BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult and Mental Health Nursing)

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This course is subject to approval

Why choose this course?

Emma Hale, who studies on our Advanced Diploma in Nursing Studies, talks about her experiences as a student at Derby.

This course is professionally accredited by The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). When you graduate you'll be eligible to register with them allowing you to practice as a nurse in the UK.
In the 2011 National Student Survey, 96% of our students said they were satisfied with their personal development on this course.

About the course

This is a three year full time course, and depending on your choice of field, you can qualify with either a:

BSc (Hons) Nursing - Adult Nursing
BSc (Hons) Nursing - Mental Health Nursing

The course acts as preparation for registration as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).

Throughout the course you'll gain experience in a wide variety of placements including hospital, accident and emergency departments, community and voluntary organisations and the independent sector. As part of your preparation for registration as a nurse you'll take part in shift patterns which will include weekends and night duty.

Is adult nursing or mental health nursing for you?

As an adult nurse, you will work with a range of adults with diverse, acute and chronic conditions. Using the skills you'll develop during this course, you'll improve the quality of your patient's lives, in a number of environments. As a mental health nurse you will focus on people's strengths and resources as they recover and maximise their life potential. You may help them to overcome or cope with problems such as anxiety, depression, troubling voices or unhelpful thoughts and ideas.

If you study Adult Nursing then you can choose to study at either our Kedleston Road site in Derby or at our Chesterfield site. Mental Health Nursing is only available at our Kedleston Road site.

Find out more about what subjects and modules you'll be studying...

Your career

Nursing is a highly valued profession and when you become a registered nurse you'll be able to find opportunities in a wide range of specialities immediately after qualifying. We work closely with employers in the health and social care sector to make sure this course is relevant to their workforce, so you can be sure that you'll develop the skills you'll need to keep moving forward in your career.

Some students have obtained hospital based posts on a variety of wards, intensive care units, coronary care units, theatres and in A&E. Others have also gained posts within community teams, private hospitals, nursing homes, health and social care settings and independent voluntary sectors.

This course is subject to approval

This course has just been created and we intend to start running it on the next start date. With every new course that we develop, we first have it checked by internal and external quality panels to make sure you get the best possible learning experience. Once these checks have been completed, this course will have been approved and the flag will disappear. There may be small changes to content of the course during this process so check back for updates to this page.

Start dates

Adult Nursing - September 2012 or March 2013 (available at our Kedleston Road site or Chesterfield site)
Mental Health Nursing - September 2012 (available at our Kedleston Road site)

Please note that we do not accept deferred applications for this course.

UCAS code

B770 - Adult Nursing
B780 - Mental Health Nursing

Fees

All students on university courses in nursing (leading to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council) will be eligible for some financial help from the NHS while studying.

Eligible students who are accepted onto this course will usually have their tuition fees paid in full and may receive financial support in the form of a bursary.

All eligible students will receive a £1,000 grant each year. They will also be eligible to apply for an additional means-tested bursary of up to £4,395 per year.

NHS Student Bursaries provides financial support to eligible students taking approved (NHS funded) courses in nursing. Please visit the NHS Student Bursaries' website at www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/students for more information including:

eligibility requirements
the financial support available
an online bursary calculator
how the process of applying for financial support works
frequently asked questions
the latest rates
details of the adoption award
details of the maternity support award

More information about our fees for September 2012 and the support available

Course length

3 years full time

Entry requirements

You'll need a minimum overall of 240 UCAS tariff points at least 200 of which can come from: ...

You'll need a minimum overall of 240 UCAS tariff points at least 200 of which can come from:

two or three A2 levels
BTEC National Certificate
BTEC National Diploma
Advanced Diploma (14-19)

and a maximum of 40 from AS levels.

You must also have five GCSE passes at grade C or above including maths, English language and single science. We don't accept any other level two qualifications except as part of an Access course.

We'll also accept the following:

Access to Higher Education Diploma (60 credits) with a minimum 24 level three credits at Merit plus level two maths and English (either GCSE or when taken as part of the Access course). Please note: If your Access course doesn't have substantial level three science content you'll also need a level two qualification in science (either at GCSE or when taken as part of the Access course).
NVQ3 in a health related subject plus five GCSE passes at grade C or above including maths, English language and single science. We don't accept any other level two qualifications except as part of an Access course.

When you apply for this course you should make sure that you consider the following areas in your application:

Give evidence that you meet the academic entry criteria above or are expected to
Show you meet the criteria to apply for NHS financial support
Provide examples of using your communication skills with the public
Give examples of working as part of a team
Demonstrate you can write clearly and concisely, showing a good level of spelling and punctuation
Show that you're motivated to become a nurse
Provide a reference
Show that you've studied formally at some point over the last five years
Demonstrate how you've gained insight into caring for others

We'll then use this information to shortlist candidates for our selection day. If you're shortlisted for a selection day, the day will include:

A presentation by our nursing team
An opportunity for you to talk to current nursing students
A chance to take part in interactive workshops
An individual interview

You'll need to make sure that you're prepared for the selection day as we'll make decisions on who we offer places to based on meeting you on the day.

All BSc (Hons) Nursing degree offers are subject to:

A successful selection process
Satisfactory Criminal Records Bureau and Occupational Health checks
Meeting the criteria for NHS financial support
A satisfactory reference

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BSc (Hons) Nursing (Adult and Mental Health Nursing)

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About the course

Is adult nursing or mental health nursing for you?

You'll study the following core themes throughout the course:

Your career

This course is subject to approval

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