18Oct
UndergraduateCoventry University has participated in the Teaching Excellence Framework. These ratings were awarded in 2023, for four years.
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Course summary
You can choose to study this course in Coventry or Scarborough. Foundation Year The foundation year course helps you develop the necessary skills for degree-level study. In addition, you will also explore fundamental knowledge in areas such as anatomy, physiology and pathology, professional practice and approaches to health and wellbeing. Coventry location: 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. Scarborough location: All years will be delivered from the CU Scarborough campus. Degree This degree combines theory with practice-based learning to lead you to professional registration and a rewarding career as a learning disabilities nurse. Learning disabilities nurses provide specialist healthcare and support to people with a significantly reduced ability to understand new or complex information. They work across a range of settings including people’s homes, primary and community settings, schools and specialist services, in-patient hospitals and care homes. This course aims to equip you to support, empower and safeguard people with learning disabilities. It emphasises the importance of involving individuals, their families and support networks in the holistic assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care.
- Successful completion of this course makes you eligible to apply for professional registration as a learning disabilities nurse with the Nursing & Midwifery Council (NMC) (please see Accreditation section for more information).
- 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 a learning disabilities nurse across and within multidisciplinary teams to coordinate safe, evidenced-based care delivery.
- Study one academic module at a time, with five weeks of learning followed by one week of assessment per module.
- All eligible learners on this course can apply for a minimum payment from the government of £5,000 per year.
- 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.
- Supports you to gain the academic skills required for degree-level study.
- Provides a grounding in key areas of anatomy, physiology, health and wellbeing.
- Our approach supports you to develop a strong sense of professional identity and accountability as a learning disabilities 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 The foundation year offers an introduction to your chosen subject and supports you to develop the skills required for degree-level study.
- Fundamentals of Anatomy and Physiology
- Fundamentals of Pathophysiology and Disease
- 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
- Therapeutic Interventions and Innovations in Learning Disabilities Nursing
- Complex Decision Making Within Learning Disabilities Nursing Environments
- Exploring Knowledge Through Curiosity
- Enhanced Approaches in Delivering Holistic Care
- 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 LD Nursing
- Preparing for your Career in Nursing
- Placement 5: Coordinating Nursing Care
- Placement 6: Practising Autonomously
Assessment method
The foundation year will be assessed using a variety of methods which will vary depending upon the module and may include:
- case study
- individual presentation
- essay
- numeracy test.
Professional bodies
Professionally accredited courses provide industry-wide recognition of the quality of your qualification.
- Nursing and Midwifery Council
Qualified teacher status (QTS)
To work as a teacher at a state school in England or Wales, you will need to achieve qualified teacher status (QTS). This is offered on this course for the following level:
- Course does not award QTS
How to apply
14Jan
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
We’re here to help you achieve your study goals. If your qualifications or expected levels of grades differ from those outlined above, chat with our admissions team and between us we will explore the possibilities open to you. We accept a range of qualifications and our study experience is designed to give you options and support from the start. Contact us via our website to find out more.
Additional entry requirements
Criminal records declaration (DBS/Disclosure Scotland)
Health checks
Interview
Student Outcomes
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Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs)
Go onto work and study
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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 |
*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
Additional costs/fee information
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 .
Studying this course with a sandwich year incurs an additional £1,500 fee (£1,800 for international students) to cover your academic support throughout your placement year.
For full international fees and the most up to date information about tuition fees, please check the relevant course page of the Coventry University website.
Provider information
CU Coventry
8 Mile Lane
Coventry
CV1 2TU