Adult Nursing Degree Apprenticeship

Your first year introduces you to being an accountable professional, while developing the knowledge and skills required to become a confident, academic and independent learner. You'll gain an understanding of human development, key body systems and their relationship to nursing care. A range of effective therapeutic interpersonal skills to promote engagement and helpful collaborative person-centred conversations will be nurtured within the theory and the two practice components during the year. You'll be introduced to the importance of assessing, planning, providing and evaluating health and wellbeing in a broad range of contexts. You'll learn and develop the values, knowledge and skills required for the successful achievement of the standards of proficiency required for the first NMC progression point. Modules will have field-specific application.

In your second year you'll be introduced to research methodology and methods in order to develop their knowledge of the application of research-based evidence to professional practice. You'll study the pathophysiological processes involved in commonly encountered health conditions to support nursing interventions. Your knowledge and understanding of coordinating care for complex health needs will be developed, as well as in relation to public health, policies and legislation. You'll become a knowledgeable practitioner with an understanding of pharmacology and safe practice in the management of medicines. The theory and two practice components of the year will develop your values, knowledge and skills required for the successful achievement of the standards of proficiency required for the second NMC progression point. Modules will have field-specific application.

Year three allows you to critically explore the concepts of management, leadership and working in teams. You'll extend your knowledge around critical appraisal and the importance of research evidence to professional practice. You'll develop your knowledge and understanding of nursing in the primary and acute care context within four field-specific modules. You'll develop your competence in nursing practice in simulated and real-world environments, and build on and develop the values, knowledge and skills required for the successful achievement of the final NMC progression point. Your final module will provide you with the opportunity to demonstrate your ability to perform as a capable and autonomous practitioner, fit for registration in your field of nursing practice.

The modules shown for this programme are those currently being studied by our students, or are proposed new modules. Please note that programme structures and individual modules are subject to amendment from time to time as part of the University’s curriculum enrichment programme, and in line with changes in the University’s policies and requirements.

Programme specification