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Study Details: PGDip 2 years full-time
This course has been designed for graduates (from any degree subject background) who would like to become a nurse. The PgDip Adult Nursing degree course at the University of West London offers a rewarding and challenging career, enabling you to make a real difference to people’s lives. You will work with adults of all ages, who may have one or more long or short-term physical/mental health conditions.
These could include:
– heart disease
– arthritis
– dementia
– diabetes
– cancer
– injuries (caused by an accident, for example).
Why choose this course?
You will learn how to observe patients and assess their needs. You will develop the knowledge and skills to plan and deliver the most appropriate care for them (underpinned by current research findings) and evaluate the results, in both hospital and out of hospital settings. You will learn how to help people stay independent and maximise their well-being, improving their health outcomes and also care for people as they reach the end of their lives.
You must have a first degree 2:2 or above (in any subject), plus two GCSEs including English and Mathematics at grade C or above; or equivalent, evidence of literacy and numeracy at Level 2.
You need to show evidence of recent study in the last five years.
UCAS course code: B742.
Applicants who meet the entry criteria will be invited to a values based recruitment selection day which includes a group activity and an individual interview.
http://www.uwl.ac.uk/international/fees-and-scholarships/postgraduate-fees
The government is currently reviewing the funding arrangements for pre-registration postgraduate students wishing to start a course in September 2018. Further detail will be published in due course but it is unlikely that the previous funding arrangements for tuition paid by the Department of Health, with eligible students able to apply for a bursary, will be available.
After studying to become an adult nurse, you will need to be committed to lifelong learning, ensuring your skills and knowledge remain up to date.
To maintain your registration to practice with the Nursing and Midwifery Council, you’ll need to go through the process of revalidation, every three years. The process is straightforward and will help you to demonstrate safe and effective practise.
What modules will I study as part of my course?
The University of West London (UWL) offers a diverse range of postgraduate courses, with options to study full-time and part-time, both in daytimes an...
