Adult Nursing | Wrexham University

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Course summary

Why choose this course?

Nursing is a rewarding profession, caring for individuals throughout their lifespan. This Nursing Master's Degree is made up of theory and practice based learning, and aims to provide you with the professional disciplinary knowledge for your preferred field of nursing – adult, children’s or mental health. It will give you the opportunity to:

Transfer your skills and experiences to become a fully-qualified nurse in two years
Undertake placements in a varied range of practice learning environments e.g., acute hospital, community, patient’s own homes, clinics and in the private and independent sector.
Study theoretical elements that will teach you professional leadership, research skills and evidence-based knowledge as a registered nurse in order to deliver safe, compassionate care, with a focus on undertaking assessments, clinical decision making, delivery of person-centred care, all with the evaluation of nursing practice.
Choose to study the Nursing Postgraduate Diploma course or this Master of Science degree and specialise in either Adult, Children’s or Mental Health Nursing.

Key Course Features:

Obtain sought-after postgraduate credentials, with an NHS Band 5 prospective starting salary.
Utilise a simulation and immersive digital technologies suite providing a safe environment to enhance learning
Get taught through an innovative inter-professional education strategy to learn with other nursing and allied health students
Learn with the support of experienced practice assessors/supervisors whilst on placement and from academics, nursing staff and service users and carers in both the classroom and simulated practice environments.
The theoretical and practice learning element is of equal weighting, providing you with a varied range of practice learning environments.

Modules

What you will study

Modules listed below are generic but include field-specific content in Adult Nursing, Mental Health Nursing or Children’s Nursing. You will partake in separate teaching groups for the subjects identified on the module specification, depending on which specialism you choose to follow.

If studying on the PGDip in Adult, Children's or Mental Health Nursing, the Innovations in Practice module will be taught and studied at level 6.

MODULES

Part One

Developing Professional Evidence-Based Nursing (Core Level 6)

Part Two

Health Vulnerability and Promoting Healthy Behaviours (Core Level 7)
Acute and Chronic Care Across the Life Span (Core Level 7)

Part Three

Innovations in Practice (Core Level 7)
Holistic Co-ordination of Complex Care Across the Life Span (Core Level 7)
Leading and Managing Nursing Care (Core Level 7)

The information listed in this section is an overview of the academic content of the programme that will take the form of either core or option modules. Modules are designated as core or option in accordance with professional body requirements and internal academic framework review, so may be subject to change.

Assessment method

Teaching & Assessment

Teaching

Generic and field-specific groups
Face-to-face and online lectures
Seminars
Problem based learning
Practical simulation experience
Blended learning: online synchronous and asynchronous.

Assessment

Written assignments
Presentations
Problem-based learning
Simulation groups
Examination
Teaching & Learning

Wrexham Glyndŵr University is committed to supporting our students to maximise their academic potential. We offer workshops and support sessions in areas such as academic writing, effective note-making and preparing for assignments. Students can book appointments with academic skills tutors dedicated to helping deal with the practicalities of university work. Our student support section has more information on the help available.

How to apply

International applicants

Please note: the course is not open to international students.

Entry requirements

Entry requirements & applying

Applications for Adult or Mental Health Nursing are open for March 2023 entry. Please note Children's Nursing will be open from September 2023 for March (TBC) 2024 entry.

Please note: the course is not open to international students.

A health related undergraduate degree of 2:2 or above is required for this course. Additional qualifications needed include:

Certificated evidence of completion of general education for 10 years
5 GCSEs at grade C/4 or above including English, Maths and evidence of IT skills

A portfolio of evidence which enables you to include and demonstrate prior graduate learning is needed. This may include knowledge, skills, values, caring behaviours and care experience equivalent to one year of a nursing programme, through 500 hours of theoretical and 500 hours of practice learning (these verified hours will form part of the mandatory 2,300 theoretical hours and 2,300 practice learning hours).

You will be required to complete all of the part one ‘All Wales Practice Assessment Document’ prior to commencement of the MSc Nursing degree during the 500 practice hours, and as part of the requirement you will need to identify a placement area (clinical/voluntary) which can support the verification of the 500 practice hours together with names of a practice supervisor and practice assessor.

Preparation: Please read the NMC Code before attending your interview.

A literacy task will be conducted online prior to the interview. The literacy task is a written activity focussing on the professional values of the nursing profession. You will then be interviewed face to face on an individual basis where you will be required to answer some short questions to ascertain your knowledge and experience about a career in nursing. The interview team will comprise university academic staff and either a Trust staff member or service user.

Attending a selection event does not guarantee a place on the course, so we recommend preparing beforehand to give you the best chance of success.

Before you are offered a place on this course you will be required to complete a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) clearance (previously known as CRB), and pay the appropriate fee, so that a check can be made on your suitability for working with children and vulnerable adults.

Fees and funding

Tuition fees

Location	Fee	Year
England	£9250	Year 1
Northern Ireland	£9250	Year 1
Scotland	£9250	Year 1
Wales	£9250	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.