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What is the fee?
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How long will I study?
4 Years
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Where will I study?
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What are the entry requirements?
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When do I start?
September 2025

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1. Course summary
- Gain the knowledge and skills you need to provide compassionate nursing care.
- Gain the skills and values to enter highly skilled employment.
- Develop a strong professional identity and confidence.
- Learn to develop and deliver person-centred care.
- Benefit from real-world experience with placements and hands-on practicals.
This unique part-time course offers you an exciting opportunity to become a fully qualified nurse, transforming the lives of individuals and communities. You’ll consider the changing nature of health, illness and recovery – as well as the relationship between healthcare professionals and service users. You’ll graduate as a reflective, competent and employable professional.
2. How you learn
On this course you’ll learn from academic staff who have a variety of clinical expertise and experience. You’ll apply your theoretical study directly to your practice setting, using the knowledge, skills and attributes you’ve gained. The course is a blend of theory and hands-on practical work, giving you the opportunity to practise what you learn in both simulated and real-world settings.
Nurses are an integral part of a multidisciplinary team. You’ll have the chance to learn and collaborate with students from other health and social care courses, helping you deliver person-centred care, with an understanding of how other professionals contribute to the person's journey through health and social care services.
You learn through:
- Exams
- Poster presentation
- Reflective writing
- Assessment of proficiency in practice
- An extended project
- Group and individual presentations
- Written assessment
Key themes
In the first year you’ll establish the fundamentals of nursing in your chosen field, further developing your knowledge, skills and attitudes through a variety of placement learning experiences.
In your second year you’ll build on these fundamental skills by exploring the complexity of care provided to adults and children who use services, as well as their carers.
In your final year you’ll consolidate your knowledge, attitudes and skills by leading nursing care in diverse settings.
Course support
We’ll nurture your creativity, encouraging you to ask compelling questions and providing you with the tools to answer them.
With our high ratio of staff to students, you’ll always get the support you need on your learning journey towards highly skilled, graduate-level employment. This includes:
- Access to our student support triangle to help with your personal, academic and career development.
- Access to our Skills Centre for support with one-to-ones, webinars and online resources, where you can get help with planning and structuring your assignments and assessment preparation.
Course leaders and tutors

Charlotte Bacchus
Senior Lecturer in Adult NursingStaff profile for Charlotte Bacchus, Adult Nursing Lecturer
Student View
Hear our BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing student Alex Morton, discuss why he chose a career in nursing.
Applied learning
Work placements
You’ll gain real-world experience through placements, projects, and voluntary activities. These take place in work settings, through online interfaces, and within the university. Throughout the course, you'll achieve an average of 27 placement hours per week during placement blocks. These placements occur in various learning environments with different shift patterns, requiring you to be flexible and collaborate with placement areas to arrange your placement working hours. All placements will be in Doncaster and surrounding areas associated with the Doncaster Trust providers.
There’s also an optional placement where you can arrange an experience—nationally or internationally—to meet your personal professional development needs and support your employability.
You’ll be supervised and supported by practice supervisors, practice assessors, link lecturers, and academic assessors, enabling you to learn and safely achieve proficiency and autonomy in your professional role.
Live projects
You’ll apply your learning in our specialist labs, practice facilities, simulation environments and workshops – as well as externally through field trips, educational visits and digital technologies. You’ll also have loan access to specialist equipment so you can work on or off-campus, and you’ll be supported by lecturers and technical experts.
You’ll practise your learning in a range of settings where nurses care for adults, children and young people. You’ll take part in all activities that contribute to your training and demonstrate the responsibilities involved.
Field trips
Previous field trips have included time in refugee camps in Greece, working with community projects in India, and learning clinical skills with nursing students from the US.
Others have included working with local schools and charity organisations to create a health promotion campaign as part of Simulated Practice Learning. These are great chances to gain experience while supporting your community.
Networking opportunities
In your first year we host a welcome event so you can meet our practice learning partners and engage with opportunities to further your career planning and development.
There may be an opportunity to attend our onsite careers event and speak to our practice learning partners about employment opportunities and career pathways.
3. Future careers
This course prepares you for a career in clinical nursing within a range of health and social care settings, including:
- Primary and community care
- Secondary care
- Private and voluntary organisations
- Advanced practice roles
- Management positions in clinical nursing
- Research nursing
- Lecturing
Further study, such as health visiting and masters and doctoral education
Previous graduates of this course have gone on to work in:
- Hospital and community nursing environments
- Health centres
- GP surgeries
- The armed forces
- Education
Student's success story
Nursing student Dave Gwinnell helped launch a nationwide support group for male nurses.
4. Where will I study?
You study at the Hub campus of University Centre Doncaster, which has fantastic work spaces designed to enhance student learning and reflect industry standards.
5. Equipment and facilities
Most of your learning will take place at the Doncaster College University Centre (DCUC) campus, supported by staff from both the School of Health and Social Care at Sheffield Hallam University (SHU) and the Department of Education, Health and Community at DCUC. Occasionally, you'll need to attend the SHU campus for integrated modules and some simulated practical learning in the simulation suites.
On this course you work with:
- A range of clinical nursing placement environments
- Our purpose-built clinical simulation suites
- Mock wards and community spaces
- Technology-enhanced learning
- Clinical skills laboratories
- Oxford Medical Simulation
- Virtual reality software
- 24-hour libraries and study spaces designed by our students
360 tour - nursing and midwifery facilities
Media Gallery
6. Entry requirements
All students
UCAS points
- 112
From A levels or equivalent BTEC National qualifications. We do not accept AS levels. For example:
- BBC at A Level.
- DMM in BTEC Extended Diploma.
- A combination of qualifications, which may include general studies.
You can find information on making sense of UCAS tariff points here and use the UCAS tariff calculator to work out your points.
GCSE
- English Language or Literature at grade C or 4 or equivalents*
- Maths at grade D or 4 or equivalents*
- Science at grade C or 4 or equivalents*
*GCSE Maths equivalents
• Level 2 Key Skills/Application of Number/Grade D at GCSE Maths/ Level 2 Maths credits from an Access course
• maths equivalency test from www.equivalencytesting.co.uk
*GCSE English equivalents
• Level 2 Literacy
• Level 2 Key Skills
*GCSE Science equivalents
• OCR Science Level 2
• science units gained on a Level 3 BTEC or OCR National Diploma or Extended Diploma Qualification
• science credits gained on Access to Higher Education Diplomas (at least 12 credits gained at level 2 or 6 credits gained at level 3)
• science equivalency test from www.equivalencytesting.co.uk
• Access - Access to HE Diploma from a QAA recognised Access to HE course in health studies, health science, social sciences or nursing. At least 15 level 3 credits should be graded at merit level.
• If you are in the process of completing the FdSc Professional Practice in Health and Social Care at one of our partner colleges and are looking to progress your career as a registered professional, we would welcome an application from you. Please note the different application routes below:
- Completing the level 4 Certificate of Higher Education in Professional Practice in Health and Social Care means you can apply via UCAS to be considered for entry at Year 1 of your chosen professional degree
- Completing the full two year FdSc to level 5 means you can apply to be considered for entry in to Year 2 of this professional degree. This is a direct application process in accordance with the partnership arrangement between Sheffield Hallam University and your college, not via UCAS. Please note that places to commence this course in Year 2 are limited.
• Nursing Associate Apprenticeships & Assistant Practitioner (Health) Apprenticeships will be considered on an individual basis and could enable you to commence this programme from year 2.
• Successful completion of our Foundation Year in Health, Sport & Social Care.
• Degrees will be considered on an individual basis and if you already hold a first degree with an upper second class honours or above, you may be eligible to study our pre-registration MSc Adult Nursing
IELTS
If English is not your first language, you will need an IELTS score of 7.0 with a minimum of 7.0 in reading, listening and speaking and 6.5 in writing, or a recognised equivalent. If your level of English language is currently below IELTS 7.0 we recommend you consider an appropriate Sheffield Hallam University Pre-sessional English course which will enable you to achieve the required level of English.
Additional information for EU/International students
This course is not open to international students who require a student visa to study in the UK. If you are an international applicant but do not require a student visa, email our Admissions Team to find out whether you’re eligible to apply.
Modules
Important notice: The structure of this course is periodically reviewed and enhanced to provide the best possible learning experience for our students and ensure ongoing compliance with any professional, statutory and regulatory body standards. Module structure, content, delivery and assessment may change, but we expect the focus of the course and the learning outcomes to remain as described above. Following any changes, updated module information will be published on this page.
Compulsory modules
This module introduces you to the biopsychosocial, cognitive, political, economic, and medical factors which influence the health and wellbeing of individuals, diverse populations and communities. You’ll work with peers from other professions to consider how collaborative practice impacts on health and wellbeing outcomes, and helps you thrive in your own professional practice.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Models of care, support and empowerment
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Social capital and cultural humility
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Social accountability and determinants of health
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Safeguarding practice
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Public health agendas, inquiries and evidence-based reports
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Building effective, trusting relationships
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Community profiles and place-based care systems
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Person-centred service delivery
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Behaviour change and microaggressions
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Diversity and inclusion
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The effects of planetary health on wellbeing
This module explores the knowledge, skills and attitudes that underpin and support nursing, holistic care and professionalism. You’ll also reflect on your personal attributes and values, supporting your progression into the profession.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Professional behaviours, attendance and evaluations
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Evidenced-based nursing practice
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Inclusivity, exclusion, unconscious bias and anti-racism
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Preparation for practice
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Adult, mental health and learning disabilities nursing
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Psychological concepts to develop relationships with others
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Child development and psychological dimensions of play
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Positive behaviours support
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Cognitive behavioural therapy skills
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Equality act and reasonable adjustments
This module spans year one of the undergraduate pre-registration nursing programme, providing the learning opportunities to achieve part one through completion of the PAN Midlands Yorkshire and East Practice Assessment Document (MYEPAD), or equivalent. You’ll develop your professional behaviours, knowledge and skills in preparation for registration with the NMC, combining learning in the practice setting with simulated practice placements.
You’ll apply skills and learning such as:
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Reflection for portfolio development
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MYEPAD training
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Fundamental nursing skills – part one proficiencies
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Medicines administration and test
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Mandatory basic life support training
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Mandatory moving and handling training
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Mandatory PMVA training
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Mandatory e-learning for health
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Technology and informatics (telehealth)
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A wide range of clinical experiences within each allocated practice setting
The aim of this module is to enable you to understand the key bio/psycho/social principles, that underpin person centred care and health care practice across the life span.
Indicative content:
Applicable to all fields of nursing:
Anatomy and physiology
- Microbiology
- Genomics
- Sepsis
- Musculoskeletal
- Overview of body structures and anatomical/physiological terminology
- Altered human anatomy
- Endocrine
- A - Airway – Respiratory System
- B - Breathing - respiratory system
- C - Circulation - Cardiovascular and renal systems
- D - Disability - Neurological and blood glucose management
- E – Exposure – Skin and homeostasis
Clinical terminology in preparation for practice
- Pharmacology
- Pharmacokinetics
- Pharmacodynamics
- Absorption, distribution, metabolism, excretion,
Psychology
- Introduction to psychology
- Psychological concepts
- Psychological development across the lifespan.
- The impact of illness on self-concept, self-esteem and body image
- Cultural perspectives
- An introduction to spirituality & spiritual care
- Pain
Sociology & Public Health
- Life course models
- Social models of health
- Sociological theories
- Equality, Diversity & Inclusion in society
- Essentials of public health and health screening
- Environmental influences on global health
Additional field specific content:
Adult field:
- Positive ageing
Children’s field:
- Attachment
Mental health field:
- Assessment and formulation
- Treatment and evaluation
- Cultural and global perspectives.
Learning disabilities field
- Life course models
- Models of Disability: social vs medical.
- Ecological and systems approaches.
- Psychological concepts applied to the human condition: Attachment Theory, Grief and Loss.
- Theoretical models for understanding human development and human behaviour across the life span.
Compulsory modules
This module applies the key biological, psychological and sociological principles that underpin healthcare practice and person-centred care. You’ll explore this in a range of issues across the lifespan and diverse groups.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Anatomy and physiology
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Digestive system
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Haematology
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Immunology
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Psychology
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Sociology
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Adult nursing
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Children’s nursing
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Mental health nursing
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Learning disabilities
This module develops your practice in nursing and healthcare practice for all people who use services and carers. You’ll enhance your holistic and timely care – optimising safety and minimising risk – with a focus on the application to practice.
You’ll apply learning and skills such as:
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Professional resilience and promoting positivity
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Therapeutic relationships: challenging and complexity
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Perspectives of people who use services
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Nursing formulation, providing and evaluating care
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Critical incidents, risk management and aversion
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Clinical and ethical decision making
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Critical awareness, escalation and raising concerns
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Orientation to placements and work-based learning
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Trauma informed care
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Wound care
This module spans year two of the undergraduate pre-registration nursing programme, providing learning opportunities to achieve part two of the programme through completion of the PAN Midlands Yorkshire and East Practice Assessment Document (MYEPAD), or equivalent. The central focus is to maintain professional attitudes and behaviours while developing knowledge and skills in preparation for registration with the NMC.
You’ll apply learning and skills such as:
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Reflection for portfolio development
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MYEPAD training
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Fundamental nursing skills: part 2 proficiencies
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Medicines administration and test
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Mandatory training: basic life support
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Mandatory training: PMVA
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Mandatory training: e-learning for health
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Technology and informatics (telehealth)
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Academic assessing guidance and support sessions
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Wide range of clinical experiences
This module consolidates your progression to graduate-level study and professional practice, reflecting on your role as a professional who delivers safe and effective person-centred care. You’ll be supported to identify influencing factors on your professional practice – developing strategies which support you to thrive personally, professionally and academically.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Reflective practice and writing skills
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Personal and professional development and identity
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Emotional intelligence
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Self-perception, privilege and introduction intersectionality and allyship
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Self-management, feedback and leadership
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Ethics in professional practice
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Communication methods and techniques
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Contemporary policy for professional practice
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Teamwork and collaborating across professional boundaries
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Personal behaviour and self-assessment techniques
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The impact of behaviours, values, research and anti-oppressive and inclusive practice
Compulsory modules
This module is your chance to apply your professional knowledge, skills and values in an integrated manner. You’ll work collaboratively with peers from other disciplines to assess, intervene and overcome the challenges of complex health and social care situations – supporting individuals, groups and communities.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Drivers for integrated and person-centred health and social care
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Inter-professional teamworking across multiple service interfaces
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Shared ethical decision-making, collaboration and co-production
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Assessment, treatment planning, evaluation and risk management
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The realities of living with long-term conditions and multi-morbidities
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Mental capacity, best interest assessment, equality and reasonable adjustments
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Resilience, communication, breaking bad news, difficult conversations
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Interpersonal and systemic discrimination in health and social care
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Inclusive language and terminology including challenging microaggressions
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Technology-enabled care and digitalisation within integrated care systems
This module introduces you to research and enquiry design and methods. You’ll be able to apply them to an area of investigation – considering factors that impact on literature appraisal – preparing you to undertake and manage an investigation as a professional practitioner.
You’ll study topics such as:
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What makes a good question
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Research design, types of evidence and suitability of methods
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Co-production – patient and public involvement
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Inclusive perspectives of research
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Data collection methods, strengths and weaknesses
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Analysis techniques
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Usefulness/impact and implications for practice
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Ethics and governance
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Sample of existing appraisal tools
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Searching and critically reviewing the literature
This module allows you to demonstrate that you’ve met the requirements for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council. You’ll c
omplete the requirements throughout the course, mainly in practice placements, of which there are 60 weeks over the three years.
You’ll apply your learning and skills to:
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Complete a self-declaration of good health and good character
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Achieve a full and final set of clinical professional values
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Achieve 2,300 hours in practice placements
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Achieve 2,300 hours of theory
This module spans year three of the undergraduate pre-registration nursing programme, providing the learning opportunities to achieve part three of the programme through the PAN Midlands Yorkshire and East Practice Assessment Document (MYEPAD), or equivalent. You’ll consolidate your knowledge and skills in leading and co-ordinating nursing care, working towards becoming an independent autonomous practitioner, able to respond flexibly to a range of complex situations.
You’ll apply your learning and skills to:
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Reflection for portfolio development
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MYEPAD training
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Fundamental Nursing skills: part 3 proficiencies
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Medicines administration and test
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Mandatory training: basic life support
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Mandatory training: e-learning for health
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Technology and informatics (telehealth)
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Academic assessing guidance and support sessions
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A wide range of clinical experiences
This module enables you to undertake a sustained, in-depth piece of independent learning, demonstrating a critical understanding and applying appropriate research methods within a piece of work. This work will challenge and contribute to improvements in areas of practice through the dissemination of findings to professional communities.
You’ll apply learning and skills such as:
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An individual independent project/dissertation
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Creating and contributing to research and evaluation for practice
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Application of approaches to research
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Research, improvement and evaluation methodologies
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Addressing inclusivity in your research process
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Dissemination of project outcomes
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Challenges in applying research outcomes to practice
Compulsory modules
This module develops your systematic understanding of leadership and education concepts in practice. You’ll critically reflect on these in the context of collaboration within health and social care practice – considering how you can effectively support people who use services, their carers and families, and communities who have complex health and care needs to thrive.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Differences between management, leadership and the role of the critical follower
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Leadership theories, models and styles most relevant to health and social care
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Self-awareness and seeing ourselves as leaders
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Recognising our own personal impact, rank, power and privilege
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Professional cultures, traditional hierarchies and becoming an agent of change
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Leading psychologically safe, anti-racist and inclusive teams
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Resilience, volatility and acknowledging the wellbeing needs of the workforce
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Sustainable practice, quality improvement and leadership
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Tackling inequalities in health and social care through advocacy and education
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Technology-enabled care and digitalisation within integrated care systems
This module consolidates the key biological, psychological and sociological principles that underpin the management of people with complex care needs. This will be critically evaluated in an applied range of issues across the lifespan and diverse groups.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Planning and delivering health promotion interventions
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Care navigation, knowledge and skills
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Safeguarding and serious case reviews
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Biosciences, pharmacology and genomics
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Genitourinary medicine and reproductive health
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Principles of non-medical prescribing
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Pharmacokinetics case study walk through
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Under-represented groups and inclusive services
- Strategies for promoting self-care
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Common long-term conditions
This module enables you to demonstrate effective leadership, knowledge and skills within contemporary adult nursing practice. You’ll consolidate the provision, leadership and coordination of care that’s compassionate, evidence-based and person-centred.
You’ll study topics such as:
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Health promotion, protection and improvement
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Leadership and organisational dynamics and culture
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Continuous monitoring and risk monitoring
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Leading and managing the nursing care of a group of people
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Finance, resources and safe staffing levels
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Preparation for the role of practice supervisor upon qualifying
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Complex clinical decision making
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Planning and facilitating safe discharge and transition
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Self-harm and suicidal ideation
8. Fees and funding
Home students
Our tuition fees for UK students starting part-time undergraduate study in 2025/26 are regulated by the UK government and are yet to be confirmed. For an indication, our tuition fees for UK students starting this course in 2024/25 are £6,935 per year (based on studying 60 credits per year).
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found in our terms and conditions under student fees regulations.

Health and social care funding
Home fee-paying students can access a non-repayable maintenance grant of at least £5,000 per year. You may also be eligible for additional financial support based on your circumstances.
Additional course costs
The links below allow you to view estimated general course additional costs, as well as costs associated with key activities on specific courses. These are estimates and are intended only as an indication of potential additional expenses. Actual costs can vary greatly depending on the choices you make during your course.
General course additional costs
Additional costs for Health and Social Care (PDF, 165.7KB)Legal information
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