Adult Nursing BSc (Hons)

Course Details

Immerse yourself in a physically, intellectually and emotionally challenging course that will prepare you for an extremely rewarding career. Spending 50 per cent of your time on practice placements, you will develop the practical skills needed to care for adults with acute and long-term illnesses across a variety of settings.

Understand your obligations in terms of your professional behaviour and conduct, and develop the knowledge, expertise and attitude needed to become a registered nurse responsible for leading and coordinating care. Learning alongside students studying related healthcare professions such as physiotherapy, social work and dietetics will give you a wider understanding of the profession you are about to enter.

Course Benefits

Studying with Leeds Beckett gives you access to diverse placement opportunities including Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust and Leeds Community Healthcare Trust. These organisations offer work experience placements in a variety of settings including secondary and regional care units, community teams and GP practices. You can also apply for exciting projects such as working with the medical services at Leeds and Download Festivals, Headstart or the final year Community Scheme and focus on areas of personal interest in healthcare during the volunteering strand of the course.

Job Prospects

Successful completion of this course will provide you with the eligibility to register with the Nursing & Midwifery Council. You’ll take part in employability sessions that will allow you to experience a simulated shortlisting panel and interview, undertake workshops with employers, and attend recruitment events, all designed to help you excel during recruitment processes.

• Adult nurse
• Health visitor