The course runs over two years and consists of eight modules, totalling 200 credits.
In your first year, you'll get your first taste of practice, as well as studying modules covering different health-related disciplines as they apply to nursing.
In your second year, you'll continue to practice, alongside taught classes which will help you to approach patient care with collaboration, consideration and compassion. Your main focus of the year will be an independent research project.
Our modules may change to reflect the latest academic thinking and expertise of our staff, and in line with Department/School academic planning.
In your second year, a key focus will be on independent exploration of research and approaches to its implementation in nursing practice. It's a chance to develop your skills in literature reviewing, research design, data analysis, critical evaluation and synthesis. Learning how to apply these skills will set you up well for a career in nursing and equip you with the knowledge and skills to continually improve practice throughout your career.
Your dissertation enables you to focus in-depth on a topic aligned with your interests, and you will have close support from a supervisor with relevant expertise.
With half of the programme being devoted to clinical experiences, you'll have the opportunity to undertake a range of placements during your first and second years. You'll be allocated placements that ensure you are exposed to a range of patient groups and ages, in a range of in-patient, primary care, and community settings. Placement providers are situated across a wide geographical area and chosen for the valuable experiences that they provide.
You'll experience a variety of settings, which may include:
These experiences will ensure that you are well-equipped to join the NMC Register upon successful completion of your programme.
Before starting a placement that forms part of your course, you are likely to be asked by the placement provider to sign a confidentiality agreement. This is to ensure that you do not disclose any information that is confidential to the placement provider.
Every course at York is built on a distinctive set of learning outcomes. These will give you a clear understanding of what you will be able to accomplish at the end of the course and help you explain what you can offer employers. Our academics identify the knowledge, skills, and experiences you'll need upon graduation and then design the course to get you there.
You’ll work with world‐leading academics who’ll challenge you to think independently and excel in all that you do. Our approach to teaching will provide you with the knowledge, opportunities and support you need to grow and succeed in a global workplace.
You will be learning with and from experts in the field using a combination of lectures, seminars, skills sessions, and directed and independent study, all designed to support you in developing your clinical capability and competence. In your practice placements you will be supported to put your knowledge and skills into practice in a supportive environment.
You will benefit from our incredible Clinical Simulation Unit , which replicates a number of areas of healthcare in which you may work.
You will be based in the Department of Health Sciences, which is on Campus West. The majority of your teaching will take place in Alcuin, or at other locations across Campus West.
Our beautiful green campus offers a student-friendly setting in which to live and study, within easy reach of the action in the city centre. It's easy to get around campus - everything is within walking or pedalling distance, or you can always use the fast and frequent bus service.
You will be assessed in both theory and practice with formative assessments to support you in identifying areas for development. Informal feedback can be obtained from your module leads, programme lead and personal supervisor at any point during the programme.
You should also hold GCSE English Language, Maths and Science at Grade 4 (C) or above, or an equivalent qualification. If you are unsure whether you meet this requirement, please get in touch and we will be able to discuss this with you. DBS and Health Assessment checks required. Applicants are required to have at least 780 hours of relevant work experience upon starting the course. Contact the programme lead for a discussion about whether your experience is ‘relevant’ but, briefly, we look for experience working with members of the public in a helping capacity. This may be as a support worker, a social worker or a teacher, an advice worker or a nursery worker. This is not a definitive list. The 780 hours may comprise a range of experiences and may include both paid and unpaid work.
If English isn't your first language you may need to provide evidence of your English language ability. We accept the following qualifications:
For more information see our postgraduate English language requirements .
You may be eligible for one of our pre-sessional English language courses . These courses will provide you with the level of English needed to meet the conditions of your offer.
The length of course you need to take depends on your current IELTS scores and how much you need to improve to reach our English language requirements.
After you've accepted your offer to study at York, we'll confirm which pre-sessional course you should apply to via You@York .
You can apply and send all your documentation electronically through our online system. You don’t need to complete your application all at once: you can start it, save it and finish it later.
Please ensure you have thoroughly checked the eligibility criteria for any potential sources of funding, to be sure they cover courses beginning in January.
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