What you'll study
The course consists of 120 credits per year. Most modules are 20 credits, meaning you’ll study six modules each year. Some longer modules, such as a dissertation, are worth more (e.g. 40 credits). In these cases, you’ll study fewer modules - but the number of credits will always add up to 120.
First year modules
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Core
Skills for Practice (Practice 1)
Link theoretical knowledge with fundamental nursing skills in a safe clinical simulation environment giving you a firm grounding in preparation for clinical practice.
Essence of Professional Practice
Explore the importance of effective communication, including practical, professional, ethical and legal responsibilities of nursing.
Life and Social Sciences
In order to provide holistic, individualised care, nurses must be knowledgeable about fundamental life and social sciences - physiology, sociology and psychology.
Children's Nursing Practice 2
Under direct supervision, you will be able to observe and participate in varied aspects of children's nursing.
Foundations in Children's Nursing
Explore the differences between children and adults, and apply this to the delivery of nursing care to ensure it is child centred and focused.
Children's Nursing Practice 3
This practice-based module provides you with the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and knowledge in caring for children and their families in a wide variety of differing settings.
Second year modules
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Core
Individual Approaches to Health and Wellbeing
This module considers the health behaviours of individuals, as well as individualised approaches to health and wellbeing and obstacles to achieving it.
Children's Nursing Practice 4
This practice-based module provides you with the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and knowledge in caring for children and their families in a wide variety of differing settings.
Meeting the Acute Health Care Needs of Children
This module focuses on the acute health care needs of children. You will explore the treatment and management of common acute illnesses, injuries and diseases.
Children's Nursing Practice 5
This practice-based module provides you with the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and knowledge in caring for children and their families in a wide variety of differing settings.
Meeting the Longer Term Health Care Needs of Children
Explore the impact of long term health conditions on children, young people and their families. Develop an understanding of their needs and how you can help to meet those needs.
Children's Nursing Practice 6
This practice-based module provides you with the opportunity to develop your clinical skills and knowledge in caring for children and their families in a wide variety of differing settings.
Final year modules
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Core
Safe and Competent Children's Nursing
On a topic of your choosing, you'll consider how management, leadership and change management theory contribute to the delivery of safe and effective care.
Managing Complexity in Clinical Practice (Child)
Continuing to build on your knowledge, you'll explore and critique the range of children’s complex care needs.
Children's Nursing Practice 7
To build a solid foundation on the associated theory, clinical placements provide practical experience in all areas of children’s care.
Children's Nursing Practice 8
To build a solid foundation on the associated theory, clinical placements provide practical experience in all areas of children’s care.
Children's Nursing Practice 9
The final placement provides practical experience in children’s care. The focus is on the management skills required to support children, families and the multi professional team.
All modules are subject to availability and this list may change at any time.