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MSc - Master of Science
Edge Hill University
Full Time
JAN-27
2 Years
On this MSc Nursing (Learning Disabilities) degree, you’ll learn how to deliver care to adults and children with learning disabilities, while also getting a broader awareness of the needs of all client groups. You’ll promote good physical and mental health alongside emotional wellbeing, with the opportunity to apply what you’ve learnt on supervised work placements. NMC approved Once you graduate you’ll be eligible to register as a qualified children’s nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC). Once you’ve registered you can pursue a career in settings such as residential homes, supported living accommodation, assessment and treatment units, community specialist learning disabilities teams. In each year, you will be assessed by a written assessment, oral assessment, a simulated practical assessment and an online time-limited assessment. While on practice placement, you will be supported in the development of the application of knowledge and skills, leading to the assessment of related proficiencies. This course is not open to international students.
You should have a degree equivalent to UK first-class or second-class honours (2:2 or above). Health-related subjects are preferred but not essential. Other subjects will be considered on an individual basis. You will also need GCSE English Language and GCSE Mathematics at Grade C or Grade 4 or above (or equivalent). Pre-registration nursing courses are typically three years in duration so, in order to join this two-year MSc, you will be required to apply for Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL). This will be in the form of three short pieces of written work (essays) and evidence which will also confirm that you have met a minimum of 700 hours of appropriate health-related occupational or voluntary experience. Further details about RPL, including guidance on the development of your three short academic essays, will be sent to you upon successful completion of an interview.
Students living in
Domestic
£9,790 per year
Students from Domestic
This is the fee you pay if the University is in the same country that you live in (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland)
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