Course summary
Foundation Year The foundation year of this Coventry University degree will be delivered from our CU Coventry campus. Course delivery from year 1 of the degree onwards will be from the Coventry University campus. The foundation year will provide you with a solid grounding in the fundamentals of health and wellbeing. You will be invited to interview at the end of your foundation year for the degree years of this course. You must pass both an interview process and the foundation year before moving on to year one of the degree. You will be fully supported to help prepare for interview as well as pass the practical and academic requirements. Degree The Adult Nursing degree combines theoretical and practice-based learning to lead you to professional registration and a rewarding career as an adult nurse. Adult nurses work to improve people’s lives by offering comprehensive physical, emotional, mental, and social support to people of all ages. This course aims to equip you with the knowledge, skills and behaviours required to independently address the diverse health and care needs of individuals across the lifespan.
- Successful completion of this course makes you eligible to apply for professional registration as an Adult Nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC).
- Gain the skills to deliver professional, impactful, evidence-informed care across a range of dynamic and diverse healthcare environments.
- Learn to collaborate and thrive as an adult nurse across and within multidisciplinary teams to coordinate safe, evidenced-based care delivery.
- Study one module at a time, with five weeks of learning followed by one week of assessment per module. ·
- All home learners can apply for a minimum payment from the government of £5,000 for each year of degree study. You can apply for additional payments if you incur childcare costs.
- 50% of your learning will take place in diverse practice-based learning environments where you will apply your theoretical knowledge to the real world.
- Our approach supports you to develop a strong sense of professional identity and accountability as an adult nurse from day one.
- Develop your confidence and skills in preparation to lead, influence and supervise others.
- Delivered by a team that includes highly skilled, knowledgeable, nursing and allied health professionals.
- Develop your digital fluency, curiosity, critical and reflective thinking.
- Access to success coaches, placement supervisors and specialist support for mathematics and academic writing.
Modules
Foundation Year This year aims to give you a solid foundation from which to build your subject area knowledge and experience. Course modules include:
- Fundamentals of Pathophysiology and Disease
- Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
- Introduction to Professional Practice and Regulatory Standards
- Approaches to Health and Wellbeing for the Health Professional
- Becoming a Professional Practitioner
- Evidence: Your Profession in a Global Context
- Nursing Assessment and Care Delivery
- Understanding Influences on Health and Care
- Placement 1: Introductions to Nursing Care
- Placement 2: Delivering Nursing Care
- Enhanced Approaches in Delivering Holistic Care
- Therapeutic Interventions in Adult Nursing
- Complex Decision Making Within Adult Nursing Environments
- Placement 3: Delivering Enhanced Nursing Care
- Placement 4: Delivering Complex Holistic Nursing Care
- Leading for the Future as a Health and Care Professional
- The Evidenced-Based Practitioner: Professional Project
- Complex Care Coordination in Adult Nursing
- Preparing for your Career in Nursing
- Placement 5: Coordinating Nursing Care
- Placement 6: Practising Autonomously
Assessment method
This course will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module. Assessment methods for the degree course may include:
- coursework
- practice placement
- formal examinations
- assessed discussions
- numeracy assessment
- Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
- presentations.
How to apply
This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application codes
Please select a course option – you will then see the application code you need to use to apply for the course.
Points of entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
- Foundation
Entry requirements
Qualification requirements
UCAS Tariff - 64 points
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016) - MPP
International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme - 24 points
Our students come from a variety of backgrounds, each with a unique story. We recognise a breadth of qualifications. If your qualifications differ from the above, contact our Admissions Team who will be happy to discuss your qualifications and routes into your chosen course
Additional entry requirements
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
Interview
There will be an interview during the foundation year which must be passed in order to progress to year one of the degree.
Student Outcomes
There is no data available for this course. For further information visit the Discover Uni website.
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
England | £7950* | Year 1 |
Northern Ireland | £7950* | Year 1 |
Scotland | £7950* | Year 1 |
Wales | £7950* | Year 1 |
Channel Islands | £7950* | Year 1 |
Republic of Ireland | £7950* | Year 1 |
*This is a provisional fee and subject to change.
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
Provider information
CU Coventry
8 Mile Lane
Coventry
CV1 2TU