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Qualification
Bachelor of Science - BSc
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Location
Dumfries Campus
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
08-SEP-25
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Duration
3 Years
Course summary
OverviewThe BSc Adult Nursing programme prepares graduates to begin the study of nursing as a discipline and, following completion to the threshold standard of ordinary degree, to meet the requirements for registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). An NMC accredited BSc Honours pathway provides a competitive, optional additional year to progress to Honours degree qualification. The programme enables nurses to meet the requirements of a modernhealth care system, work in multi-professional teams and demonstrateleadership and management abilities.Programme highlights• Successful students will be adaptable, proficient and safe practitioners who will have demonstrated the graduate skills required to engage in a range of therapeutic approaches together with an underpinning knowledge of the evidence base for adult healthcare.• Develop safe, proficient and adaptable nurses who can facilitate health promotion approaches including the nurturing of self-care at individual, family and community level with an appreciation of needs across the lifespan.• Develop graduate attributes including decision making skills, criticality, and research mindedness to influence safe and compassionate adult nursing practice.• Prepare the nurse to be responsive to the social political and economic influences on population health and health care.• Graduates are eligible to register with the Nursing and Midwifery Council as a Registered Nurse in Adult Nursing.Programme detailsTheory makes up 50% of the BSc Adult Nursing programme. Theory is delivered in a flexible hybrid learning model, blending online and campus-based delivery to support application of theory to clinical practice. Work-based learning makes up 50% of the programme. You’ll spend time on placement with local healthcare partners and the wider community:• NHS Greater Glasgow & Clyde• NHS Highland• NHS Lanarkshire• NHS Dumfries & Galloway• NHS Golden JubileeNB: Professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council will be linked to an exit award of BSc Adult Nursing.CareersThis programme will prepare you for a successful career as a Registered Adult Nurse within a hospital or community setting in the UK, EU countries, Canada and Australasia.And with further study, your career can progress to areas such as school nursing and health visiting. Many graduates return to complete further study to enhance their career opportunities or improve their practice.
Application deadline
29 January
Tuition fees
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University information
University of the West of Scotland
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University League Table
128th
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Campus address
University of the West of Scotland, Paisley Campus, High Street, Paisley, Renfrewshire, PA1 2BE, Scotland
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Subject ranking
79th out of 82 1
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Entry standards
/ Max 208121 58%67th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10094.0 94%72nd
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 42.95 74%53rd
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