This four year full-time honours degree will enable you to develop the knowledge and skills needed to practise confidently and effectively within the constantly changing hospital and community-based environments, potentially within a management or research-based role.
The opportunity to study for an additional year will enable you to develop advanced nursing skills, consolidate your clinical practice and demonstrate effective management and leadership during a 12-week placement. You will also further develop your knowledge within the areas of Interdisciplinary Practice or Comparative Health and Social Work. Ultimately, successful completion of the course will lead to registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Within each year of study, modules focus upon personal learning, professional learning and practice learning. 50% of the learning takes place in practice settings where a mentor and the clinical team provide support. Interprofessional education experiences are also embedded within the programme, allowing you to learn alongside a wide variety of other health and social care students.
Stage 1
The common foundation programme enables you to study human sciences, e.g. life sciences and health, and how they relate to nursing. You will learn how to carry out core and essential clinical nursing skills and to communicate effectively with others in the context of providing nursing care. Person-centred, professional and ethical practice is emphasised and the changing role of the nurse in response to the demands of the health services and research evidence is also addressed. Two placement periods that amount to 25 weeks are devoted to learning in nursing settings under the supervision of named mentors. An opportunity to learn with students form medicine and allied health professions to promote understanding of the range of roles in health care is also provided.
Stage 2
You will continue to actively engage with clinical nursing practice during two placements within your chosen field. Modules covered in this stage are:
Stage 3
Stage 3 further develops your nursing knowledge and clinical nursing skills. Two placement periods are focused upon enabling you to demonstrate your progression towards achievement of the Nursing and Midwifery Council's requirements for registration. Modules covered in this stage are:
Stage 4
You will have the opportunity to practise advance nursing skills within a simulated environment and you will be supported to consolidate you rclinical practice and demonstrate effective management and leadership within a 12-week placement. Modules covered in this final stage are:
SQA Higher: BBCC including English. A science subject is recommended. Maths at Standard Grade or above is essential.
GCE A Level: CCC/BC including English and 3 GCSEs. Maths must be at GCSE if not at A Level.
Irish Leaving Certificate Higher: B2B2C1C1 including English and Ordinary Level Maths at A or B if not held at Higher.
English Language Qualification: All Applicants whose first language is not English are required to have an IELTS (International English Language Testing System) score of 7.0 in all elements or an appropriate equivalent.
Additional Information: If your qualifications are not in the required subject areas, ask about the Selection Plus Strategy.
Interview: Applicants will be invited to attend a selection event. This will take the form of a tour of the facilities, an opportunity to meet academics and practitioners and an interview.
Special Requirements: Acceptance to all nursing and midwifery courses is subject to a health screening and a satisfactory PVG clearance (previously an enhanced disclosure).
* All entry requirements listed here should be used as a guide and represent the minimum required to be considered for entry. Applicants who are made a conditional offer of a place may be asked to achieve more than is stated.
Placement
You will participate in a range of practice placements throughout the course. Placements are located in a number of geographical areas across Grampian, Orkney and Shetland. Placement pathways are designed to meet professional requirements, personal needs where possible and the needs of patients and service providers.
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Study Abroad
Our third year student nurses have an opportunity to apply for a three-month European Exchange with one of the School's European Partners in Belgium, Finland, Norway or Spain.
Professional Accreditation
Graduates are eligible to register an Adult Nurse on the Nursing and Midwifery Council Professional Register.
Funding is provided by a non means-tested Nursing and Midwifery student bursary scheme. Students should apply to SAAS for this. You can find more information on the Finance pages of the website.
For Academic Year 2011/2012
International Students
All course fees are reviewed annually and subject to change.
For further information see Student Finance pages
From 31st August 2009 all applicants for Nursing and Midwifery courses should be made via UCAS for entry to course for autumn 2010 onwards.
All applicants to Robert Gordon University must apply online at www.ucas.com/apply. It is important that you keep track of your application process using the UCAS website, as it will update you on whether you have been offered a place from the University. It is also where you should respond to offers and receive confirmation of your place within your chosen course, rather than contacting the institution in the first instance.
Our nursing graduates have gone on to work in hospitals or community settings, undertaking more specialist and responsible roles as their careers have progressed. The course prepares you to work effectively within the health care sector and provides an excellent foundation for future academic study and the development of more specialist nursing knowledge and skills for clinical, managerial and/or research roles.
