Nursing (Pre-Registration) Adult (Apprenticeship) (Blended Learning) MSc

at University of Huddersfield

Stage 1
 

Core modules:

• HMN4111 - Becoming a Professional - Adult Nursing (Blended Learning)
• HMN4121 - Introduction to Adult Nursing (Blended Learning)
• HMN4100 - Understanding Knowledge and Evidence for Nursing (Blended Learning)
• HMN4110 - Nursing Practice 1 (Blended Learning)
   

Stage 2
 

Core modules:

• HMN4200 - Developing as a Professional (Blended Learning)
• HMN4211 - Developing Critical Knowledge and Skills in Adult Nursing (Blended Learning)
• HMN4221 - Developing Research Knowledge and Evidence for Adult Nursing Practice (Blended Learning)
• HMN4210 - Nursing Practice 2 (Blended Learning)
   

Stage 3
 

Core modules:

• HMN4300 - Being a Professional (Blended Learning)
• HMN4311 - Enhancing Knowledge and Skills in Adult Nursing (Blended Learning)
• HMN4321 - Using Evidence and Research to Enhance Adult Nursing Practice (Blended Learning)
• HMN4310 - Nursing Practice 3 (Blended Learning)

This course has been designed for those who would like to become a nurse and are located within the North East, Yorkshire and the Humber, Cheshire and Merseyside, North West, Cumbria or North Lincolnshire. If you are located outside these areas please visit Health Education England for information on your nearest course provider.
 

You must:

• Be employed in healthcare and supported to undertake the course by your employer.

• Have an Honours degree (2:2 or above) and work experience relevant to the programme to be followed. Applicants with an Honours degree and considerable relevant experience may also be considered if they can demonstrate their ability to study at Master’s Level.
   

In addition, you must have completed 12 years of general education and have GCSE English Language or English Literature and Maths at grade 4 or above, or grade C or above if awarded under the previous GCSE grading scheme, or equivalent.
 

Applicants are required to successfully demonstrate that they have completed 550 hours of theory through studying/reading and a minimum of 325 hours of practice before they start the course using Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) (Nursing and Midwifery Council [NMC] requirement). Students may choose to have either 325 or 700 hours of practice verified in the Pre-Entry Portfolio. A broad range of experience can be used for this including observations and reading. Your experience and learning may have occurred outside a typical ‘practice’ area but is still applicable, for example you may have worked in a public facing professional role in which you will have demonstrated values relating to nursing. If you are successful at interview support will be provided on how to complete this document face-to-face, by phone or online.
 

You must have access to a computer with a reliable internet connection and the ability to access and use online study guidance and support as this course is delivered through distance learning.
 

Offers will be subject to an interview and references. Please note all the information provided in support of your application may be checked and must be verifiable as a true record.
 

You also need satisfactory enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, occupational health clearances and RPL (NMC) evidence prior to registration on the course. We arrange these as part of the application process. You will be required to sign a self-declaration at the start of each year and at the end of the course. All police contact during the course must be reported to the course leader as a matter of urgency and may lead to suspension or termination.
 

You’ll also be required to complete an Initial Needs Assessment.Prior to starting the apprenticeship, you’ll need to agree to the terms set in the evidence pack. This will include the commitment statement, which will be signed by you, your employer and the University of Huddersfield as the main education provider for the apprenticeship.
 

You must meet the NMC (2018c) entry requirements in respect of literacy and numeracy, good character and good health.You may be eligible to gain accreditation for your prior learning towards this course. Please note that the course you are applying for is regulated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) which allows a maximum of 50% of credits for the award to be conferred through accreditation of prior learning.
 

If your first language is not English, you will need to meet the minimum requirements of an English Language qualification. The minimum of IELTS 6.5 overall with no element lower than 6.0, or equivalent will be considered acceptable.

Tution Annual Fees

£18,000

Upon successful graduation you can gain a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) registered qualification as a Registered Nurse for Children, which provides you with the opportunity to work in a wide variety of settings as a child nurse. Possible career opportunities may include neonatal nursing, community children’s nursing and palliative care, as well as working in childrens hospice settings, acute and intensive care environments specialising in general medicine and general surgery, or more specialist areas such as cardiology, oncology or renal.
 

As your career progresses there may be opportunities to take on leadership and management and specialist roles, such as paediatric nurse specialists in diabetes, gastroenterology, neonatology or advanced nurse practitioners.