Course summary
Please check the Sheffield Hallam University website for the latest information. Course summary
- Attain a recorded professional award as a specialist practitioner of health visiting or student nursing.
- Undertake assessments to have your qualification recorded with the Nursing and Midwifery Council.
- Identify and meet the needs of children and families as a health visitor or student nurse.
- Build on your existing knowledge as a registered professional nurse.
- Learn practical and theoretical skills to excel as a valuable and respected community health specialist.
- lectures, seminars and workshops
- simulated role plays
- case studies
- client stories
- conducting real consultations under exam conditions
- producing written records of consultations
Modules
Module and assessment information for future years is displayed as currently validated and may be liable to change. When selecting electives, your choices will be subject to the core requirements of the course. As a result, selections may be limited to a choice between one of two or more specified electives in some instances. Year 1 Compulsory modules Module Developing Specialist Practice 30 Evidence Based Approaches To Public Health Practice 15 Family Centred Public Health 15 Final year Compulsory modules Module Developing Therapeutic Relationships With Clients 15 Nurse Prescribing (V100) 15 Perspectives On Safeguarding For Scphn Practice 15 Researching For Practice (Distance Learning) 15
Assessment method
Coursework | Exam | Practical
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
Entry requirements
You will normally have: 120 credits at level 6 (or pending results prior to the course starting), current registration on part 1 (Nursing) or part 2 (Midwifery) of the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) register, enhanced level of disclosure Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, and self-declaration of good health and character in line with the NMC requirements. Please note in order to be eligible for this course you need funding arrangements in place via sponsorship with an NHS employer with a minimum of 1 year contract. if this employment is terminated at any point this will result in the loss of your place on the course. Please note this is a requirement to apply for the course and is different from tuition fees explained under section 7. You will also need to have opportunity and managerial support to access an appropriate placement overseen by a Practice Teacher, and an ability to demonstrate the potential to practice at specialist level on completion of the programme.
English language requirements
This course is not open to international students who require a Tier 4 (General) student visa to study in the UK. If you are an international applicant but do not require a Tier 4 (General) student visa, contact our Admissions Team to find out whether you’re eligible to apply.
Please click the following link to find out more about English language requirements for this course
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| England | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Northern Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Scotland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Wales | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Channel Islands | £9535 | Year 1 |
| Republic of Ireland | £9535 | Year 1 |
| EU | £17155 | Year 1 |
| International | £17155 | 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
Our tuition fee for UK students on full-time undergraduate degree courses in 2025/26 is £9,535 per year. These fees are regulated by the UK government and therefore subject to change in future years. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.
If you are studying an undergraduate course, postgraduate pre-registration course or postgraduate research course over more than one academic year then your tuition fees may increase in subsequent years in line with Government regulations or UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) published fees. More information can be found at https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/terms-and-conditions-and-student-regulations under student fees regulations.
Our tuition fee for International/EU students starting full-time study in 2025/26 is £17,155 per year. During your placement year you will pay a reduced fee of £1,200.
Please refer to our website for up-to-date information on costs and fees:
https://www.shu.ac.uk/study-here/undergraduate/fees
Sponsorship information
Scholarships, discounts and bursaries may be available to students who study this course.
Provider information
Sheffield Hallam University
City Campus
Howard Street
Sheffield
S1 1WB