Professional Nursing

BSc

This one-year programme is designed to facilitate qualified registered nurses, midwives and other registered allied health professionals to achieve a BSc (Honours) Professional Practice.

The University of Chester's Riverside buildings
The University of Chester's Riverside buildings
Campus Riverside
Course BSc
Length 1 Year
Start dates Throughout the year

Students will be provided with an educational experience, tailored to their particular requirements, so as to gain professional experience.

This will enable them to work collaboratively and flexibly within health and social care systems.

Next: Modules

The programme content is designed for flexible, professional learning and includes three 20-credit core modules:


• Clinical Context of Care
• Evidence Based practice in health and Social Care
• Management of Clinical Care


You can then devise a specific programme of study by choosing three 20-credit option modules to meet your
needs and interests.
• 3 x option modules (20 credits each)


The Faculty of Health and Social Care offers a wide range of degree level modules for you to choose from, which are designed to offer you the key skills linked to your professional area of competence, for example:

  • Overseas Nurses Programme
  • Infection Prevention and Control
  • Care of the Older Person
  • Respiratory Care
  • Diabetes Care
  • Tissue Viability
Next: Assessment

Students will be exposed to a variety of assessment methods designed to ensure that the content, outcomes and level of the modules are measured in a fair and transparent manner.

Examples include assignments, examinations, seminar presentations, individual case studies, coursework assignments, portfolios, research critique, and practice assessment.

Knowledge and understanding will be tested through the above assessment strategies. Intellectual skills will be assessed normally through coursework, and students will be asked to demonstrate thinking and cognitive ability through the assessed work.

Next: Careers

All prospective students must:

• Be registered as nurses overseas

• Have at least one year’s post-qualifying experience

• Have academic qualifi cations to diploma level (120 credits at levels 4, 5 or equivalent)

• Have achieved International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a score of 6.5

In addition those students wishing to undertake the Overseas Nurses Programme must:

• Meet the NMC standards for registration – a decision letter from the NMC will be required.

Visit www.nmc-uk.org for further details

• Have achieved International English Language Testing System (IELTS) with a score of 7 or above.

Students with a score greater than 6.5 but less than 7 can commence the BSc professional Nursing Programme and access the Overseas Nurses Programme once they have achieved the IELTS of 7.

There is also a UK Border Agency requirement for all students to be PBS (Points Based System) registered, and the University International Offi ce will be able to assist with this process.

Beginning: Overview

Who to contact

  • For admission enquiries

    Health and Social Care Admissions
    T:
    01244 511000
    hscadmissions@chester.ac.uk

  • For enquiries about course content

    Eve Collins, Senior Lecturer
    Faculty of Health and Social Care, Clatterbridge site.
    T:
    01925 534071
    e.collins@chester.ac.uk

  • Faculty of Health and Social Care, General Enquiries
    T:
    01244 511000
    F:
    01244 511270
    enquiries@chester.ac.uk