BSc Learning Disabilities Nursing and Social Work (Integrated Practice)
Entry requirements
Police Clearance: All offers on this course are made subject to police clearance. The university adheres fully to the DBS Code of Practice. Health Clearance: All offers on this course are subject to a mandatory health clearance. GCSE: GCSE maths and English Language minimum grade C/grade 4 required or Level 2 equivalents - Key Skills Level 2 English and Key Skills Level 2 Mathematics. You must fulfil our GCSE entry requirements as well as one of the requirements listed below. UCAS tariff: 104 UCAS Tariff points. A level: 104 UCAS Tariff points from a minimum of three A level subjects. Please note, General Studies is not accepted. BTEC: DMM T level: T- Level – Health/Healthcare Science - Merit Access to HE: 104 UCAS Tariff points. Health and Social Care related subjects preferred. IB: 104 UCAS Tariff points equivalent. Scottish Highers: 104 UCAS Tariff points equivalent. Irish Leaving Certificate: Equivalence to 104 UCAS Tariff points. To include specific grades: English – Higher H6 (D3), Ordinary O5(C3) Maths – Higher H6 (D3), Ordinary O5(C3)
About this course
BSc (Hons) in Learning Disabilities Nursing and Social Work. Core topics include research methods, ethics and professional practice, and global and comparative perspectives. The programme leads to dual professional registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and Social Work England. Half of the course is spent on placement in health and social care settings.
Modules
- Foundations in Nursing and Social Work
- Law and Social Policy in Health and Wellbeing
- Interprofessional Practice in Learning Disabilities
- Promoting Wellbeing Across the Lifespan – Theory
- Interprofessional Practice Across the Lifespan - Practice
- Decision Making in Learning Disabilities - Theory
- Decision Making in Learning Disabilities - Practice
- Improving Quality of Care in Integrated Care Systems
- Comparative Perspectives
- Developing Evidence-Based Practice with Learning Disabilities
- Integrated Professional Practice