Nursing (Adult), Part-time BSc (Hons)

Accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council

This course is available through Clearing

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Aimed at Health Care Support Workers in a Nursing role

Key Course Details

4 Year Part Time

Mode of Study: Blended Study
Typical Offer (view equivalents): BBB
Location: Singleton Park Campus

Start Date	Tuition Fees - Year 1
Sep 2024	NHS

Accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council

This course is available through Clearing

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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).

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.

You can expect a starting salary of £28,407 rising to £57,349 for a highly experienced staff nurse. Specialist nurses and practice managers can earn £50,056.

Modules

Year 1 (Level 4)

FHEQ 4 Undergraduate / HECert

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Manual Handling 1	September-June	0	SHGE06
Violence & Aggression Passport 1	September-June	0	SHGE09

Optional Modules

Core Modules with Welsh Language Option

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students must select one of the following modules.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Introduction to nursing and health care (Adult)	Academic Year	40	SHN173
Cyflwyniad i Nyrsio a Gofal Iechyd (Oedolyn)	Academic Year	40	SHN173W

AND

Core Modules with Welsh Language Option

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students must select one of the following modules.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Understanding health and Illness (Adult)	Academic Year	40	SHN174
Deall iechyd a salwch (Oedolion)	Academic Year	40	SHN174W

AND

Core Modules with Welsh Language Option

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students must select one of the following modules.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Contexts of Care (Adult)	Academic Year	40	SHN175
Cydestunau o Ofal (Oedolion)	Academic Year	40	SHN175W

Year 2 (Level 5)

FHEQ 5 Undergraduate / HEDip

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code
Manual Handling 2	September-June	0	SHGE07
Violence & Aggression Passport 2	September-June	0	SHGE10

Optional Modules

Core Modules with Welsh Language Option

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students must select one of the following modules.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Acute Care (Adult)	Academic Year	40	SHN2010
Gofal Aciwt Rhan-Amser (Oedolyn)	Academic Year	40	SHN2010W

AND

Core Modules with Welsh Language Option

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students must select one of the following modules.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Care of the Person with a Long Term Condition and Palliative Care Needs (Adult)	Academic Year	40	SHN2011
Gofal yr Unigolyn a Chyflwr Tymor Hir ac Anghenion Gofal Lliniarol (Oedolyn)	Academic Year	40	SHN2011W

AND

Core Modules with Welsh Language Option

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students must select one of the following modules.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Ensuring Quality Care (Adult)	Academic Year	40	SHN2012
Sicrhau Gofal o Safon (Oedolyn)	Academic Year	40	SHN2012W

Year 3 (Level 6)

FHEQ 6 Undergraduate / Honours

Students choose 120 credits from the following:

Compulsory Modules

Module Name	Module Duration	Module Code
Manual Handling 3	September-June	SHGE08
Violence & Aggression Passport 3	September-June	SHGE11
Practice and theory hours requirement	Academic Year	SHG3127

Optional Modules

Core Modules with Welsh Language Option

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students must select one of the following modules.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Care of the Adult with Complex Needs (Adult)	Academic Year	40	SHN3096
Gofal yr Oedolyn ag Anghenion Cymhleth (Oedolyn)	Academic Year	40	SHN3096W

AND

Core Modules with Welsh Language Option

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students must select one of the following modules.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Advancing Nursing Practice (Adult)	Academic Year	40	SHN3097
Ymarfer Nyrsio Uwch (Oedolyn)	Academic Year	40	SHN3097W

AND

Core Modules with Welsh Language Option

Choose Exactly 40 credits from the following Modules:

NOTE : Students must select one of the following modules.

Module Name	Module Duration	Credits	Module Code	Guidance
Preparation for professional practice (Adult)	Academic Year	40	SHN3098
Paratoi ar gyfer ymarfer proffesiynol (Oedolion)	September-June	40	SHN3098W

Entry Requirements

We have vacancies across a variety of subjects for September 2024 entry – please call our Clearing Helpline on 0808 175 3071.

We also welcome enquiries from candidates researching starting a course in 2025 - please see our Entry Requirements Page to find out typical offer ranges or get in touch by email or by telephone 01792 295111.

How You're Taught

We are proud to provide an outstanding educational experience, using the most effective learning and teaching approaches, carefully tailored to suit the specific needs of your course. Apart from a small number of online-only courses, most of our courses consist of in-person, on-campus teaching, enabling full engagement with your lecturers and fellow students.

Practical skills sessions, lab work seminars, and workshops predominantly take place in person, allowing for group working and demonstrations. We also operate virtual labs and Simulated Learning Environments which will facilitate greater access to training opportunities in the future. However, our approach also includes the use of some online learning to support and enhance traditional face-to-face teaching.

Online learning may take place ‘live’ using software such as Zoom, allowing you to interact with the lecturer and other students and to ask questions. Lecture recordings also allow for more flexibility to revisit material, to revise for assessments and to enhance learning outside of the classroom. Some modules have extra resources in Canvas, such as videos, slides and quizzes enabling further flexible study.

You will study for 22.5 hours per week which is equivalent to three days; Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Our excellent e-learning packages will give you the opportunity to access online resources and downloadable apps that will support your learning experience.

We use a variety of methods to assess your learning across all nursing modules including coursework essays, oral and poster presentations, projects, portfolios, multiple choice and unseen examinations, objective structured clinical/practical examination (OSCE’s), and online assessments.

This course may offer some modules taught through the medium of Welsh or bilingually for students who consider themselves to be fluent Welsh speakers. For more details on the provision available see the Welsh Provision expander below.

Welsh Provision

Some provision

There are opportunities for Welsh speakers to study some elements of this course through the medium of Welsh but there is not yet enough provision to reach 40 credits in each year.

Academi Hywel Teifi is here to support you throughout your time at Swansea University. We can offer you:

Access to generous Welsh-language study scholarships or bursaries.
Access to modules taught wholly or partly in Welsh.
Access to the Arwain mobile app for the latest information about Welsh-medium courses and modules available to download free on the App Store and Google Play.
An interview through the medium of Welsh when applying for a place.
The option to receive your personal correspondence in Welsh, English or bilingually.
The option to write and submit your coursework or exams through the medium of Welsh (even if you have chosen to study in English), and your work will be marked in Welsh.
A Welsh-speaking Personal Tutor.
One-to-one support to improve your academic Welsh language skills.
An opportunity to gain an additional free qualification that serves as evidence of your Welsh language ability for future employers.
Opportunity to be a member of the Swansea University Branch of the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol.

To learn more about the above and all the opportunities available to you through the medium of Welsh, visit Academi Hywel Teifi's undergraduate pages.

Professional Body Accreditation

Accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council

Meet Your Lecturers

Jayne Cutter – Head of the School of Health and Social Care

Catherine Williams

Kevin Akerman

Jon Hinkin

Andrew Evered

Sharon Harvey

Vera Logan

Mark Edwards

Stephanie John

Ingrid Pritchard

Nicola Tingle

Nerys Williams

Michelle Anderson

Tracy Williams

Deborah Rowberry

Tony Duffy

Geraldine CRAVEN

Mary Licup

Claire Jackson

Lisa Duffy

Lisa Mathews

Rebecca Dowle

Rebecca Lowrie

Sarah Done

Jemma Gustafason

Sally Star

Tuition Fees

Start Date	UK	International
September 2023	NHS	N/A
September 2024	NHS	N/A

Fees for full time Undergraduate UK students may be increased in subsequent years of study by an inflationary amount determined by Welsh Government.

You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study. To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Current students: You can find further information of your fee costs on our tuition fees page.

Funding and Scholarships

You may be eligible for funding to help support your study.

To find out about scholarships, bursaries and other funding opportunities that are available please visit the University's scholarships and bursaries page.

Academi Hywel Teifi at Swansea University and the Coleg Cymraeg Cenedlaethol offer a number of generous scholarships and bursaries for students who wish to study through the medium of Welsh or bilingually. For further information about the opportunities available to you, visit the Academi Hywel Teifi Scholarships and Bursaries page.

Additional Costs

Access to your own digital device/the appropriate IT kit will be essential during your time studying at Swansea University. Access to wifi in your accommodation will also be essential to allow you to fully engage with your programme. See our dedicated webpages for further guidance on suitable devices to purchase, and for a full guide on getting your device set up.

You may face additional costs while at university, including (but not limited to):

Travel to and from campus
Printing, photocopying, binding, stationery and equipment costs (e.g. USB sticks)
Purchase of books or texts
Gowns for graduation ceremonies

Careers and Employability

Swansea Employability Academy (SEA) will support you at each stage of your career journey helping you build a bright future.

Our career support services include:

Employability workshops, employers’ talks, bespoke events and careers fairs
Individual advice and guidance from professionally qualified Careers Advisers
Help with finding jobs, internships, work placements and volunteering opportunities
Access to information resources on a wide range of career management topics
Advice and guidance on postgraduate study and funding
Funding to support student internship opportunities and Student Society/Club events.

We also provide help and advice for Swansea University Alumni up to two years after you graduate.

Academic Support

As well as subject specific support by college teaching staff and your personal tutor, the Centre for Academic Success provides courses, workshops and one-to-one support in areas such as:

Academic writing
Maths and statistics
Critical thinking
Time management
Digital skills
Presentation skills
Note taking
Revision, memory and exam techniques
English language skills (if English is not your first language).

In addition, if you have a Specific Learning Difficulty (SpLD), disability, mental health or medical condition, the Centre for Academic Success have Specialist Tutors to support your learning, working alongside the Disability Office and Wellbeing Service to support all your needs and requirements whilst studying at Swansea University.

We want to support the development of your competence in using digital media, to enhance your learning, engage in technologies in clinical practice and protect yourself and the profession when you are online. Find out more about how we embed digital literacy in the nursing curriculum.

Study Abroad and Global Opportunities

To learn more about study abroad, visit our Go Global webpages. Enrolment on a programme with a semester/year abroad does not guarantee you a semester/year abroad placement. Spaces are limited and subject to a competitive selection process. In the event you do not secure a semester/year abroad placement, you will be transferred to the standard variant of your degree scheme without a semester or year abroad.

International summer programmes are open to students from all schools. Programmes typically range from 2 to 6 weeks, across destinations such as China, Zambia, South Korea, Japan, Canada and across Europe. For more information about programmes and eligibility visit our Summer Abroad webpages.

Studying abroad will give you the opportunity to embrace a new culture, make new friends and become immersed in a country you may not have experienced before.

Our unique three-month clinical work placement programme has been designed to give you study and nursing experience in Denmark, Finland, Slovenia or Sweden.

How to Apply

Email chhsadmissions@swansea.ac.uk

Cost is normally arranged through a local Health board education contract that has employed you as a HCSW. Please contact your educational lead within your health board.

EU students - visa and immigration information is available and will be regularly updated on our information for EU students page.

Application Deadlines

We recommend that you submit your application to our courses as early as you can in advance of our application deadlines. Courses will close earlier than the application deadlines listed if all available places are filled. You can find further information on our Application Deadlines webpage.

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