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Learning Disability Nursing at London South Bank University - UCAS

Course summary

Learning disability nurses enjoy rewarding careers enabling individuals with learning disabilities to live their lives to their full potential. Working across a variety of health and social care settings, you’ll use specialist nursing skills to address health inequalities. Using person-centred practices and partnership working, you’ll learn to assess and promote physical and mental health in people with learning disabilities. You’ll develop skills in working with people with autism and complex behaviours, working to break down barriers to full social inclusion. Learning on this course is grounded in a strong evidence base of up-to-date integrated health and social care models. We also offer a variety of exciting placements in world-renowned hospitals and Trusts that will help you create a future career that’s fulfilling both personally and professionally.

Modules

Year 1 • Concepts of inter-professional and collaborative practice • Introducing evidence-based practice in learning disability nursing • Essentials of biosciences for health • Contexts and concepts in learning disabilities • Practice skills for learning disabilities nursing Year 2 • Inter-professional learning in practice • Appraising evidence-based practice in learning disability nursing • Contemporary issues in learning disability nursing • Applied physiology across the lifespan • Specialist interventions in learning disability nursing Year 3 • Improving quality, change management and leadership • Implementing evidence-based practice in learning disability nursing • Emerging trends in learning disabilities • Complexity in the world of people with learning disabilities • Promoting self-determination and inclusion


How to apply

This course is not accepting applications at this time. Please contact the provider to find out more.

Application codes

Course code:
B761
Institution code:
L75
Campus name:
LSBU Main Site - Southwark Campus
Campus code:
-

Points of entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

  • Year 1

International applicants

English Language Requirements for International and EU Applicants: IELTS 7.0 (the minimum score required in each skill area is 7.0)

Entry requirements

Qualification requirements

Applicants must hold GCSEs A-C in Maths and English or equivalent (reformed GCSEs grade 4 or above).

Additional entry requirements

Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)

Health checks

Interview


Student Outcomes

Operated by the Office for Students
81%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
90%
Go onto work and study

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Fees and funding

Tuition fees

England £9250 Year 1
Northern Ireland £9250 Year 1
Scotland £9250 Year 1
Wales £9250 Year 1

Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .

Additional fee information

Read fees and funding information at https://www.lsbu.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/fees-and-funding
Learning Disability Nursing at London South Bank University - UCAS