Postgraduate Prospectus

This course has a start date in January

This accelerated, two-year postgraduate course is an ideal way for those who already have an undergraduate degree to become a qualified, registered nurse. It’s particularly ideal for those looking to quickly retrain for a more challenging or rewarding career. To support you, course fees will be paid for by the Department of Health (UK/EU students only).

We offer three routes for those interested in caring for adults, children or people with mental health problems. You can also progress to a masters award following this diploma after a short period gaining post-registration experience. 

The course was validated by the Nursing and Midwifery Council in 2009 and since then we have received four commendations, including one for working in partnership with service users and carers, local trusts, other healthcare providers and student representatives to develop the curriculum and for teaching. We also received a commendation for our problem-based learning approach supported by the development of innovative IT resources.

The course takes place at our Derby centre and will have aspects of shared learning with medical students. Applicants are expected to have an honours degree (2:2 or above) and a minimum of five GCSEs including maths and English at grade C or above.

Mental Health nursing

As many as one in three people develop a mental health problem at some point in their life, regardless of their age or background. Conditions range from personality and psychological disorders to neuroses and psychoses. Nurses who choose to specialise in the mental health branch of nursing – a complex and demanding area – work with GPs, psychiatrists, psychologists and others to help care for patients with mental illnesses. Increasingly, care is given in the community, with mental health nurses visiting patients and their families at home, in residential centres, in prisons or in specialist clinics or units. You may also do shift work to help provide 24-hour care. This is a valuable role that provides much reward and satisfaction. For further details see the NHS Careers website.

How to apply

Applications must be made through the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS), Rosehill, New Barn Lane, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire GL52 3LZ. Applications should be made online (NOTE: Please ignore the 'Apply for this course' link on the menu on the left as it does not go to UCAS).

When applying UCAS states that this course will start in September. This is incorrect and the course will start in the following January.

The UCAS codes are:

3010 (Adult), 3310 (Child) or 3110 (Mental Health)

Informal enquiries

For informal enquiries relating to this course, please contact the Course Director Aimee Aubeeluck on +44 (0)1332 724 906 or email aimee.aubeeluck@nottingham.ac.uk 

• We are the largest School of Nursing in the in UK
• We have a powerful research faculty with 350 academic and support staff, as well as 3,500 students
• We are among the top few places to study nursing in the country, according to the Guardian’s University Guide 2011
• We are in the top 5 UK universities for nursing research, according to the latest Research Assessment Exercise
• Our teaching is rated as ‘excellent’ by the independent Quality Assurance Agency

 

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