MSci Learning Disabilities and Children's Nursing (Dual Award) at Birmingham City University

Programme overview

Your journey to becoming a confident, compassionate, and future focused nurse starts here. The MSci Nursing Course- Dual Award in all combination of fields has been designed to enable you to meet the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) Standards of Proficiency for Registered Nurses in two fields of nursing. The course is approved by the NMC, and on completion you will be able to apply for Registered Nurse status in two fields of nursing.

Faculty: Faculty of Health, Education and Life Sciences | Department: Nursing and Midwifery | Duration: 4 years full-time | Study mode: full-time (integrated master) | Intake: September 2027 | Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

As a learning disability nursing student, you will make a real difference to people with learning disabilities and their families. People with learning disabilities are unique and you will develop knowledge, skills and experience to provide a holistic care approach to enable them to live fulfilling lives by improving their health, promoting inclusion, and advocating for their needs. You will be working across community, hospital, and social care settings with multi-disciplinary teams to address health inequalities and complex needs. Modules include Developing Your Nursing Identity: Skills for Academic and Professional Growth, Applied Anatomy and Physiology for Nursing Assessment, Principles of Learning Disabilities Nursing, The Nurses Role in Health Promotion and Reducing Health Inequalities, Professional Practice 1 in Learning Disabilities Nursing, Principles of Children’s Nursing, The Nurses role in Health Promotion and Reducing Health Inequalities, Professional Practice 1 in Children’s Nursing.

Career pathways

We have collaborated with clinical practice colleagues, service users and carers in the West Midlands region to design our dual awards to meet the changing health care needs and services of the region, and beyond, nationally. This is a highly relevant, exciting, varied and timely course, positioning you at the centre of the changing scope of patient care and services care in the 21st century.

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Application information

Entry requirements

120 UCAS Tariff points. Applicants will also need to complete an interview for this course; see interview arrangements below. Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS). In addition to the A Level, BTEC and other level 3 requirements below, applicants for this course also need GCSE English Language or English Literature and GCSE Maths at grade C/4 or above. If you do not have these or are not undertaking them, we accept other level 2 equivalents, or we may ask you to pass BCU's GCSE equivalency tests. 120 UCAS Tariff points from three A Levels. Grades BBB (or equivalent). Required subjects: Health and Social Care, Psychology, Sociology or a Science subject at A Level or level 3 equivalent. Excluded subjects: General Studies; Critical Thinking; Extended Project.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year (2027/28). full-time, 4 years; annual tuition for the first year of study Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 4 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.ucas.com/explore/courses/405a1d8c-7ea8-46f1-aa51-fdd89e8a724a/course?studyYear=2027

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