Learning Disabilities Nursing (pre-registration) MSc at Coventry University

Programme overview

This MSc course offers graduates from a range of backgrounds the opportunity to enter the nursing profession in two years. Learning disabilities (LD) nurses provide specialist healthcare and support to people with learning disabilities and additional health needs. Learning disabilities nurses work with individuals across the lifespan, collaborating with their families and carers to reduce health inequalities and promote health.

Faculty: Health and Social Care | Duration: 2 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: January 2027 | Location: Coventry, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year one: Becoming a Professional Practitioner, Evaluating Evidence within Health and Care, Exploring Wider Influences on Health and Care, Assessment and Decision-making in Learning Disabilities Nursing, Placement 1: Delivering Nursing Care, Placement 2: Delivering Enhanced Nursing Care. Year two: The Evidence-based Practitioner: Professional Project, Leading for the Future as a Health and Care Professional, Therapeutic Interventions and Innovations in LD Nursing, Coordinating Complex Care within Learning Disabilities Nursing, Placement 3: Delivering Complex Holistic Nursing Care, Placement 4: Practising Autonomously.

Career pathways

This course aims to deliver accountable professionals who can thrive in dynamic multidisciplinary teams and demonstrate leadership, influence and supervision. This course aims to enhance your academic development, deepening theoretical understanding and practical skills while preparing you for an accelerated career as a nursing leader, clinical expert, educator or researcher within the profession.

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Application information

Entry requirements

An honours degree 2:2 or above in a health-related subject. GCSE Grades 4/C or above in English and maths. As this course includes practice-based learning, you must be able to meet the requirements for placement. This includes satisfactory health clearance and an Enhanced DBS check. Additional information, including requirements relating to immunity and vaccination status, is provided in the disclaimer section. All learners who meet the admission criteria are interviewed following a values-based recruitment process. There is a requirement to demonstrate completion of 600 practice hours in relevant health/care settings through the Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) process to meet the NMC standard of nursing education of 2,300 practice hours. The RPL process will credit you for 600 hours to meet the stated NMC criteria. You will be supported in the RPL process. Non-UK degrees may be accepted if healthcare related and accompanied by a certificate of comparability which you can obtain from www.enic.org.uk.

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,700 a year (2026/27). Full-time tuition for 2026/27 entry. Source

Intake: January 2027

Duration: 2 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.coventry.ac.uk/course-structure/pg/shc/learning-disabilities-nursing-msc-pre-registration/

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