Adult Nursing BSc (Hons)

The aim of this course is to prepare you for the dynamic and fast changing health and social care system, developing you into an adaptable, flexible, reflective, competent and compassionate practitioner. From the outset, you’ll gain hands-on experience under supervision from qualified mentors, spending up to 50% of your time on clinical practice placements in a range of healthcare environments within the NHS in hospitals and community placements, at private hospitals and independent care providers. While the course has a clear focus on nursing adults, a key benefit of our curriculum is the notion of collaboration across all areas of health and social care. Your studies will be complemented with significant insights into mental health, learning disability and children and young people’s nursing. Some modules are also studied in conjunction with other health and social care professionals; looking at specific issues and challenges they face to broaden your knowledge and expertise.Our links with universities in Malaysia, China, Hong Kong and Kenya provide opportunities for student exchanges and, through the University’s volunteering schemes, you may have the chance to work overseas on ‘live’ projects such as orphanage work in Uganda. European links are also in development with the potential for field trips to Finland and Spain to compare health courses and nurse training globally. Please note that such opportunities may be subject to additional fees, application process, and meeting applicable visa requirements.**Key Course Benefits*** Nursing at Coventry is ranked 4th overall and joint first for career prospects in the UK by the Guardian University Guide 2020. * Fully accredited by the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) providing eligibility for registration to practice on successful completion * Field trips within the UK include visits to the first operating theatre in London and museums capturing the history of nursing and healthcare (subject to additional costs and competitive application). * Multimillion state-of-the-art Alison Gingell Building provides facilities for teaching and research, featuring an operating theatre, critical care settings, community housing and other real life nursing environments relevant to practice. * Well established clinical placements, teaching and research links with local partner Trusts within the National Health Service (NHS) and other healthcare providers, such as private hospitals, hospices and community settings. * High levels of student satisfaction – 96% of our students were happy with the quality of the course, and 98% said the course had given them opportunities to apply what they had learnt - National Student Survey (NSS) 2019. * Outstanding employability – 98% of our graduates on this course obtained work or began further study after six months (DLHE 2015/16 and 16/17) and 99% of those employed were in professional level roles.