Course summary

COURSE OVERVIEW Our part-time Adult Nursing degree course will be delivered at either Singleton Park campus or St Davids Park campus, Carmarthen. It is aimed at current Healthcare Support Workers and will give you the skills and experience to launch a rewarding career in this diverse and essential profession. Over the course of this carefully-integrated, four year BSc programme, you will learn about the holistic needs of people from early adulthood until old age and develop the professional skills to provide high quality nursing care in in a range of clinical and community settings. As you progress, you will develop the skills to assess, plan, deliver, and evaluate evidence-based care to promote the health and wellbeing of adults with acute and chronic conditions. We have excellent working relationships with many healthcare providers, so you will have access to a wide range of clinical experiences across south west Wales. These include placements in the NHS and independent sector in hospitals and community settings. WHY ADULT NURSING AT SWANSEA UNIVERSITY? We have an outstanding reputation for nursing at Swansea and are ranked in the Top 10 in the UK for Nursing (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024) and 1st in the UK Career Prospects (The Guardian 2024). Our academic staff are qualified nurses, doctors, and allied health professionals, many of whom are also practising clinicians, providing an exceptional combination of theoretical rigour, professional insight, and practical expertise. We have very strong links with Welsh health boards, opening up clinical placement opportunities for you in a variety of settings in both urban and rural locations. Meanwhile, the nearest hospital is right next door to our Singleton Park campus on the edge of the beautiful Gower Peninsula. YOUR ADULT NURSING EXPERIENCE Our excellent facilities include a realistic clinical suite so you can put your theoretical knowledge into practice in an environment that reflects as closely as possible the actual conditions that you will experience when you go on placement in a hospital or community setting. You will have the opportunity to apply to study abroad through a three-month Erasmus + placement with one of our partner universities in Denmark, Finland, Norway, Slovenia, or Sweden. You can also study part of your nursing degree through the medium of Welsh and may be eligible for internal scholarships or financial support through Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol. NURSING CAREERS On graduation, you will be eligible to apply for Registered Nurse (Adult) status with the Nursing and Midwifery Council and to register as a nurse for work in EU and EEA.