ObjectivesIt is a two year full-time programme that leads to a nursing registration in either Care of the Adult or Care of the Person with Mental Health Problems. There is an option to progress to a Masters award following a short period of post-registration nursing experience.
Entry requirementsThe Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Studies: Graduate Entry Nursing is an accelarated course for graduate entrants who want to become a nurse.
Academic titlePGDip Graduate Entry Nursing - Mental Health
Course descriptionKey facts
-We are the largest School of Nursing in the UK
-We have 300 academic and support staff and over 3,500 students
-We are rated as one of the top three places to study nursing in the Guardian’s University Guide 2008
-We achieved the best possible outcome in all categories in the last independent assessment of our teaching
Course Content
Students undertake the shortened six month Common Foundation Programme and then study either the Adult Nursing or Mental Health Nursing branch programmes (18 months). There are seven weeks of holidays each year of the course, with the expectation that students will be actively engaged in study for 45 weeks each year. Following the successful completion of the Postgraduate Diploma and a minimum experience, students have the opportunity to study part-time for the MSc Nursing Studies through a clinical or academic dissertation.
Course Structure
The Postgraduate Diploma programme follows a modular structure. Each module is integrated with clinical placements and is assessed independently, so there are no final examinations. Students spend 50% of their time in university and 50% on clinical placements. Assignment submission dates are spread throughout the academic year. The modules are designed to complement each other and to build sequentially upon earlier course content. All assignments require students to integrate theoretical and research-based knowledge with critical reflection upon nursing practice. The MSc Nursing Studies component consists of a 60 credit module that is assessed through a dissertation