BSc (Hons) Nursing (Learning Disabilities) at Leeds Trinity University

Programme overview

Our innovative Nursing (Learning Disabilities) degree will enable you to develop the knowledge and skills needed for this rewarding career where you can enable each person you care and treat to reach their full potential, flourish and live their best lives in the communities where they learn, work, play, age and love. A key aspect of the work learning disabilities nurses do is advocacy, to ensure the people they care for have choice, control and independence in all aspects of their daily lives.

Faculty: School of Health and Life Sciences | Duration: 3 years full-time | Study mode: full-time | Intake: January 2027 | Location: Leeds, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year 1: core modules include Fundamentals of Contemporary Nursing Care, Practice 1, Psychosocial Concepts of Health and Wellbeing, Communication and Relationship Skills for Person-centred and Holistic Care, Practice 2. Year 2: core modules include Developing Competence in Contemporary Learning Disabilities Nursing Care, Practice 3, Promoting Health and Wellbeing across the Lifespan, Evidence-based Practice and Informed Decision Making, Practice 4. Year 3: core modules include Leading and Coordinating Contemporary Learning Disabilities Nursing Care, Practice 5, Managing Complex Care Needs in Learning Disabilities Nursing, Preparation for Professional Registration, Practice 6.

Career pathways

On successful completion of the Nursing (Learning Disabilities) degree, you will be eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) to practise as a nurse (on the relevant part of the register) in the UK. The vocational nature of this degree means most graduates progress quickly into employment within their chosen field of Nursing.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Typical offer: 112 UCAS tariff points. Applicants can meet the required tariff points from a range of qualifications of which at least two must be Level 3 qualifications equivalent to A Level. General Studies is excluded. We accept a broad range of qualifications such as A Levels, BTECs, OCR, CACHE qualifications and T levels. You must have a qualification in a relevant subject i.e. Health, Science or Social Science. Access to HE Diplomas are accepted and must be in a relevant subject such as Health Professions, Health Science, Nursing and Midwifery, etc. We also accept the Level 3 Senior Healthcare Support Worker Apprenticeship with an End Point Assessment grade of Distinction. GCSE requirements Key Skills, Functional Skills, BTEC level 2 and the Certificate in Adult Numeracy/Literacy are accepted in place of GCSEs. English Language requirements If English is not your first language and you have not been educated in the UK, you will need an IELTS academic score of 6.0 (with no skill below 5.5).

Domestic applicants: GBP 9,790 a year (2026/27). UK home tuition fee per year; fees for 2027/28 entry to be set in summer 2026; part-time charged pro rata. Source

International applicants: GBP 14,500 a year (2026/27). International (incl. EU) undergraduate fee for Nursing; £2,000 first-year scholarship deduction applied automatically. Source

Intake: January 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

Apply through the official page: https://www.leedstrinity.ac.uk/clearing/apply/

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