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Providing students with skills and support to meet the needs of 21st century careers
Fully accredited
On successful completion you are eligible to apply for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a ‘Registered Nurse – Adult level 1.
Interprofessional learning
Experience an interprofessional learning environment across our health programmes that will prepare you for life as a healthcare professional.
You may be eligible for a £5000 NHS training grant
The NHS Learning Support Fund provides additional funding for eligible healthcare students.
NRS410
Being an Accountable Professional
20 credits
This module will introduce students to the nursing profession, professional standards, the use of evidence and the role of social media in health care practice.
100% Coursework
NRS411
Communication and Therapeutic Relationships
20 credits
This module supports students to develop basic, person-centred communication skills enabling them to engage effectively with individuals and their families/carers utilising a range of collaborative interpersonal skills and adopting therapeutic and ethical frameworks that can be applied in health and social care.
100% Coursework
NRS414
Applied Human Biology Across the Lifespan
20 credits
This module will develop students' understanding of human development, key body systems and their relationship to nursing care.
100% Examinations
NRS416
Assessing and Planning Nursing Care
20 credits
This module introduces students to assessing health and wellbeing, it explores different models of understanding health, ill health and the interconnection between physical and mental health. It enables the student to work in partnership to plan and evaluate nursing care for a variety of health conditions and needs.
100% Coursework
NRS417
Providing and Evaluating Care
40 credits
This module introduces the student to the values, knowledge and skills required for nursing practice in a range of settings.
HIPL400
Interprofessional Learning 1
NRS501
Applied Pathophysiology
20 credits
Within this module, students will study the pathophysiological processes involved in commonly encountered health conditions.
100% Examinations
NRS502
Introduction to Evidence-Informed Decision Making
20 credits
The module introduces students to research methodology and methods in order to develop their knowledge of the application of research-based evidence to professional practice. The module is based upon the premise that knowledge and understanding of key research designs is an essential pre-requisite of evidence-informed decision making (EIDM).
100% Examinations
NRS503
Promoting Health and Preventing Ill Health
20 credits
This module aims to develop the student's knowledge and skills in relation to public health, policies and legislation. Students will explore the social, economic, political and ecological challenges that are faced in public health at an international, national and local level. The student will develop an understanding of their professional role in relation to public health.
100% Coursework
NRS504
Pharmacology and Medicines Optimisation
20 credits
This module will develop students' knowledge of medications, pharmacology and working to support medication adherence.
NRS507
Developing Nursing Practice
40 credits
This module develops the students' values, knowledge and skills required for nursing practice in a range of settings.
HIPL500
Interprofessional Learning 2
ADN601
Primary Care in Adult Nursing
20 credits
This module will develop students' understanding of nursing in a primary care context.
100% Coursework
ADN602
Acute Adult Nursing Care
20 credits
This module will develop students' understanding of nursing in an acute care context.
100% Coursework
ADN603
Developing Competence in Adult Health Nursing Practice
40 credits
This module develops the students' values, knowledge and skills required for nursing practice in a range of settings.
NRS602
Developing Knowledge and Skills for Evidence-Informed Decision Making
20 credits
The module is designed to extend students' knowledge around critical appraisal and the importance of research evidence to professional practice. This will be achieved through students identifying and evaluating a body of research-based evidence relevant to clinical practice.
NRS604
Nursing Leadership, Management and Team Working
20 credits
This module critically explores the concepts of management, leadership and working in teams. It examines the role of the nurse to act as a change agent in response to professional practice challenges.
HIPL600
Interprofessional Learning 3
Every undergraduate taught course has a detailed programme specification document describing the course aims, the course structure, the teaching and learning methods, the learning outcomes and the rules of assessment.
The following programme specification represents the latest course structure and may be subject to change:
UCAS tariff
104 - 120
Student | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 |
---|---|---|
Home | £9,250 | £9,250 |
International | £18,100 | £18,650 |
Part time (Home) | £770 | £770 |
International progression routes
Practical experience is an integral part of the nursing course. In placements you will learn with a wide range of practice partners gaining clinical experience in the full range of healthcare conditions that affect people everyday.
Rachael Palmer explains the moment she realised she wanted to make a difference to patients when they need it most.
“I decided to become a nurse because I wanted to be that person a patient remembers was there for them on every step of their journey and made a difference, big or small.”
Our MNurs programmes allow you to study at masters level and choose two fields of nursing to register within:
"Adult nursing gave me a broad base and has been a great foundation to facilitate many different career pathways."
Angela Foulds, Staff Nurse in Cardiology for the South Devon Health Care NHS Foundation Trust