As the Scottish University of the Year 2021 (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide) and the top modern university in the UK* (National Student Survey 2021) we have a wealth of experience to help you achieve your career goals within healthcare.
How can you be sure that studying a healthcare degree at RGU is the right decision?
- We have strong links with healthcare partners so you can be confident that the skills you are learning are derived from the needs of our health and social care services
- You’ll have access to our state-of-the-art facilities, including our Clinical Skills Centre, which hosts a hospital ward and home setting so you can practise your skills in a safe environment
- We use simulated learning on a number of courses to help evolve your confidence and skills so when facing an emergency situation in the future you are fully prepared
- We place a strong emphasis on linking theory to practice and are able to offer a diverse range of placements in urban, remote and rural settings providing you with a varied and highly desired skill set.
*excluding small, specialist and private providers.
We have a unique portfolio of courses at undergraduate and postgraduate level delivered through a mixture of on campus, online and blended learning study modes.
Check out the course pages for more information:
This BSc (Hons) Adult Nursing course is designed to prepare our future nurses to thrive within today’s health and social care services by providing you with the skills, knowledge and critical ability to provide person-centred care. The course follows the structure of the BSc Nursing (Adult) course with the addition of a fourth year at honours level.
The Nursing - Dual Registration programme at Robert Gordon University has been developed to meet local demand for nurses to be registered in two fields of practice. You will develop a broad skillset to provide person-centred care in both Adult and Children and Young People (CYP) fields of nursing.
The Nursing - Dual Registration programme provides the opportunity for nurses to be registered in two fields of practice, Adult and Mental Health. As you broaden your skills across two fields, this mix will enhance your appeal to employers, particularly in remote and rural areas where there is known demand for such a wide skillset.
The Nursing - Dual Registration programme has been designed to meet local demand for nurses to be registered in two fields of practice. This is an exciting opportunity for our next generation of nurses to thrive in two fields of nursing, providing person-centred care in both Children and Young People (CYP) and Mental Health fields of nursing.
The Healthcare Practice course is designed for health professionals holding Diploma level qualifications including nurses, midwives and allied healthcare professionals. You should be on a professional healthcare register. The course is shaped to recognise your practice experience and will support you on your journey to gain a degree.
The BSc Midwifery course will prepare you to provide skilled, knowledgeable and compassionate care to women, newborn infants and their families as a qualified midwife. Midwives work across the continuum from pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, labour and birth, postpartum and early weeks of newborn infants’ life.
At Robert Gordon University, the BSc Adult Nursing course will provide you with the capabilities to support the health and wellbeing of adults in a variety of contexts including hospital and home settings. You will be proficient in delivering compassionate care to adults who are experiencing acute/long-term illnesses and injury.
The BSc Children and Young People (CYP) Nursing course will prepare you for providing holistic care across a variety or healthcare and social settings. As a qualified nurse you will work in partnership with children, young people under the age of 16 years old, and their families to improve and support their health and wellbeing.
The BSc Mental Health Nursing course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to understand and respond to often complex challenges experienced by individuals which can impact on their physical, mental and social wellbeing. The course is designed to ensure that you feel confident addressing a range of healthcare needs.
Delivered online, this BSc Occupational Health course at Robert Gordon University is aimed at health professionals working or aspiring to work in occupational health. It is designed to provide a clear skill set from an educational programme; the course focuses on achieving standards of expertise sufficient for safe and effective occupational health practice.
Developed in response to an increase in learning and training requirements for paramedics, the Paramedic Practice course at Robert Gordon University is delivered in collaboration with the Scottish Ambulance Service (SAS). You will learn the necessary skills that are in demand now and in the future, within unique remote and rural placement locations.
Built around nationally recognised benchmarks for advanced practice, the course equips professionals with contemporary knowledge and skills to practice within a dynamic healthcare landscape. If you are a registered healthcare professional looking to attain advanced practice attributes relevant to both clinical and specialist practice then this course is for you.
The MSc Advancing Practice course will equip you with contemporary knowledge to take forward the rapidly changing healthcare agenda, and make a positive difference. If you are an experienced registered nurse, midwife or health professional looking to develop a higher level of knowledge and skills required for specialist and advanced practice, then this course is for you.
The MSc Healthcare Leadership supports professionals to become impactful leaders for the advancement of today’s health and social care environment. The course is suitable for a range of professionals who are involved in health or social care delivery, locally, nationally, or globally.
This course will equip you with the skills, knowledge and compassionate care required throughout pre-pregnancy, pregnancy, labour and birth, postpartum and the early stages of a newborn infants’ life. The MSc will acknowledge your key graduate attributes and transferable skills and build on these so you can confidently deliver effective care.
Alternatively, if you already work in healthcare and are looking to develop your skill set then we have a variety of continuing professional development (CPD) short courses.
As a student nurse I have broadened my horizons and opened up my career options, and I’ve done this at age 37, so it’s NEVER too late to follow your dreams and fulfil career paths you never ever imagined you could.
You will develop beyond your wildest aspirations and become the best possible nursing version of yourself and that’s a pretty amazing feeling!
My placement to Orkney was an opportunity that many other universities were unable to offer. I was excited at the thought of learning how healthcare operates on an island, especially working as part of an ambulance crew.