MSc Nursing Studies (Learning Disabilities) Pre registration in Sheffield United Kingdom | Teesside University

Teesside University | Sheffield United Kingdom
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Qualification
Masters Degree (Taught)
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP 9,000
(c. USD12,052.89)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
24 months

As a learning disabilities nurse, you serve as a vital part of an interdisciplinary team, collaborating closely with individuals who have learning disabilities and/or autism, along with their families, relatives, and caregivers who face various complex challenges. Your role is both distinctive and honored, as you take on a central responsibility in assessing, strategizing, delivering, and reviewing comprehensive care for those with learning disabilities and their support networks. This demanding role calls for dedication, perseverance, and outstanding communication abilities. Throughout the program, you will acquire the fundamental knowledge and nursing expertise needed to support individuals and their families across different environments, such as hospitals and community-based care. These practical experiences will involve shift rotations, covering weekends and nights. This forward-thinking program equips you to emerge as a self-assured and capable practitioner, prepared to lead and oversee care for individuals and their families. It also fosters resilience and adaptability, shaping you into a nurse with strong ethical principles, sound clinical decision-making skills, and a commitment to addressing disparities, advocating for inclusivity, and maintaining professional standards while providing exceptional, personalized, and empathetic care. The curriculum addresses the dynamic and demanding nature of modern healthcare and the expanding, multifaceted responsibilities of registered nurses. Leadership development is integrated throughout the two-year program, highlighting the pivotal role nurses play in advancing healthcare practices.


Destination of Study

Subjects of Study

Language Requirements

English
IELTS 7.0

Qualification Requirements

You must meet the course academic entry requirements and be highly motivated towards a career in nursing, demonstrate a good insight into the nurse's role within the health and social care arena, and have excellent communication skills.

Nursing courses are typically three years, so in order to join this two-year master's degree, you are required to submit a Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) portfolio of evidence. The portfolio is a condition for application and shortlisting.

You are also expected to have:

a minimum of two GCSEs at grade 4 (C) or above including English and maths. Key Skills/Functional Skills Level 2 in Communication and Application of Number can be accepted in place of GCSEs
a degree with a 2:2 classification or above.

Recognition of Prior Learning

You must submit a reflective portfolio which demonstrates how you have achieved the NMC outcomes for year 1 of the course. Additionally, you must provide evidence that you have worked a minimum of 500 hours within a health or social care setting, either paid or voluntary. Your written reflection within the portfolio will be marked at level 7 (MSc).

Shortlisting criteria
Your application is measured against the following criteria:

your ability to complete all sections of the application form fully and correctly
the level of all qualifications and grades are specified
appropriate academic entry requirements achieved or working towards qualifications
personal statement supportive of chosen course and demonstrates an understanding of the uniqueness of the profession and the role of the professional
satisfactory appropriate supportive references (academic/employer/character)
completion of the RPL portfolio to a high standard.
If you are invited to interview and the date is not suitable, we may not be able to offer you an alternative date due to the high volume of applications received for this course but it is important that you contact the admissions office immediately.

International applicants must have a minimum IELTS score of 7.0 in reading, listening and speaking or equivalent in line with the University English Language policy that equates to overall IELTS 7.0 with a minimum of 6.5 in writing before an unconditional offer is made.
PTE (Academic) - 66
Cambridge English scale - 185
Trinity Integrated Skills in English - ISE III Pass

Tuition GBP 9,000
Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree

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