HE courses.
Students might be able to progress to university from this course to study those interested in health to: adult nursing, pediatric nursing, mental health nursing, midwifery, audiology, radiography, paramedics, speech therapy, podiatry etc.
Those interested in social work/social care: social work, youth work, criminology, social policy, community studies, psychology, social sciences, ODP, Clinical Physiology, etc.
Many students however do gain employment from this programme for example social work assistant health care support worker, youth worker etc.

With the demands of this Level 3 programme and the need to achieve, students are expected to complete successfully the pre access programme which is available from January until May of the academic year, however if this is not possible arrangements for an in-class assessment can be made to enable the student to gain a place. Students for the evening part time provision must be able to word process, use email and have access to broadband, this is essential as all students are expected to fully utilise e-books and moodle to support their part time fast track education.

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Subjects

  • Nursing Health
  • Access
  • Health Visitor
  • Community Nursing
  • Critical Nursing
  • Occupational Nurse

Course programme

The course is assessed using examinations, essays, presentations, seminars, reports and in class timed assessments. Students are expected to have work placements, 250 hours approx for those wishing to apply for social work, and 30 hours approx for those who wish to apply for all branches of nursing/radiography/physiotherapy/audiology/speech therapy etc.

The course is delivered using lectures, guest speakers, clinical demonstrations/observations as well as informal question and answer sessions to support students with their progress. The part time course has eight hours a week of study over two evenings, four hours per evening half hour of each evening is given to tutorial time to support learners in UCAS application, interview techniques and pastoral care.

Additional information

Students if not currently employed within the health field will be expected to gain work experience suitable to the progression route they have chosen, students are also given the opportunity to visit local HE institutions throughout West Wales to meet the admission teams with a small cost to cover travel.

Access to Nursing and Health Professions

Price on request