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Nursing (Adult Health)

Course details
  • 1 Study option
  • Undergraduate
Course location
3 Campuses

Course summary

Make a difference to someone’s life when it matters most. Our degree will prepare you to care for adults with acute/long-term illness, in a multitude of healthcare settings. You will be ready to play a vital role in health promotion and disease prevention as well as nursing adults. Working closely with other healthcare professionals, patients and their families, you will gain the necessary experience, competencies and skills needed to join the 1000s of our graduates working as registered nurses.

  • Achieve a bachelors honours degree and register as a nurse with the Nursing and Midwifery Council in Adult Health enabling you to progress on to a rewarding career and work in a range of healthcare settings nationally or internationally.

  • Distinguish yourself with a degree from one of the first institutions to offer the new Nursing and Midwifery (NMC) standards for nursing education

  • Ignite your passion for life-long learning with our evidence-informed modules, on a course designed to meet a diverse range of nursing career pathways.

  • Enjoy an accessible approach to your theoretical studies, with the option of studying in Plymouth, our Knowledge Spa campus in Truro or at our Exeter School of Nursing.

  • Experience nursing practice in a variety of clinical settings, whilst learning collaboratively within dynamic healthcare teams.

  • Enhance and develop your nursing skills in the safe environment of the Clinical Skills Resource Centre, under the supervision of nurse lecturers and clinical demonstrators.

  • Train and practice your professional healthcare skills in an inspiring purpose-built environment, InterCity Place.

  • Boost your employability by joining the 1000s of adult nursing students who have realised their dreams by successfully graduating from the University of Plymouth.

  • Learn from experienced Doctors and Professors in their field.

How to apply

Application codes

Course code:
B741
Institution code:
P60

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The Government is issuing Nursing students on courses from 2020 a payment of at least £5,000 a year, which they will not have to pay back. A further £3,000 of funding a year is available for eligible students. Find out more about the bursary at www.gov.uk/government/news/nursing-students-to-receive-5-000-payment-a-year

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