With a variety of learning
and teaching methods,
including NHS placements
in each year, this course will
prepare you to work as a
nurse. The course was
ranked joint 1st in Scotland
and the UK for student
satisfaction in the National
Student Survey 2017.
BSc (Hons)
Nursing
Nursing encompasses
autonomous and collaborative
care of individuals of all ages:
families, groups and
communities; sick or well; and in
all settings. It includes the
promotion of health, prevention
of illness, and the care of ill,
disabled and dying people.
Nurses are advocates for people
in their care. They are involved in
management, leadership,
education, and research, and
use clinical judgement in the
provision of best quality of care.
This course will prepare you to deliver
safe, effective person-centred nursing
care with confidence. We use a blended
approach to learning, teaching and
assessment. Lectures, seminars and
simulation are used to facilitate your
learning about nursing and the evidence
that informs practice. Real client and
patient experiences are frequently used
as the focus for group learning.
Year One focuses on the foundations of
professional nursing care. You will
explore a range of influences on health,
professional issues, skills for nursing
practice, and the science underpinning
care. You will begin to learn to meet the
needs of vulnerable people across the
lifespan, for example older adults, people
with dementia, disabilities, or long-term
conditions. Placements in Year One are
in the community and settings caring for
older people.
In Year Two, you will learn how to assess
and care for people as they cope and
adapt to ill health, combining science
subjects with nursing modules. Clinical
skills learning will prepare you for clinical
placements within hospital settings.
Year Three modules concentrate on the
care of people with complex needs and
increasing dependency in a range of
settings. Placements in this year reflect
this focus. You will explore healthcare
governance and research evidence
relating to effective, compassionate
nursing practice. You will develop
knowledge of the integration of health
and social care through engagement
within the voluntary sector.
In Year Four, the fo cus is on clinical
leadership, care management and
preparation for registration. You will
complete a dissertation on an area
aligned with current healthcare priorities.
Teaching, learning and assessment
Please see the course entry on our
website (see URL on opposite page) for
full details of the learning, teaching and
assessment activities for this course.
Also check out the ‘How we teach and
how you’ll learn’ section on pages 8-11.
Year One modules
Caring in Professional Contexts/
Introduction to Academic Enquiry/ Skills
and Practice 1/ Applied Science/
Interprofessional Education 1
Opportunities exist for students to select
an area of clinical practice for their final
placement which may enhance their
future career. Year Two modules
We have implemented an
interprofessional education (IPE) focus
within all of our undergraduate healthcare
courses to help produce graduates who
are confident in their own professional
identity but with additional skills which
will allow them to work as effective team
members. The IPE component will
develop your mutual understanding of
roles, expertise and values of other team
members; skills and strategies in working
in teams; problem solving, team decision
making skills; role flexibility; and ability to
learn from others. Year Three modules
Learning to Assess and Care for Ill
Adults/ Caring For The Adult With
Complex Healthcare Needs/ Applied
Science/ Skills and Practice 2/
Interprofessional Education 2
Recognition and Management of the
Deteriorating Patient: Acute Care in a
Variety of Settings/ Recovery
Rehabilitation and Long Term Issues/
Applied Science/ Skills and Practice 3/
Evidence Based Healthcare Governance/
Interprofessional Education 3
Structure
This is a four-year, full-time honours
degree. You will complete a range of
modules each year, as outlined, and a
dissertation in Year Four.
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Year Four modules
Leadership for Developing Professional
Practice/ Skills and Practice 4/
Interprofessional Education 4/
Dissertation